Finance / Accounts Assistant

www.topfinancialjobs.co.uk - Jobboard; Altrincham; Hybrid; GBP 25,000 - 27,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a proactive Finance / Accounts Assistant to join their dynamic team. This role offers a unique opportunity to manage financial operations, ensuring timely processing of invoices and maintaining accurate records. With a focus on growth and efficiency, you will work closely with the Group Operations Director and contribute to a collaborative environment. Enjoy the benefits of hybrid working, flexitime, and a supportive team culture that prioritizes your well-being and professional development. If you're ready to take the next step in your finance career, this position is perfect for you.

Benefits

Hybrid working

Flexitime

Birthday off

Mental Wellbeing BUPA programme

Carbon offset role with The Dark Forest

Qualifications

• Previous experience in a similar finance or accounts role is essential.
• Good experience and working knowledge of Sage Accounting is essential.

Responsibilities

• Managing and recording customer and supplier invoices.
• Preparing a weekly payment run list to ensure suppliers are paid on time.
• Monitoring overdue payments and undertaking credit control activities.

Skills

Sage Accounting

Attention to Detail

Microsoft Office (Excel)

Credit Control

Job description

Location: Altrincham, Cheshire

Description:

Finance / Accounts Assistant
Salary - 25,000 to 27,000, dependent on experience, plus commission
Location - Hybrid with 2 days per week in our Altrincham office

Dark Horse is a renowned digital marketing agency based in the UK, specialising in PPC, SEO and Paid Social. With a diverse clientele and a commitment to delivering exceptional results, we are looking to bring more finance functions in-house to improve the efficiency of our overall operations.

Are you an accounts professional looking for your next challenge within a well-established, fast-paced, growing company?

The role

As an Accounts Assistant, you will be a vital part of the team, reporting directly to the Group Operations Director, and liaising with multiple team members where needed.

Managing and recording customer and supplier invoices, overseeing the whole process of raising, sending and receiving customer and supplier invoices.
Preparing a weekly payment run list to ensure suppliers are paid on time.
Logging transactions in a timely and accurate manner in the accounting system, Sage Accounting.
Undertaking bank reconciliations, ensuring all records are as up to date and accurate.
Monitoring overdue payments and undertaking credit control activities in a proactive manner.
Fielding and answering internal and external queries relating to invoices, payments and everything in between.
Supporting the Group Operations Director with general administrative and reporting and month-end tasks.

What's on offer

We think we've built a great place to work, where every individual feels rewarded for the effort they put in. Enjoy this along with:

Hybrid working
Flexitime
Birthday off, obvs
Leafy Altrincham location
Mental Wellbeing BUPA programme
Dark Horse will carbon offset your role with The Dark Forest (green is good)
Working in an amazing team - Learning from some fantastic people
Other stuff too - This is mostly the small stuff we use to make us look good on LinkedIn. Can't remember most of it. It's largely irrelevant. Don't fall for the "Beer Tap in office" and other race to the bottom stuff. This is a career we are talking about here

The requirements

A proactive individual who is confident handling multiple tasks
Previous experience in a similar finance or accounts role (essential)
Good experience and working knowledge of Sage Accounting (essential)
A high level of attention to detail
The ability to respond professionally to internal and external queries
Good working knowledge of Microsoft Office, particularly Excel

If you're driven and ready to grow, we'd love to hear from you!