Assistant Accountant

Location:

Southwell (NG25) – Nottinghamshire, East Midlands, United Kingdom

Salary:

£28k – 32k per year

Type:

Permanent

Main Industry:

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Advertiser:

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Job ID:

131480883

Posted On: 

06 January 2025

Assistant Accountant

Location : Southwell, Nottinghamshire

Salary: A£28,000 – A£32,000 per annum

Our client is recruiting for an Assistant Accountant to join a friendly, profitable and growing business. This is a great opportunity for a self-starter who possesses a strong understanding of financial principles to further develop their existing skills as the role and the company further develops.

The Role

* Supporting the Finance Manager with the day-to-day operations of the Finance Department including ad hoc reports and reconciliations
* Responsibility for credit control management and collection of customer debt
* Creating new Customer and Supplier accounts onto Sage
* Processing Sales orders into Sage
* Raising Sales Invoices and applications for payments
* Uploading Invoices onto Customer Portals as required
* Raising Purchase Orders in Sage
* Inputting Supplier invoices, validating nominal coding and matching POD’s
* Processing Bank/Cash Payments & Receipts onto Sage
* Maintaining the Sage System with updates
* Processing of Credit Card Expenses onto Excel and Sage
* Keeping Product Costs up to Date on Sage
* Maintaining the Sales Orders in spreadsheet
* Keeping the CRM system up to date
* Assist with general finance team duties, answering the telephone, filing, and dealing with enquiries both internally and externally.

Skills and Qualifications

* AAT Qualified
* Good understanding of double entry bookkeeping, journals, accruals, depreciation and prepayments
* Proven recent experience in credit control responsibility
* High level of competency with MS Office, notably Excel
* Ability to think on your feet and be self-motivated
* Ability to multi-task
* Excellent communication skills
* Organised and methodical, with attention to detail

Benefits

* Annual, non-contractual bonus for meeting company targets.
* Regular training provided.
* Company pension scheme.
* 20 days holidays per year plus 8 bank holidays – rising by 1 day per year, to a maximum of 25, following completion of 2 full years’ service.
* Full Christmas shutdown period.
* Free parking on site.
* Friendly team with regular social events.

If you feel you are a suitable candidate and would like to work for this reputable company, then please do not hesitate .

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