Senior Accounts Assistant

Location Trafford Park
Discipline: Finance, Commercial
Job type: Permanent
Salary: £28000.00 - £32000.00 per annum + Benefits + Parking
Contact name: Matthew Ager

Job ref: 13276
Published: 4 months ago
Startdate: ASAP

SENIOR ACCOUNTS ASSISTANT

TRAFFORD PARK / OFFICE BASED

£28,000 to £32,000 + GREAT BENEFITS + BONUS

** IMMEDIATE INTERVIEW **

THE COMPANY:

We're proud to be exclusively recruiting on behalf of a highly successful and forward-thinking company that is looking to recruit a Senior Accounts Assistant to join the team.

As a Senior Accounts Assistant, you'll be reporting to the Company Secretary/FD and be responsible for Sales Ledger, Purchase Ledger, Credit Control, Reconciliation, Assisting with Month End, and Basic WIP / Creditor Reports. In addition, you'll be involved in general administrative tasks, such as timesheet management.

This is a great opportunity to join a forward thinking and growing SME where you can enjoy a long-term career with the company.

THE SENIOR ACCOUNTS ASSISTANT ROLE:

  • Reporting to the Company Secretary/FD and liaising with the MD, you'll be responsible for the day-to-day transactional finance pieces
  • Producing Sales Invoices each month (circa 30), gaining QA approval and sending to clients
  • Following up with clients to chase payments for Sales invoices and escalating overdue invoices to the Directors
  • Processing and posting Purchase Invoices each month (circa 30 to 35), ensuring accuracy and approval is gained
  • Handling Sales & Purchase Ledger invoices queries
  • Conducing Account Reconciliation and handling inaccuracies
  • Producing weekly and month reports, such as Creditors, WIP and Queries
  • Setting up new customer accounts, conducting credit checks and applying approved limits. Monitoring accounts to ensure credit limits are not exceeded.
  • Assisting with creation of Journal entries for accruals and prepayments as and when required.
  • Liaising with the MD and FD to gain approval on reports and sales invoices.
  • General Finance and Office Admin when required

THE PERSON:

  • Must have experience within an Accounts Assistant role, or similar position, such as Finance Assistant, Accounts Clerk, Finance Clerk or Assistant Accountant
  • Ideally with an AAT Level 2 or AAT Level 3, however, exceptional candidates without will be considered.
  • Experience of Credit Control, Sales Ledger, Purchase Ledger & Bank Reconciliation
  • Confident around systems, strong communication skills and a 'can do' attitude is essential.
  • Ideally experience with Sage 50
  • Experience with MS Excel
  • Excellent attention to detail is essential

TO APPLY:

Please send your CV for the Senior Accounts Assistant position via the advert for immediate consideration.

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