Junior Accounts Assistant

Racing Breaks; London; Hybrid; GBP 24,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading travel company is seeking a Junior Accounts Assistant to contribute to its growing team in London. This role involves managing accounts payable transactions, ensuring accuracy and efficiency in financial processes. The position offers a dynamic environment with a variety of travel and workplace benefits, ideal for someone with strong analytical skills and attention to detail.

Benefits

Travel discounts

Subsidised gym membership

Hybrid working arrangement

25 days holiday plus bank holidays

Recommend a friend scheme

Various partner brand discounts

Employee assistance programme

Social calendar events

Qualifications

• Strong Accounts Payable experience required.
• Prior working knowledge of Sage 200 advantageous.
• Excellent interpersonal, analytical, and problem-solving skills.

Responsibilities

• Update cashbook from Bacs transactions.
• Verify that invoices match the booking system.
• Manage weekly BACS Payment Run.

Skills

Accounts Payable experience

Interpersonal skills

Analytical skills

Problem solving

Attention to detail

Flexibility

Tools

Sage 200

Microsoft Excel

Job description

As part of our continued success we are looking for a talented Junior Accounts Assistant to join our fast-paced team and play a pivotal role in the next stage of our company's growth and help us to continue to develop as Europe's largest racing travel businesses.

The Junior Accounts Assistant will report to the Managing Director and Accounts Manager. You will perform the day to day processing of accounts payable transactions to ensure that finances are maintained in an effective, up to date and accurate manner. You will be in charge of the day to day accounts of the whole company and be comfortable working by yourself to solve problems

Key Roles:

• Updating Cashbook from Bacs transactions from customers and suppliers
• Verify that invoices match what is in the booking system
• Allocating customer receipts into booking CRM
• Prepare the payment run on a weekly basis
• Deal with supplier queries.
• Data enter invoices for payments
• Manage the weekly BACS Payment Run
• Report and manage supplier commission reconciliation
• Sales Agent commission reports
• Month end reconciliation
• Working with accounts manager to organise month end stats

Requirements

• Strong Accounts Payable experience
• Prior working knowledge of Sage 200 advantageous.
• A strong working knowledge of Microsoft Excel at intermediate or advanced level.
• Excellent interpersonal, analytical and problem solving skills
• Attention to detail and high level of accuracy
• Be honest and trustworthy and aware of the importance of confidentiality
• Ability to work well under pressure and be flexible

Benefits

• A variety of incredible travel discounts across the group
• Subsidised gym membership
• Hybrid Working (3 in Office & 2 WFH)
• 25 days holiday plus bank holidays
• Recommend a friend scheme up to £500pp/£1000pp(IT)
• Various partner brand discounts (TaylorMade, Airport Lounges, UnderArmour amongst many)
• Access to a funded employee assistance programme for you and your family
• From golf tournaments to pub quizzes, from nights out to touch rugby at Twickenham stadium, our social calendar has something for everyone