Accounts Assistant

Description

Accounts assistant to work on a temp - perm basis required for a business in Warwick to directly manage the accounts receivable transactions, ensuring they comply with finance policies and procedures. To ensure client invoices are processed and paid in a timely fashion, ensuring all queries are resolved. Assist and support the wider finance team where required.

Must be able to work to time constraints and meet deadlines; be able to liaise with the Clients, Auditors and Advisors; have a good knowledge of Sage.

Main Responsibilities:

- Responsible for the delivery and maintenance of sales ledger accompanied by appropriate controls and reconciliations.

- Take responsibility for the accuracy and integrity of outstanding sales ledger balances.

- Build and maintain effective relationships with both internal and external stakeholders.

- Reconcile payments received against invoices and produce aged debtors listing.

- Send payment reminders and chasers as necessary, escalating aged debt accordingly.

- Investigate payment discrepancies and resolve disputes.

- Prepared to undertake ad hoc duties as part of a small team.

- Identify and recommend process and system changes.

- Assisting with the reconciliation of cashbooks and bank accounts.

- Assisting with monitoring Company cashflow and maintaining cashflow records.

- Provide support to the wider finance team as and when required.

- Carry out other reasonable tasks as requested by Management

Person Specification

- Self-motivated and take pride in completing tasks to the highest standard.

- Detailed and methodical - Duties are completed in an accurate manner whilst spotting irregularities and investigating them.

- Able to manage day to day priorities effectively proactively seek issues and be able to provide solutions for these.

- Pro-active - To go above and beyond and adapt to the changing needs of the team.

- Adaptive and logical - be able to think about and solve new issues that may arise as the company grows and faces new challenges.

- Good communication skills and able to build a strong rapport with teams' key to the role.

- Technologically proficient and can make full use of technology and software to complete tasks efficiently and accurately.

- Able to manage time and responsibilities to ensure key tasks are completed to deadlines to ensure the rest of the department operates smoothly.

- Excellent excel skills.

This role will suit someone who has experience in accounts or a graduate looking for a chance

This role is office based 5 days a week and the hours are 8.30am - 5pm with 1hour for lunch. Study support is available when permanent

Ad ID: 5417449592