Accounts Assistant

Elite Recruitment Solutions are delighted to be working with one of Cornwall’s most progressive organisations in order to recruit an accounts assistant into their growing team.

Based in modern, busy offices near Newquay and reporting to the Assistant Accountant the Accounts Assistant is a vital addition to the team.

Duties and responsibilities will include:

Setting up new customer accounts, applying pricing information, receipting payments received and logging correctly on to the accounts system, invoice preparation and processing, handling invoice based queries and escalating where required. Additionally matching and coding invoices, updating and entering information on to the system to ensure quick and timely payment. Handling calls from customers, query resolution and directing of calls through to other departments when required.

The successful applicant will be of a positive disposition and comfortable working within a busy team within a small, yet industrious business. Already experienced in a similar role you will demonstrate excellent attention to detail, a polite and professional telephone manner and posess working knowledge of MS Excel and Sage Accounting packages. Experience is key and evidence of working towards the AAT (or equivalent) qualification is additionally of interest.

This is a superb opportunity for either someone at the start of their accountancy career or an experienced ledger clerk who enjoys working at a transactional level.

The role is offered on a permanent contract of employment and open to start immediately. Hours are 0900 – 1730 Monday through Friday.