Senior Accounts Assistant

1. This is an excellent opportunity for a skilled, experienced accountant to join a dynamic and friendly team.
2. You'll ensure all invoices are sent to the relevant departments to be signed.
3. Proven experience in similar financial role is required.

Role and Responsibilities:

• Reconcile bank transactions daily / monthly
• Processing purchase ledger invoices
• Ensuring all purchase orders are matched accordingly
• Ensure all invoices are sent to the relevant departments to be signed
• Posting invoices to the correct nominal code
• Dealing with supplier queries
• Ensure invoices are posted correctly within set timescale to order for monthly accounts to be processed
• Statement reconciliation
• Create supplier payments
• Accurate processing of sales invoices and credit notes
• Allocate customer receipts
• Issue statements to customers and deal with any queries in a timely manner
• Manage credit checks, credit limits and insurance cover with invoice discounting facility
• Liaise with Sales Team regarding customer accounts and query resolution
• Maintain and report daily sales
• Chase payments to ensure invoices are paid to terms
• Assist in the month end closing process
• Assist in financial audits
• Assisting Finance manager with their day to day task and provide admin support
• Payroll processing ensuring accuracy and compliance
• Control of company pension using portal

Skills and Requirements:

• AAT qualified or equivalent
• Strong knowledge and understanding of financial regulation and practices
• Good financial and IT skills
• Knowledge of Sage 50
• Ideally, knowledge of invoice discounting
• Proven experience in similar financial role
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Be able to work to strict deadlines
• Well organised and reliable

This role will be office based. Pleasant environment, family business.