Posted: 17 June
The role
Accounts Assistant
DE55, Derbyshire
Monday – Friday 8:30am – 4:30pm
£30,000 - £35,000
Looking for someone to start asap
Job Purpose
Responsible for transactional work within the sales and purchase ledgers, cash book processing, point of sale income and provide front line response to any financial queries for the organisation.
You will work closely with the Financial Controller to provide month end support, routine financial reporting and process improvements, whilst ensuring accuracy and completeness of financial data to audit standard.
Job Responsibilities
Manage and maintain both the sales and purchase ledgers using Xero and related systems
Process sales and purchase invoices and credit notes accurately, making sure they are correctly coded
Match purchase invoices to purchase orders (where needed), check they are approved and post them correctly
Create and track purchase orders to keep commitments up to date
Set up and manage customer and supplier accounts, ensuring records are accurate
Carry out daily, weekly and monthly reporting
Keep all financial records organised and up to date (digital or paper)
Supporting the Financial Controller with month end duties
Handle credit control tasks
Process employee expenses in line with company procedures
Record cash transactions and regularly reconcile them with bank statements
Support the preparation of monthly management accounts
Reconciling control accounts accurately
Helping analyse differences between actual results and budgets
Checking that all financial data in Xero and related systems is complete and accurate
Assisting the Financial Controller with ad hoc tasks
Follow company policies, internal controls and audit requirements when handling financial data
Communicate with colleagues, customers and suppliers to resolve queries and maintain good working relationships
Keep financial procedure documents up to date
Experience:
Ideally have knowledge of Xero BUT not essential
Good IT skills
Intermediate Excel skills
Numeracy and accuracy in transactional work
Transactional input
Ability to multi-task
Excellent attention to detail
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