Assistant Accountant

Accounts Assistant
Crewe
£26,000 - £27,000

My client is a leading logistic provider and work with some of the UK's leading retailers. They are looking for an Accounts Assistant to join their Finance term on a permanent basis, full time.

Responsibilities

• Reconcile invoices and identify discrepancies.
• Issue invoices to customers and external partners, as needed.
• Prepare bank deposits, general ledger postings and statements.
• Process accounts and incoming payments in compliance with financial policies and procedures
• Perform day to day financial transactions, including verifying, classifying, computing, posting and recording accounts receivables' data.
• Reconcile the accounts receivable ledger to ensure that all payments are accounted for and properly posted.
• Verify discrepancies and resolve customers invoicing issues.
• Facilitate payment of invoices due by sending statement reminders and contacting customers.
• Generate financial statements and reports detailing accounts receivable status, bad debt analysis.
• Reconcile the accounts payable ledger to ensure that all invoices and payments are accounted for and properly posted.
• Verify and investigate discrepancies, if any, by reconciling supplier accounts and monthly supplier statements.
• Preparing weekly payment runs including obtaining approvals from budget holders.
• Updating fixed asset registers and calculating monthly depreciation
• Supporting month end processing by posting routine journals.
• Assist with other accounting projects as required including annual audits and statutory filings.
• Dealing with ad-hoc queries as required and supporting the wider finance team.
• Prepare and reconcile the weekly cashflow.

What we're looking for:

• Advanced excel skills, with strong use of pivot tables and lookups on excel.
• Experience within a finance team preferred.
• Experience working on SAGE X3 will be an advantage.
• Understanding of internal controls and procedures.
• The ability to communicate effectively / work closely with finance and non-finance professionals alike - verbally and in writing.

If you are interested in the role, please apply via the link OR send me your CV via email: