My client an award-winning business services firm based in Birmingham are seeking an Accounts Assistant.
From newly acquired offices in Birmingham City Centre, my client has a long and established record of supporting both SMEs and global brands in providing solutions and strategy in a creative context.
Reporting to the Head of Finance, the Accounts Assistant will play a key part in the day‑to‑day finance operations, supporting everything from purchase ledger and expenses to job costing, sales invoicing, credit control, cashbook processing and month‑end reporting.
Key duties will include:
* Process all purchase invoices daily and ensure accurate posting into accounting systems
* Accurately process invoices, credit notes, expenses and credit card returns with correct VAT coding and allocation
* Prepare monthly balance sheet reconciliations
* Posting of month end nominal journals in Sage Line 50
* Run credit reports on new clients and flag issues promptly
* Manage and regularly chase aged client debt and provide weekly reporting of overdue customer accounts to the Senior Management Team.
* Conduct daily maintenance and posting of £/$/€ cashbooks and reconciliation of bank accounts and balance sheet reconciliations
* Conduct a monthly review and investigation of outstanding purchase order accruals for accuracy, providing detailed explanations to the Head of Finance
The most desirable Accounts Assistant based in Birmingham City Centre officess will have:
* Excellent accounting, reconciliation and organisational skills, as well as an eye for detail
* Understanding of the double entry/accounting entries generated from a job costing/purchase to pay system
* Proven success in changing and improving processes
* Experience of working proactively to improve processes, workloads and month end deadlines.
* Demonstrable experience of Sage Line 50 (desirable)
* Excellent Excel skills (vlookups, pivot tables etc.)
£30,000 - £32,000 per annum plus excellent benefit
At least 3 days working from home & 2 days from there Birmingham City Centre offices
EA First Ltd are acting as an Employment Agency for this permanent vacancy.