Accounts Assistant

The Accounts Assistant will be responsible for supporting various accounting and finance tasks, including accounts payable, accounts receivable, reconciliations, and financial reporting. The right applicant will also assist the credit controller with the collections process, ensuring timely payment from customers while maintaining positive relationships.

Client Details

My client is a Portsmouth-based business, specialising in all things motoring. This role will support the parent company accountancy team, focusing on the day-to-day transactional duties.

Description

Accounts Assistant:

- Promptly and accurately process supplier invoices and employee expense reports.
- Handle accounts payable tasks, including invoice coding, data entry, and payment processing.
- Support accounts receivable activities, such as invoicing, collections, and customer account reconciliations.
- Perform bank reconciliations and ensure financial transactions are accurately recorded in the general ledger.
- Conduct monthly reconciliations to the trial balance.
- Process journal entries for credit cards, petty cash, intercompany transactions, etc.
- Keep financial records and documentation well-organized and current for audit purposes.
- Assist with special projects and ad hoc financial analysis tasks as assigned by management.
- Maintain sales and purchase ledgers.
- Communicate effectively with internal stakeholders, suppliers, and customers to resolve billing and payment inquiries.
- Monitor accounts receivable aging reports and follow up with customers to collect overdue payments promptly.
- Resolve billing issues, disputes, and payment discrepancies through phone, email, and written correspondence with customers and sites.
- Maintain accurate records of customer interactions, payment agreements, and collection efforts.

Profile

Accounts Assistant:

• Experience working in an accounting environment
• Sound knowledge of accounting fundamentals
• Sage experience
• Analytical
• Competent with Excel

Job Offer

£23k - £25k