Accounts Assistant

Job Title: Accounts Assistant
Location: Watford, Hertfordshire
Salary: £26,000per year + Benefits

Department: Accounts and Finance – Watford
Reports To: Office Manager

The Company – Accounts Assistant:

An established fragrance manufacturer and distributor who specialises in the supply and distribution of branded fine fragrance to independent retailers. Supplying to large retail chains and high street names, Shaneel is an organisation that is involved with both the end consumer and the manufacturer. With a solid reputation in the industry and operating from our state of the art premises on the outskirts of London, we work with our international network of offices in regions across Europe, Asia Pacific, Russia, North and South America, the Middle East and India.

The Candidate – Accounts Assistant:

We are looking for an experienced and dynamic Junior Accounts / Credit control Assistant to provide Accounts Administration support to the Accounts & Finance team as required to ensure the smooth and effective day to day running of the team and its facilities.

Key Tasks – Accounts Assistant:

• Provide accounts support to the whole team as required, to include answering telephone, taking messages, photocopying, word processing etc.
• Ensuring all stock / other invoices are entered in the system.
• Updating purchase / sales ledger information using internal software and reconciling the books.
• Ensuring all filings and scanning done properly.
• Creating new stock codes / analysis codes on internal systems.
• To produce work such as letters, databases, spreadsheets, reports, and presentations, in draft form using MS Office applications.
• Communicate with all suppliers on a daily basis in order to feedback on sales performance along with any other updates.
• Provide cover for team members during periods of annual leave.
• Any other reasonable duties which may arise from time to time.

Person Specification – Accounts Assistant:

Qualifications / Experience:

• 3 GCSE’s or NVQ / AAT Level 2 / 3 or equivalent.
• IT literate and able to use MS Office (Word, Excel, Access, PowerPoint and Outlook).

Attributes:

• Excellent organisational skills including the ability to deal with conflicting demands in order to meet deadlines.
• A willingness to work flexibly.
• A positive and professional attitude.
• Must be able to work own initiative, without management, without interaction, but also be able to be a team player.
• Clear oral and written communication with a good command of English ensuring accuracy at all times.
• Integrity, and an ability to deal with and recognize confidential and sensitive information as well as work in a professional and customer friendly manner.

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