Entry Level Accounts Assistant

JOB ROLE: Entry Level Accounts Assistant

HOURS: 9am to 5.30pm, Monday to Friday

Salary: £26,000per year

LOCATION: West End

CULTURE: IT

BENEFITS: Pension, Season Ticket Loan, 20 Days Holiday + Bank Holidays, AAT Funded Training

START DATE: ASAP

My client is a successful IT firm based in the heart of the West End who is looking for an Accounts Assistant to join their rapidly growing team. This is a fantastic opportunity for someone who has a passion for accounts; the firm is offering to put the successful candidate through their AAT qualification!

The successful candidate must be available immediately.

DUTIES INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT EXCLUSIVE TO:

Purchase Ledger:

* Logging all invoices and employee expenses
* Code all invoices/expenses using either nominal ledger or project coding
* Cross checking invoice amount with cost of sale accruals identifying any differences
* Liaising with directors and account managers regarding invoice discrepancies
* Deal with all supplier queries
* Set up new clients on Access
* Reconcile supplier accounts to statements

Sales Ledger:

* Raising recurring monthly, quarterly and annual invoices
* Ad hoc and project invoices
* Credit notes
* Producing monthly statements
* Debtors and credit control
* Regular debtor reviews and debtor meetings with directors/ financial controller
* Maintaining monthly/ account queries
* Verifying and liaising with directors/ account managers regarding new clients

Company Cash Books:

* Maintaining company cash books daily
* Posting receipts and payments to Access Accounts
* Reconciling each cash book to the bank statement and the nominal ledger
* Producing file copy of bank reconciliation
* Setting up excel spread sheets for the new month

Petty Cash:

* Maintaining petty cash tin
* Paying out amounts to Directors and staff
* Reconciling at end of month
* Posting petty cash movements to Access Accounts

Internet Banking:

* Access company bank statements
* Print off bank statements in order to analyse cash receipts
* Set up new beneficiaries
* Set up payments for authorisation
* Set up inter-company transfers
* Set up international payments and client payments

Additional Duties:

* Allocating cash receipts
* Daily cheques
* Direct transfers to company bank account
* Credit card receipts
* Completing bank sheets
* Emailing bank sheets to directors and financial controller
* Dealing with all sales queries with clients, directors and account managers
* Posting all cash receipts to Advance
* Completing all paying slips, photocopying cheques as required and filing
* Ensuring that cheques are taken to the bank.

SKILLS, EXPERIENCE AND ATTRIBUTES REQUIRED:

* A passion for accounts!
* Experience of using Microsoft Excel
* Experience of using Sage is desirable
* Strong written and verbal communication skills
* Professional and flexible
* Excellent attention for detail

If this company and position appeals to you then please apply your CV on-line.

Advertised by Office Angels, Oxford Street branch

Please note that due to a high volume of response Office Angels receive; only successful candidates will be contacted. For the purposes of the Regulations, please note that Office Angels in the provision of these services will be operating as a recruitment agency. Office Angels are an equal opportunities employer

Office Angels is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy. The Adecco Group UK & Ireland is an Equal Opportunities Employer.