Assistant Accountant

Confidential; Bexleyheath; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 38,000; Full time

Job summary

Confidential is seeking an accounting professional to manage general ledgers, payroll, and credit control across the group. The role involves Sage 50 ledgers, bank reconciliations, invoicing, VAT and PAYE compliance, and payroll processing. You will liaise with management to resolve queries and ensure separations between group entities.

The position requires accurate data entry, attention to compliance protocols, and the ability to handle ad hoc requests.

Responsibilities

• Maintain the Nominal/General/Sales and Supplier Ledgers on Sage 50.
• Reconcile bank accounts (Current and Financing company) and upload invoices to Sage 50 and portals.
• Process costs and payment of suppliers using Sage and Payroll software.
• Reconcile income and cost of sales weekly and monthly.
• Calculate commission payments.
• Maintain and update compliance protocols with certain suppliers.
• Ensure separation of functions from other group companies.
• Liaise with management to resolve queries.
• HMRC accounts – VAT and PAYE.
• Address ad hoc requirements as requested.

Job description

Duties of this role will include;

General Accounting

• Maintaining the Nominal/General/Sales and Supplier Ledgers on Sage 50
• Maintaining and reconciling bank account - Current account and Financing company
• Uploading of invoices from supplementary software to Sage 50, financing company and customer portals for both customers and suppliers
• Calculation of costs and Payment of Suppliers - both on Sage and Payroll software
• Reconciliation of Income and Cost of sales weekly and monthly
• Calculation of Commission payments
• Maintaining and updating compliance protocols in relation to certain suppliers
• Ensure separation of functions from other companies within the group
• Liaising with management as required to ensure compliance and resolution of queries
• HMRC accounts - VAT and PAYE
• Ad Hoc requirements as requested

Credit Control

• Ensure invoices distributed as required - to customers, finance company and portals
• Maintain Sales Ledger to ensure compliance with financing arrangements
• Resolve outstanding queries with customers and financing company
• Creation and updates of new accounts and understanding of required invoicing procedures therein
• Other Credit Control requests as required

Payroll

• Running weekly payroll
• Dealing with queries
• Sending remits and paying invoices