Accounts Assistant

Accounts Assistant £26,400 – £28,800

A niche Legal company based in Central London is looking for an Accounts Assistant to join its small finance team. You will be reporting into the Finance Manager and have exposure to the whole business.

• Preparing sales invoices from paperwork and diaries (multiple formats) in Sage Line 50.
• Resolving invoicing issues and issuing credit notes where required.
• Allocating customer receipts in Sage Line 50 – Cheques/BACS/Credit Cards
• Checking bank receipts on a daily basis and informing relevant departments of payments received.
• Preparing the daily banking and processing credit card receipts via Internet system.
• Creating new customer/supplier accounts.
• Investigating and resolving queries on both the customer and supplier ledgers.
• Issuing timely refunds to customers (mainly by cheque).
• Responsible for petty cash and posting cash expenses on Sage Line 50 together with reconciling cash balance.
• Preparing supplier invoices for authorisation and then posting invoices on Sage Line 50 after authorisation.
• Paying suppliers via bank payments using the Internet banking system in a timely manner.
• Reconciling customer and supplier accounts on a regular basis including ensuring that payments in advance have been invoiced and any overpayments refunded.
• Posting staff expenses to correct nominal codes and making payments.
• General admin.

Key Skills

• Excellent attention to detail
• Good time management skills
• Ability to prioritise
• Excellent telephone manner
• Ability to work under pressure
• Sage Line 50 knowledge which is essential
• Excel – Basic to Intermediate
• Able to work on own initiative
• Willing to help in other areas as and when the work load requires

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