Job Description: As an Accounts Assistant you will assist the accounts team with all financial accounts, sales, bought ledger, cash-books, etc.
Your duties may include:
- Processing sales and purchase ledger invoices daily
- Basic management accounts
- Bank Reconciliations
- Raising adjustments against sales ledger when required
- Entering correct financial details for new customers
- Ensure invoice queries are investigated and resolved on a timely basis
- Chase outstanding invoices and agree repayment terms
- Assist the financial controller with quarterly VAT returns
- Take accounts up to trial balance
- General office administration.
Skills:
- Ability to analyze P&L statements, apply timeliness and accuracy in recording and reporting
- Ability to perform bank reconciliations and managed sales and purchase ledgers
- Ability to perform bank reconciliations, posting accruals and prepayments and double entry bookkeeping
- Excellent knowledge of accounting principles and best practice, software for accounting, financial statements, and their preparation, payroll reporting and systems
- Managerial experience, including management of large groups and teams
- Need to stay up-to-date with changes in legislation and implement any new legal requirements
- Strong Excel skills; intermediate to advanced level
Available Training and Certifications
