Senior Accounts Assistant | 25 days A/L + up to £35k

Office Angels; Ashford; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A reputable finance company in Ashford is seeking a Senior Accounts Assistant to join their small team in a newly refurbished office. This role offers a competitive salary, annual leave, and performance-related bonuses, suited for candidates with previous accounts experience and AAT qualifications. The position entails managing sales and purchase ledgers, bank transactions, and client trust accounts, providing a great opportunity for career development in a supportive environment.

Benefits

25 days annual leave + Bank holidays

Annual pay reviews

Discretionary company performance related bonus

Qualifications

• Experience in an Accounts Assistant role is required.
• AAT qualification or equivalent experience is necessary.
• Excellent telephone manner and teamwork abilities are key.

Responsibilities

• Post all sales and purchase ledger invoices and receipts.
• Reconcile client trust accounts weekly and monthly.
• Raise sales invoices and check incoming payments.

Skills

Excellent telephone manner

Ability to contribute effectively to a team

Education

AAT qualification

Qualified by experience

Tools

Sage Line 50

Job description

We're excited to be recruiting exclusively, for this brand-new position as an Accounts Assistant for a reputable company who have doubled their turnover in the past few years! This position is working as part of a small finance team of 2, working in brand new recently refurbished offices and would suit someone who likes a quieter office.

Please find all the details below:

Job Title: Senior Accounts Assistant

Location: Ashford, Kent. Office based.

Salary: £30,000 - £35,000 DOE

Hours: Monday-Friday, 9am-5:30pm

Benefits: 25 days annual leave + Bank holidays, Annual pay reviews, Discretionary company performance related bonus

Reason for recruiting: The current Accounts Assistant is retiring after 20 happy years of working at this friendly and expanding company.

As the Accounts Assistant your responsibilities would be:

• Sales Ledger:

• Post all sales ledger invoices to clients


• Post all sales ledger receipts


• Identify receipt of Client Trust funds and maintain detailed records

• Purchase Ledger

• Post all purchase ledger invoices


• Post all purchase ledger payments

• Profit & Loss and Balance sheets

• Produced from Sage Line 50


• Management accounts produced on spreadsheet for Finance Director and Chief Executive


• Analysed by Regional areas and by Client

• Reconciling client trust accounts.


• Invoicing

• Raising Sales invoices to clients.


• Receiving, checking and processing purchase invoices


• Raising self-billing purchase invoices as appropriate

• Banking

• Checking payments received from Clients


• From the Remittance Advices, identifying which invoice/claims were paid


• Keeping cash book up to date


• Paying purchase invoices.




• Payment Processing




• Reconciling payments.


• Payment of invoices.




• Client Trust Account

• Reconcile the accounts on a weekly and monthly basis


• Banking

• Debt collecting




• Chasing up Clients for payments not yet made




• Batch posting to Sage Line 50

You'll be the perfect match for this position if you have:

• An AAT qualification or are Qualified by experience


• Previous Accounts Assistant experience


• An excellent telephone manner


• The ability to contribute effectively to an enthusiastic team

Next steps:

Don't miss out on this fantastic opportunity to further your career in finance, apply today!

Alternatively, if you know someone who may be suitable for this role please share the details. If you successfully refer a friend for the above role, you will receive a £100* voucher of your choice! Terms apply*

Please note if your skills match the requirements for the job then you will receive an e-mail from us (remember to check your junk mail). If you do please call us on 01233 611780 ASAP or within 24 hours to discuss the position in further detail with Emma (Candidate Manager) or Nicola (Permanent Consultant).

We look forward to your application.

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