Accounts Assistant - Trafford Park

RG Consultancy Ltd; Manchester; On-site; GBP 22,000 - 30,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible hours

Parking on site

Company pension

Study support

25 days holiday

Job summary

RG Consultancy Ltd is seeking an experienced Accounts Assistant to join the finance team at Trafford Park. You will support day-to-day accounting functions including purchase and sales ledgers, payments, reconciliations, and CIS administration.

The role requires prior accounts/finance experience, proficiency with Excel, and familiarity with Sage/Xero/QuickBooks. On-site role with parking and study support available in Manchester.

Qualifications

• Previous experience in an accounts/finance role.
• Experience across purchase ledger, sales ledger and bank reconciliations.
• CIS administration experience, ideally in construction.
• Good Excel and IT skills; familiarity with accounting software is advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Process purchase invoices accurately and efficiently.
• Code and post invoices to correct accounts; maintain supplier accounts.
• Reconcile supplier statements and respond to supplier queries.
• Raise sales invoices and allocate customer payments.
• Monitor outstanding invoices and assist with credit control.
• Post daily bank transactions and perform bank reconciliations.
• Process supplier and subcontractor payments; apply CIS deductions.
• Prepare monthly CIS returns and issue CIS statements.
• Maintain CIS records and respond to CIS queries.
• Support month-end procedures, journals and prepayments.
• Assist with balance sheet reconciliations and management accounts.
• Support year-end preparation and audits.
• Maintain accurate and organised finance records.
• Provide general support to the wider finance team.

Skills

Accounts experience

Purchase ledger

Sales ledger

Bank reconciliations

Excel

Sage/Xero/QuickBooks

Tools

Sage

Xero

QuickBooks

Job description

RG are pleased to be working with an excellent company located at Trafford Park, we are looking for an experienced and proactive Accounts Assistant to join the finance team. The successful candidate will support the day-to-day running of the accounts function, including purchase ledger, sales ledger, payments, reconciliations and CIS administration.

Key Responsibilities

• Processing purchase invoices accurately and efficiently.
• Matching, coding and posting invoices to the correct nominal accounts.
• Setting up and maintaining supplier accounts.
• Reconciling supplier statements and dealing with supplier queries.
• Raising sales invoices and allocating customer payments.
• Monitoring outstanding invoices and assisting with credit control.
• Posting daily bank transactions and completing bank reconciliations.
• Processing supplier and subcontractor payments.
• Verifying subcontractors with HMRC and applying the correct CIS deduction rates.
• Processing subcontractor invoices and calculating CIS deductions accurately.
• Preparing and submitting monthly CIS returns and issuing CIS deduction statements.
• Maintaining accurate subcontractor records and dealing with CIS queries.
• Assisting with month-end procedures, journals, accruals and prepayments.
• Assisting with balance sheet reconciliations and management accounts.
• Supporting year-end preparation and audit requirements.
• Maintaining accurate and organised finance records.
• Providing general support to the wider finance team as required.

Key Skills & Experience

• Previous experience within an accounts/finance role.
• Experience across purchase ledger, sales ledger and bank reconciliations.
• Previous CIS experience, ideally within a construction environment.
• Good Excel and IT skills.
• Experience with Sage, Xero, Quick Books or similar accounting software would be advantageous.

Benefits:

• 37.5 hours per week -flexible - office based role
• 25 days holiday plus bank holidays
• Company pension scheme
• Study support
• Parking on site + additional close by