Finance Assistant

Key responsibilities:
Duties for Purchase Ledger can include any or all of the following:

• Matching, checking and coding invoices
• Making payments via BACS and cheques
• Processing staff expenses
• Setting up of new supplier accounts and maintaining existing account details
• Reconciliation of supplier statements
• Reconciliation of company’s bank statements
• Filing invoices
• Managing petty cash
• Data entry
• Being first point of contact for all relevant enquiries
• Maintaining strong relationships with customers and suppliers
• Reviewing systems and processes and making improvements where necessary
• Office administration, including answering the phone, taking messages, filing and post. This is not exhaustive and can be added to.

Sales Ledger
You will be responsible for producing, invoices and sales control with the ability to provide accurate information on company income for the purposes of filing accounts. Managing the debts of creditors, ensuring timely payments are made, processing incoming funds, reconciling invoices, resolving account queries and managing debt recovery.

The position involves using relevant accountancy software and, typically, an accounts assistant will be tasked with managing the balancing of accounts.

The Ideal Candidate:

• AAT Level 3 with three years working experience
• Excellent communication skills
• Solid team working skills
• Self-disciplined and efficient, with a flexible and proactive nature
• Knowledge of software packages such as SAGE Accounts 50 and BACS
• Demonstrable experience of bookkeeping
• Ability to work to deadlines
• Superb IT skills, including proficiency in data entry, Excel and Microsoft Office
• Focused and diligent, with excellent attention to detail
• Demonstrable experience in a similar role
• Ability to successfully communicate with people across the business
• Possess first-rate numerical skills
• Strong bookkeeping skills and previous experience in a similar role
• Solid organisational skills and excellent attention to detail