Accounts Assistant

Responsible for book keeping and accounts tasks for the company, as well as other administrative duties supporting the general office., · Assist with credit control

· Processing manual sales ledger invoices/credits

· Processing purchase ledger invoices/credits

· Processing Bacs Runs for payments and uploading to bank system

· Cash allocation

· Invoice/credit offsetting

· Taking payments from customers over the telephone

· Bank reconciliation

· Dealing with customer/internal queries

· Reconciling invoices raised and receipts receiving and including identifying any errors

· Provide assistance to the monthly management accounts process

· Processing copy invoice/credit requests

· Any other ad hoc work

· Previous experience of working within a finance department

· AAT qualified

· A good understanding of accounting software

· A strong understanding of Microsoft Office, in particular Excel

· Excellent organisation skills

· Ambitious with keen interest to progress within the department

· Methodical

· Excellent attention to detail and strong analytical skills

· Able to work as part of a larger team

· Strong communication skills

· Ability to manage deadlines

· Ability to prioritise and manage own workload and others

· Flexible and prepared to respond to requests at short notice

· Ability to work under pressure whilst remaining calm and confident