ACCOUNTS ASSISTANT
MONDAY – FRIDAY 9AM – 5PM – 35 HOURS PER WEEK
CV1, COVENTRY
£28,875
LOOKING FOR SOMEONE TO START ASAP
The Role
To support the Finance team in maintaining accurate and timely financial records, ensuring the effective operation of the organisation’s accounting processes. The role assists with processing financial transactions, maintaining ledgers, supporting the administration of fees and contributions and preparing financial information for reporting and decision making.
The Accounts Assistant helps ensure that financial data is reliable, compliant with financial procedures and available to support budgeting, reporting and the overall financial management of the organisation
Duties
Maintain the purchase ledger by recording supplier invoices and credit notes accurately, ensuring correct coding to nominal ledger accounts and departments
Review and verify purchase invoices, ensuring they are authorised and matched to supporting documentation or purchase orders before processing
Process supplier invoices in a timely manner, maintaining organised records and resolving any discrepancies or supplier queries
Assist with preparing and processing BACS payment runs, ensuring payments are accurate, authorised and posted correctly to the purchase ledger
Perform regular bank reconciliations by matching transactions recorded in the accounting system to bank statements and investigating any differences
Support the preparation of VAT information by ensuring transactions are correctly coded and compiling relevant data for VAT returns
Assist with month-end processes including reconciling accounts, reviewing outstanding balances and preparing supporting schedules for financial reporting
Prepare and maintain prepayment schedules, allocating costs to the correct accounting periods and posting relevant journal entries where required.
Experience Required
Previous accounts experience
Accuracy and attention to detail
Good organisational skills
An ability to work independently and as part of a team
Strong administrative skills
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