Accounts Assistant

Salary: £14.4 per hour

Accounts Assistant/Bookkeeper

• Competitive Salary
• 25 Days Holiday
• 25 To 30 Hours A Week
• Flexible Days/Hours

We are recruiting for an Accounts Assistant/Bookkeeper to assist with the management of our company’s day to day financial tasks.

You will be responsible for both accounts payable and receivable along with bank account management and reconciliation tasks. To succeed in this role you should have previous experience as an Accounts Assistant or Bookkeeper.

You should be organised, efficient and skilled at keeping track of the various types of financial activity undertaken by the company.

Key Responsibilities:

Accountable for delivering an accurate trail of the company’s financial activity, you will be responsible for a variety of activities that can include:

• Daily usage of financial processes, enhancing and updating where needed
• Management of sales ledger and purchase ledger
• Maintaining accounts, verifying, and posting transactions
• Balancing accounts on a day-to-day or week-to-week basis
• Managing client invoices & payments
• Liaising with clients, suppliers, and banking contacts
• Preparing VAT returns
• Preparing schedules, statements, and reports as requested
• Managing & filing relevant documentation

The Ideal Candidate:

• Possess first-rate numerical skills
• Strong bookkeeping skills and previous experience in a similar role
• Solid organisational skills and excellent attention to detail
• Excellent communication skills, including relationship building with individuals across the business
• Highly computer literate with experience of accounting packages such as Sage, Xero, and QuickBooks
• Ability to work quickly, accurately and to deadlines, using a logical and methodical approach
• Possess relevant NVQ/SVQ qualifications or specialist qualifications such as AAT
• Knowledge of Excel or other spreadsheets