Accounts Assistant

An exciting opportunity as Accounts Assistant in the city of London for a recruitment company.

Client Details

My client is a recruitment specialist within the city of London.

Description

The key duties for the role of Accounts Assistant are:

• Full responsibility for credit control, build relationships with customers via phone/email & resolve queries

• Updating and preparing Aged Debtors Reports

• Weekly update on outstanding debtors and review possible write off's to FM

• Ensuring invoices are paid and keeping aged debt to a minimum

• Processing timesheets for contractors/clients

• Raising sales invoices

• Monthly managed service and prepayment invoices

• Checking and updating purchase order numbers

• Setting up payments to supplier using online banking

• Checking and posting supplier invoices

• Sending remittances to suppliers

• Posting bank transactions on Sage

• Using Sage and other software to add customers and suppliers

• Process Petty Cash at the end of each month

• Work closely with line manager to ensure priorities are being dealt with

• Act as holiday/sickness cover for the Finance Manager

Profile

The successfully candidate must have/be:

• Good academic background (A*-C GCSE / A-levels)

• Ability to work on their own

• Excellent communication skills - Applicant must be able to communicate confidently, accurately and concisely, both verbally and in writing with a wide range of candidates

• Ability to communicate with non-data users

• Experienced using a variety of IT packages - mainly Excel, Word, Outlook & Sage

• Ability to organise and prioritise a complex workload and work to tight deadlines whilst maintaining a positive attitude

• Ability to deal with large amounts of data

• High level of professionalism

Job Offer

A competitive salary of £28,000 plus extensive benefits