Accounts Assistant

This is an all round accounts assistant to manage sales ledger and purchase ledger and credit control.

Key Areas of Accountability

Financially Focused Through a professional and orderly approach, operate the Sage accounts system in conjunction with the MIS.

• Check, code and enter purchase invoices and credit notes onto system then file for paying

• Raise sales invoices once purchase invoices have been received for all items

• Manage new customer credit account applications

• Credit control. Ensure payments from customers are timely, send overdue letters and take legal action when necessary

• Update customer information from CreditServe

• Email monthly statements to customers

• Enter Bacs and cheque receipts from customers on Sage and post cheques to bank Organisation Maintain the efficient and effective system already in place in all bookkeeping related areas which include:

• Filing of sales invoices

• Liaising with account managers and sales personnel to ensure any anomalies or problems are resolved promptly

• Check supplier statements and ensure that all items listed have been received

• Answering the telephone

• Ordering office supplies

• Communicate verbally in a polite, clear and concise manner

• All written communication to be well composed, spell-checked and re-read before sending out

Be proficient in using company software packages including: – Sage Line 50, Word, Redeye (training will be given), Excel, Outlook