Senior Accounts Assistant

Michael Page (UK); Northolt; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Senior Accounts Assistant to join their supportive and friendly team. This role involves managing accounts receivable and payable, performing bank reconciliations, and ensuring accurate payroll processing. With strong development opportunities, you will play a crucial role in enhancing financial processes and controls across the organization. The position offers a collaborative environment where your contributions will be valued, and you will have the chance to work closely with the Financial Controller. If you are detail-oriented and thrive in a team setting, this opportunity is perfect for you.

Benefits

25 Days Holiday

Free Breakfast

Pension

Free Parking

Friendly Environment

Qualifications

• Strong Excel skills and experience in bank reconciliation.
• Detail-oriented with strong communication and organizational skills.

Responsibilities

• Manage accounts receivable and payable, ensuring accurate processing.
• Assist in preparation of monthly management accounts and annual budgets.

Skills

Excel

Numeracy Skills

Bank Reconciliation

Accounts Receivable Management

Accounts Payable Management

Payroll Processing

Credit Card Processing

VAT Submissions

Tools

Sage 200

Sage 50

Job description

Supportive and Friendly Environment

• Strong development opportunities

About Our Client

Our Northolt building services training & assessment centre is one of the most well-established and respected centres in London and the South East. We provide modern facilities in a relaxed & friendly environment.

Take a look around the centre to see where you'll be training.

Job Description

Senior Accounts Assistant

Must Have

• Strong Excel skills (competent in functions such as sum, sumif, vlookups, pivot tables etc)
• Demonstrate strong systems skills
• Strong numeracy skills
• Experienced at performing bank reconciliation in accounting packages
• Experienced at processing & reconciliation on AR, AP, intercompany balances
• Experienced at petty cash and credit card processing and reconciliation
• Experienced in payroll packages and monthly FPS/ PAYE year-end submissions
• Strong reconciliation skills (reconciliations including bank account, AR, AP, petty cash, intercompany)

Ideally Have

• Previous experience working with Sage 200 accounting software
• Previous experience with Sage 50 payroll or other payroll platform
• Previous experience with VAT submissions, reconciliation & payment

Accuracy of Transactional Processing

• Ownership of Accounts Receivable - manage and support two accounts assistants with AP processing & reconciliation
• Ownership of Accounts Payable - manage and support two accounts assistants with AR processing & reconciliation
• Responsible for ensuring bank account transactions (receipts/payments/transfers) are accurately processed and all bank accounts are reconciled
• Ownership of credit card processing and reconciliation
• Ownership of petty cash processing, reimbursement and reconciliation
• Responsible for preparation and booking of monthly intercompany charges; monthly reconciliation of intercompany balances within group
• Reconciling/checking exported data from CRM (currently V1) prior to daily import into SAGE accounting
• Dealing with accounts queries from Customer Services Team (CST)
• Responsible for timely SAGE v CRM customer accounts reconciliation
• Responsible for accurate processing & reconciliation of various merchant transactional services including Worldpay/paypal/cocoon
• Ownership of preparation of deferred income spreadsheets for package courses
• Ownership of quarterly VAT submissions, payment and reconciliation for one legal entity
• Ownership of payroll and year-end submissions for one legal entity

Management Accounting/FP&A

• Ownership of various monthly analysis spreadsheets (customer turnover and various major P&L costs)
• Ownership of fixed asset register for one legal entity
• Assist Financial Controller with preparation of monthly management accounts and annual budgets

Project Work

• Assist with finance team's UAT of new CRM implementation (mid 2025)

Other Responsibilities

• Develop appropriate financial controls and improve financial processes across the business
• Assist Financial Controller with preparation of annual statutory accounts and corporation year-end tax work for legal entities in group
• Other adhoc work as requested

Reports to

• Financial Controller

The Successful Applicant

About You

• Detail-oriented "roll-up sleeves" attitude
• Strong communication skills
• Positive, collaborative, friendly and supportive attitude to work as a team
• Well-organised, pro-active
• Able to prioritise workload
• Commutable to Northolt

What's on Offer

25 Days Holiday
Free Breakfast in the mornings
Pension
Friendly environment
Free parking
12 min walk from Northolt station