Accounts Assistant

Arthur Jackman Associates are working with a leading International Manufacturer, Sales & Service Group who have a requirement for an Accounts Assistant to join their organization.

You will utilise your knowledge & experience to work with the European Financial Controller as well as to maintain, process & monitor the day to day book-keeping – purchase ledger, bank reconciliations, cash, and sales processing.

Duties include:-

• Purchase ledger
• Debt collection and credit control ?
• Month end close of sales and purchase ledgers ?
• Non purchase ledger payments ?
• Calculation and posting of monthly journals, accruals and prepayments ?
• General ledger journals ?
• Balance sheet account reconciliations as required ?
• Allocation of US Head Office invoices to European branches ?
• Allocation and posting of bank receipts and inter-account transfers ?
• Bank postings and reconciliations for all accounts including foreign currency accounts ?
• Petty cash for multiple currencies ?
• Monthly parts invoice recharges to branches & Monthly costs recharge invoices to branches
• Month end close of sales and purchase ledgers ?
• Preparation of EC sales list and Intrastat on a monthly basis. ?
• Posting of VAT return on line ?
• Reconciliation of deferred duty statement to source documents ?
• Barclaycard and expenses processing ?
• Fixed asset register maintenance as required ?
• Involvement and assistance in annual and periodical stock takes ?
• Office Administration – Reception & Switchboard duties, Banking

Candidate Profile

• Proven experience of working in an Accounts Assistant position
• Experience working with accounts previously
• Excellent communication skills – verbal and written
• Ability to use Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Outlook) competently
• Strong attention to detail
• Well organised
• Good telephone manner
• Comfortable to work within a small professional team as well as on their own initiative is key for this role.

Whats on offer

• Excellent salary £26,000 per year
• Upon successful completion of the 3 month probationary period the successful employee is eligible to join the contributory company pension scheme (employer contribution 7.5%)
• BUPA membership
• 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays
• Working hours 9am – 5pm Monday to Friday, with one hour for lunch (37.5 hours per week).