About The Role Accounts Assistant Caerphilly (Head Office) Full Time, permanent position Great hours Monday to Friday Do you have Accounts experience? Keen to join a finance team to learn and develop further while doing a role you will enjoy? Are you enthusiastic, dedicated, and ready to take on a role with responsibility? If so, we would love to meet you. Were looking for an Accounts Assistant to join us here at phs Group, the leading Hygiene Services provider in the UK. This is a wonderful opportunity to join a friendly and supportive team, doing a role youll love in an established, stable company. Its ideal if you have prior accounts experience and want to join a finance team to take on a new challenge, as its a diverse role where youll develop and learn new skills. Its a very busy department so you will need to be organised with excellent time management skills. Its also a position of great responsibility where youll deal with sending the payroll for the company as well as bank reconciliations. The ideal person for this role will be dedicated and looking for a career rather than a job we hope that person is you! Your role as Accounts Assistant at phs Group To assist the Financial Controller and management accounts team with the preparation of period end management accounts to tight time frames, taking full ownership of certain areas within the accounts process including accruals and prepayments. Full ownership and maintenance of a number of cashbooks (including foreign currency accounts) on a daily/weekly basis. Liaise with the bank regarding any problems that arise. Process all bank line payments, including internal transfers and submit for authorisation. Period end balance and reconciliation of all cashbooks and posting to the system. Work closely with the purchase ledger team to process and match payments and reconcile any queries. Issuing one-time purchasing cards and responsibility for the company purchasing cards. Monitor and reconcile all transactions on the credit card statement. Submit daily sales ledger, payroll and purchase ledger BACS payments. Maintenance and review of direct debits and standing orders. Annual archiving and weekly filing. Locking and updating Perfion stock codes. Daily reporting to the parent company. Assisting the management accounts team to cover annual leave and other absences. Any other duties as required by the Financial Controller. The ideal candidate for an Accounts Assistant at phs Group Organised, efficient and able to prioritise effectively within a busy department. Helpful and reliable, with a keen attention to detail and an aptitude for Office systems. Enthusiasm, a positive attitude, and someone who will commit to getting the job done. Excellent communication skills, dealing with internal and external customers. Some experience in an Accounts role. If you are partially through your AAT, we are happy to help fund this to help you grow and develop. In return for your commitment and expertise, you will get: A good salary in a full-time permanent position (36.25 hours a week) Great hours Monday to Friday Flexible training scheme Real savings with major supermarkets and retailers through amazing employee discounts with phsPerks.com Further savings with our phs Direct Online shop Free Parking on-site so no parking costs Excellent careers opportunities Accredited ILM training through external and in-house training Apprenticeship opportunities 23 days holiday plus bank holidays off and a buy / sell holiday scheme Digital GP for you and members of your household Other benefits such as improved parental leave, a 24-hour wellbeing helpline, cycle to work scheme, pension scheme, life assurance and more This is an excellent opportunity to join a secure market-leading company dont delay, apply now ! About phs: phs Group was founded in 1963 and are the leading provider for Hygiene Services in the UK, Spain and Ireland. We have over 120,000 customers across 300,000 locations incorporating numerous businesses during 62 years of business. At phs, we pride ourselves on our diverse workforce, and ensuring we have an inclusive environment for all our staff. We remain committed to ensuring our teams can bring their true selves to work without risk or fear of discrimination.