Accounts Assistant

Our client is looking for an Accounts Assistant to join their Accountancy team in Woking on a Contract basis.

Client Details

Our client is a well known & growing organisation based in Woking looking to add an Accounts Assistant to their Accountancy team.

Description

Our client is looking for an Accounts Assistant to join their Accountancy team in Woking on a Contract basis.

• Ensure all month-end duties are completed accurately and on-time

• Reconcile allocated balance sheet accounts

• To provide cover for Cash Office, where cash is counted, banked and reconciled. Cash Office cover will be required on a rotational basis.

• Production of weekly aged debtor report

• To ensure that allocated bank accounts are reconciled on a daily basis. Final monthly reconciliations to be prepared and given to the Financial Controller for review.

• Maintain close and effective links with the customers, ensuring that they pay on time and problems are identified and dealt with at an early stage.

• All customers with invoices overdue for payment must be contacted on a weekly basis with the notes accurately updated showing the current status of debt and the action points discussed. All action points must be followed up in a timely manner until the debt has been paid.

• All customers with invoices >£20k must be contacted immediately to ensure they have copies of the invoices and that the payment terms are understood.

• Regularly talk to the relevant staff to ensure that you are aware of all invoicing issues and ensure that they are aware of what has been invoiced and any debtor issues.

• Set up new customer accounts and maintain credit payment history.

• Raise sales invoices within 48 hours of receiving a request, as well as daily posting of sales orders onto Navision.

• Assisting as required with year-end statutory account preparation

• Assist the Financial Controller with any ad-hoc accounting tasks.

Profile

This is a great role for someone looking to get into a Finance position. The successful applicant MUST show a desire to be in Finance (I.E Studying their AAT or CIMA/ACCA or have a Finance related degree)

Due to the location of this role you must be able to drive & have a car

Job Offer

Salary £18,000 - £20,000

Benefits