Accounts Assistant

Location: Burntwood

Basic Salary: £25,000- £28,000 (based on experience)

Working hours: 37.5 hrs

We are seeking a dedicated and detail-oriented individual to join our finance team as an Accounts Assistant.

Duties include but are not limited to:

• Providing support in the day-to-day functions of the accounts department.

• Ensuring the maintenance and accuracy of accounting records and systems like clearing POAs.

• Posting daily Card and Cash Banking.

• Processing and reconciling Petty Cash.

• Posting the Bank Statements daily including month end Bank Reconciliation.

• Raising, processing and authorising payments like refunds, cashbacks, goodwill, settlements, vehicle purchases in line with company policy.

• Purchase Ledger experience, including uploading and posting the invoices, would be advantageous.

• Knowledge of formulating nominal journal would be advantageous.

Credit Control duties which involve:

• Opening new accounts on request from departmental manager,

• Checking customer's credit score and getting the approval on credit limits from the FD.

• Running month end sales ledger statements and putting overdue accounts on stop.

• Chasing the debts.

• Run Debtors and liaise with department managers on weekly basis to clear debts.

• Raise Self Billing Invoices monthly and ad hoc.

• Any ad hoc duties required for the department.

About You:

• Previous experience in a similar role in a busy, fast paced accounting department

• PC literate, with a working knowledge of Microsoft Excel and Word.

• Ideally you will be enthusiastic, well organised, diligent with excellent administrative/organisational abilities and able to work to strict deadlines whilst paying attention to detail and working both as an individual and as part of a team.

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