Accounts Assistant

Salary: £27,600 – £31,200 per year

This growing award-winning professional services organisation are looking for an experienced Accounts Assistant to join their team. This is a newly created role in the business due to company growth and will be fully office based.

Accounts Assistant – About The Role

In this role you will be working within a finance team of 8 and will be reporting into the Finance Manager. You will be ensuring that the purchase ledger is maintained on a daily basis as well as assisting within other areas of accounts. Your key responsibilities will be: 

• Responsible for maintaining the purchase ledger and associated processing of invoices and timely payments. 
• Identifying and recording money in and liaising with all departments to ensure money is identified and allocated correctly. 
• Posting transactions through the supplier accounts and posting any sales credit notes. 
• Control of petty cash and all associated payments and reconciliations. 
• Processing and paying all employee expense claims. 
• Assisting the Credit Controller with debt collection, including taking credit card payments. 
• Assisting all departments with any client ledger queries. 

The successful Accounts Assistant will have

• Previous experience in a similar position 
• Experience within a professional services organisation is desirable. 
• Strong excel skills 
• Ability to communicate at all levels 

Accounts Assistant – Benefits

• Car parking on site
• Flexible working scheme
• Pension scheme 
• 37 hour working week 

Howett Thorpe are acting as a recruitment agency in relation to this role and comply with all relevant UK legislation and do not discriminate on any protected characteristics. Due to the high volume of applications we currently receive, we are unable to respond to all candidates. If you do not hear from a Consultant within 5 working days, please assume that you have not been successful.

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