Senior Accounts Assistant

Senior Accounts Assistant, Letchworth
(12 month fixed term contract) Salary up to £31,200

Key Responsibilities:-
On a daily basis

Receive payment request process appropriately and obtain authorisations
Process three day, same day and foreign payments on banking software
Process cheque requests from appropriate bank account
Post all payments to JDE

Other weekly, monthly or Ad hoc duties

Create, check and amend BACS reports (£ and foreign) on a weekly basis. Process and post to JDE, arrange remittance advices
Post all debit and credit transactions in respect of currency exchange contracts and swaps, ensuring correct exchange rates are applied.
Maintain supplier payment accounts on Barclays Internet Banking
Prepare weekly Treasury report from UK data and data provided by overseas subsidiaries and circulate
Update daily cash forecast models for £ and all foreign currencies
Provide cover for cashier when credit control administrator is unavailable, which can include daily visit to bank to pay cheques in.
Prepare petty cash journals for three areas of the business
Maintain EBT cashbook and prepare monthly shares reconciliation
Prepare and submit online monthly intrastat returns and EC sales returns
Prepare quarterly VAT return and all relevant reconciliations
Keep import VAT records – monthly check for A/P transactions outside EU and obtain copies of C88, E2 and Bill of Lading/Airway bill for each import, and liaise with import agents as needed
Post import VAT charges to G/L from weekly HMRC statements/monthly C79
Arrange foreign cash withdrawals from bank as needed
Prepare foreign cash advances and process expenses
Prepare balance sheet reconciliations on a monthly basis and verify cash balances
Raise purchase orders for finance department and receipt

Our client is seeking someone who is experienced in dealing with multi currency transactions, internet banking, BACS payments and VAT from within a commercial environment.
You will be a confident individual with good organisational skills and the ability to work on your own initiative. You will be accurate, detail focused and an effective time manager who has the ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines.
Discretion in confidential matters is a key factor for this role.

It is with regret that we are unable to respond personally to each individual application due to the high volume of CVs we receive on a daily basis. However, your application will be reviewed by one of our consultants within the next 48 hours.
This vacancy is being advertised by Fresh Recruit Ltd who are acting as an employment agency business.