Accounts Assistant, part-time, Bracknell, Hospitality, 40k FTE
We are working with a rapidly expanding hospitality business with sites across the UK. To support their growth, they are looking for an accountant to join their finance team.
As an Accounts Assistant, you will be responsible for supporting the daily operations of the finance department, ensuring efficient and accurate financial processing. This role involves a mix of accounting tasks, reporting to the Finance Director.
Key Responsibilities
* Processing invoices (accounts payable) and payments, and generating sales invoices (accounts receivable).
* Receiving, reviewing, coding, and processing a high volume of vendor invoices and credit notes into Sage50
* Reconciling monthly supplier statements and resolving any discrepancies or issues with suppliers.
* Preparing and processing timely payment runs and ensuring all payments are properly authorised.
* Performing bank statement, supplier statement, and general ledger reconciliations to resolve discrepancies.
* Reviewing, verifying, and processing employee expense claims.
* Post cashbook transactions and reconcile monthly for each company.
* Accurately record and process a wide range of daily financial transactions, including journal entries for month-end and year-end closing.
* Perform monthly reconciliations of balance sheet accounts and resolve any discrepancies in a timely manner.
* Assisting with external Audits at year-end
* Assisting with the preparation of monthly management accounts, financial statements, budgets, and forecasts.
* Providing general administrative support to the wider team, such as managing finance inboxes.
Skills & Requirements
* Education/Experience: Experience in a similar financial/administrative role. Progressing with AAT qualifications is also highly desirable.
* Proficiency in Microsoft Office, particularly Excel (spreadsheets, formulas).
* Familiarity and experience with accounting software such as Sage 50
* Strong numerical and analytical skills.