New Job - Accounting Assistant - Reading - md

People First Team Japan/ピープルファーストチームジャパン; Reading; On-site; GBP 29,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

People First Team Japan/ピープルファーストチームジャパン is seeking an Accounting Assistant to join our Reading-based office. This permanent, office-based role starts ASAP and offers an in-house finance support path.

You will handle insurance records, receivables, sales invoices, expense reviews, and close collaboration with the Finance Manager and Sales team to ensure accuracy. Preference given to a degree in Accounting or Finance, prior experience, and strong Excel skills; excellent communication and

Qualifications

• A degree in Accounting, Finance or a relevant field is preferred.
• Previous experience in a similar accounting or finance support role is preferred.
• Good verbal and written communications skills.
• Strong attention to detail and a high level of accuracy.
• Good working knowledge Excel, including commonly used functions.
• Strong organisational skills and the ability to manage multiple tasks and priorities.
• Self-motivated and able to work independently, while also being an effective team player.
• A proactive and positive approach to problem-solving.
• Willingness to learn and develop within the Finance function.

Responsibilities

• Maintain accurate customer insurance records and update receivables and receipt information on the insurance portal.
• Manage and regularly update sales policies and related information, issue the invoices in the internal system.
• Customer Discount Management.
• Communicate with the Sales team and customers on customer payment and register it in system.
• Maintain accurate and up-to-date financial and administrative records.
• Employee expense review.
• Work closely with the Finance Manager and Sales team to ensure finance-related tasks are completed accurately and efficiently.

Skills

Degree in Accounting

Finance or related field

Previous accounting/finance experience

Verbal and written communication

Attention to detail

Excel proficiency

Organisational skills

Independent yet collaborative

Proactive problem solving

Willingness to learn

Education

Degree in Accounting or Finance (preferred)

Tools

Excel

Job description

JobTitle:AccountingAssistant-Reading

TheSkillsYou'llNeed:DegreeinAccounting,financeorpreviousexperienceinasimilaraccountingorfinancesupportrole.

YourNewSalary:upto£32k,dependingonexperience

Officebased

Perm

Start:ASAP

AccountingAssistant-Reading-WhatYou'llbeDoing:

• Maintainaccuratecustomerinsurancerecordsandupdatereceivablesandreceiptinformationontheinsuranceportal.
• Manageandregularlyupdatesalespoliciesandrelatedinformation,issuetheinvoicesintheinternalsystem.
• CustomerDiscountManagement.
• CommunicatewiththeSalesteamandcustomersoncustomerpaymentandregisteritinsystem.
• Maintainaccurateandup-to-datefinancialandadministrativerecords.
• employeeexpensereview.
• WorkcloselywiththeFinanceManagerandSalesteamtoensurefinance-relatedtasksarecompletedaccuratelyandefficiently.

AccountingAssistant-Reading-TheSkillsYou'llNeedtoSucceed:

• AdegreeinAccounting,Financeorarelevantfieldispreferred.
• Previousexperienceinasimilaraccountingorfinancesupportroleispreferred.
• Goodverbalandwrittencommunicationskills.
• Strongattentiontodetailandahighlevelofaccuracy.
• GoodworkingknowledgeExcel,includingcommonlyusedfunctions.
• Strongorganisationalskillsandtheabilitytomanagemultipletasksandpriorities.
• Self-motivatedandabletoworkindependently,whilealsobeinganeffectiveteamplayer.
• Aproactiveandpositiveapproachtoproblem-solving.
• WillingnesstolearnanddevelopwithintheFinancefunction.

People First is committed to increasing diversity, and maintaining an inclusive workplace culture. We welcome applications from all qualified candidates regardless of their ethnicity, race, gender, religious beliefs, sexual orientation, age, marital status or whether or not they have a disability.