Accounts Assistant
ACCOUNTS ASSISTANT
ALTRINCHAM
HYBRID (2 DAYS OFFICE/3 DAYS HOME PER WEEK)
£26,000 to £30,000 + STUDY SUPPORT + GREAT BENEFITS
THE COMPANY:
We're proud to be exclusively recruiting on behalf of a highly successful and forward-thinking professional services company based in the Altrincham area that is looking to add a further member to the team.
As an Accounts Assistant, you'll be reporting to the Finance Director & Management Accountant and be responsible for a mix of Payroll Preparation and broader Finance tasks such as; Bank Reconciliation, Sales Ledger Corrections, Journals, Prepayments, Accruals and liaising with internal departments to resolve discrepancies.
This is a great opportunity for a driven individual who is undertaking AAT Level 2 or 3, and has 2 years + experience in a broader finance role.
Exceptional candidates who haven't undertaken AAT Qualifications will be considered.
THE ACCOUNTS ASSISTANT ROLE:
- Reporting to the Head of Finance, you'll be working in a small team people with a mixed responsibility for day-to-day transactional finance tasks (80% of the role) and acting as the sole person responsible for Monthly Payroll (20% of the role)
- Preparing monthly payroll for around 100 staff, across 4 core payroll groups.
Preparation includes Starters, Leavers, Adjustments, Hours/Work Patterns and sending final data to the external payroll company for processing. - Supporting with the reconciliation of the sales ledger, posting payments, spotting discrepancies and flagging mismatches with the internal sales support team for correction.
- Conducting Daily bank reconciliations, logging debtor payments and ensuring the accounts system matches the bank.
- Assisting with journals such as accruals & prepayments
- Conducting ad-hoc customer account reconciliation to handle discrepancies.
- Providing support to the Purchase Ledger Clerk when required and assisting with general transactional finance admin.
THE PERSON:
- Must have experience within an Accounts Assistant role, or similar position, such as Finance Assistant, Accounts Clerk, Finance Clerk or Assistant Accountant
- Ideally with an AAT Level 2 or AAT Level 3, however, exceptional candidates without will be considered.
- Experience of preparing monthly payroll for a reasonable size, which includes a layer of complexity.
Demonstrating an ability to manage payroll for circa 100 staff. - Great attention to detail is essential.
- Able to add Journal entries for accruals and prepayments.
- Confident around systems, strong communication skills and a ‘can do' attitude is essential.
TO APPLY:
Please send your CV for the Accounts Assistant position via the advert for immediate consideration.
Get Recruited is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy.
- Start: ASAP
- Rate: £26000 - £30000.00 per annum + +Hybrid + Benefits
- Location: Altrincham, England
- Type: Permanent
- Industry: Accountancy
- Recruiter: GetRecruited UK Ltd
- Contact: Matthew Ager
- Tel: 0161 850 1091
- Email: to view click here
- Posted: 2024-04-16 12:04:32 -
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