Group Accounts Assistant

The Next Rung; Gateshead; On-site; GBP 23,000 - 28,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

24 days annual leave + Birthday day

Private health care (discounted)

Free onsite parking

Excellent training

Friendly team

Job summary

The Next Rung in Gateshead is seeking an organised Accounts Assistant to join our friendly finance team. You will process supplier invoices, assist with job costing, and support month-end tasks.

Key duties include inputting high volumes of invoices, allocating costs to jobs, reconciling statements, and maintaining accurate filing. We offer training and a supportive environment with clear pathways for progression.

Qualifications

• Experience inputting high volumes quickly and accurately.
• Experience in an accounts department desirable.
• Excellent Excel skills and computer literacy.

Responsibilities

• Process input supplier invoices after checking against purchase orders.
• Set up new jobs in the Job Costing System, invoice, and allocate costs to jobs.
• Allocate labour to jobs using employee timesheets.
• Allocate hotel and other expenses to jobs.
• Raise supplier payments after reconciling with statements.
• Match receipts with credit card statements.
• Deal with supplier invoice queries and filing.

Job description

Assisting the Accounts department to maintain an efficient, organised and accurate finance function.

• Process/Input supplier invoices after checking against purchase orders
• Job Costing System Setting up new jobs, invoicing, attracting costs to jobs
• Job Costing System - Allocating labour to jobs using employee timesheets
• Job Costing System - Allocate hotel and expenses to the jobs
• Raising supplier payments after reconciling with statements
• Match receipts with credit card statements
• Dealing with supplier invoice queries
• Filing

Technical & Personal Competencies

• Computer literate with the ability to use various specialist applications, with a good level of knowledge in Microsoft Excel
• Enthusiastic, committed and a fast learner
• Able to work at pace whilst maintaining accuracy
• Strong verbal and written communication skills with the ability to communicate with varied departments and external contacts
• Good organisation skills with the ability to meet deadlines
• Self-Motivation

Experience Required

• Data inputting high volumes at speed
• Experience of working within a fast-paced environment
• High level of verbal communication both face-to-face and on the phone
• Experience within an Accounts dept is desirable
• Experience within a similar sector is desirable

Salary & Benefits Package

• £25,000 with annual 12 monthly pay reviews
• Monday to Friday 9am to 5pm
• Friendly team
• Excellent training
• 24 days annual leave & a day off for Birthday (25 days) + Public Holidays
• Discounted Private Health Care
• Free onsite parking

Notes

Looking for a steady away person as not much career progression.