Accounts Assistant

This is an exciting, rare permanent opportunity to join a leading, dynamic and fun events company based in Gloucester. This company are happy to offer study support if desired.

Reporting to the Finance Team Leader, the Accounts Assistant will provide accurate and timely transactional processing for all entities, to include purchase invoices, credit card, expenses, bank postings and PDQ settlement.

Responsibilities

- Processing of purchase invoices ensuring that they are 3-way matched to purchase orders where appropriate.

- Responsible for running the suggested payment runs for approval and communicating any rarities of note and sending out remittance advices once completed.

- Provide purchase order KPI’s, raising any issues as they arise.

- Regular supplier statement review, to enable up to date ledger positions.

- Analyse large supplier invoices, to distribute to divisions.

- Daily posting and reconciliation of bank activities onto Sage 50, with month-end closing reconciliation.

- Processing any ad-hoc payments on the bank as and when required.

- Ensuring that weekly payroll journals and payments are managed timely.

- Analyses of certify transactions for both the credit card and expenses for correct VAT and coding treatment, and uploading into Sage 50 as a journal, before payment.

- Managing Petty cash; signing cash out and reconciling monthly.

- Reconciling divisional takings and float accounts on a fortnightly basis.

- Processing PDQ payments on the bank, after all group debt has been settled.

- Raising and reconciling Intercompany Debtors/Creditors and nominal ledgers monthly, including payment.

Candidate Attributes:

- Previous finance experience.

- High level of numeracy and literacy.

- Organised thought process, good presentation skills and ability to express financial information clearly to non-financial colleagues.

- Excellent planning and time management skills with ability to consistently meet exacting deadlines.

- Good communication and interpersonal skills.

- Personable, team player.

Salary - £26k + excellent benefits such as 28 days annual leave + bank holidays! Life cover, income protection. Fortnightly team lunches & regular social activities, plus the opportunity to be involved in some of the UK's most prestigious sporting events & festivals!

Hours - Monday - Friday - 8.30am - 4.30pm