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Accounts Assistant

An opportunity for an Accounts Assistant has arisen in Coalville to join a growing team. This is a fantastic opportunity for someone who enjoys a varied role. Reporting into the Finance Manager you will look after the purchase ledger and credit control.

Responsibilities include:

• Support the finance team ensuring all invoices are sent out correctly and within prescribed timescales
• Importing invoice data and processing of manual sales invoices on the accounting system and despatch to customers on a timely basis
• Posting customer remittances information onto the accounting system
• Applying credit control procedures, monitoring the aged debtors, including issuing monthly statements and chasing outstanding debt through verbal and written communications
• Prepare monthly analysis of outstanding debts
• Maintain purchase order register, issue purchase order numbers and match to purchase invoices
• Coding and processing of authorised purchase invoices and employee expenses
• Setting up timely BACS payments for purchase invoices and employee expenses
• Bank reconciliation for a number of bank accounts (e.g., petty cash account, current account)
• Supplier statement reconciliations as required
• Ensure that all queries are dealt with in a timely manner and escalated where necessary
• Other accounting tasks as required
• Working closely with and providing cover for other team members

This is an office-based role with the hours of 8:30am – 5:00pm or 9:00am – 5:30pm, this is initially a full-time role in the office. The successful Accounts Assistant will receive a salary of £23,000 – £26,000 alongside 23 days holiday plus bank holidays, study support and free parking.