Accounts Assistant
If you’re seeking the fresh challenge of a general accounts role where you can get involved in a number of different areas, learning and developing new skills within a friendly and supportive environment, then this could be just the job for you.
As Accounts Assistant, you’ll be working closely with the Finance Manager, providing full accounts and administrative support across the 3 businesses within our ecommerce group.
In this busy role, your key responsibilities will include:
- Maintaining purchase ledger accounts, inputting invoices onto Sage, and preparing monthly payment schedules
- Maintaining sales ledger accounts, raising daily and monthly invoices, and inputting onto Sage
- Completing and reconciling daily sales spreadsheets
- Maintaining all bank, credit card and cash ledger accounts and weekly reconciliations on Sage
- Maintaining the purchase order system including working with internal departments and external suppliers to resolve queries
- Credit control
- Reconciling and reviewing suppliers returns spreadsheets
- Reviewing and processing customer refunds
- Investigating and responding to merchant disputes
- Quarterly VAT reconciliations
- Inputting information for monthly payroll
- Assisting with year-end accounts
- Analysing nominal ledgers and monthly reconciliations
- Producing weekly and monthly reports using Sage and Excel
- General office duties, as required, to assist in the smooth running of the business
Skills and experience required:
- Qualified to AAT Level 4 or equivalent
- Experience of using Sage Line 50
- Proficient user of MS Office 365 with a working intermediate/advanced knowledge of Excel and Word
- Ability to focus and maintain accurate attention to detail
- Strong analytical and reporting skills
- Organised, logical approach with good problem-solving skills
- Ability to prioritise work to meet deadlines
- Excellent communication skills both written and verbal
- Ability to work as a part of a multi-tasking team within a busy environment
Additional benefits:
- Being part of a growing business in a growing sector
- Regular development reviews and mentoring
- Pension scheme
- 28 days holiday (incl. bank holidays) plus yearly incremental increases
- Eye care vouchers
- Cycle to work scheme
- Great location with free on-site parking
- Friendly, enthusiastic team ethos
- Employee of the month benefits
- Social and Team Building events
- Staff discounts
- All day refreshments - tea, coffee and filter water
- Doughnut, cookie, pizza days . . . and more!
Working hours are Monday to Friday, 8am-5pm. Part time job share will be considered.
Interested? If you’re comfortable in an environment driven by continuous improvement and can see yourself fitting in with our exciting, ever-evolving business, then please send us your up-to-date CV. We’ll then email you our online supporting application form for you to complete and return without delay. This advertised position may close early if the right applicant comes along.