Trainee Accounts Assistant
Pontypool
Monday – Friday, 8:30am – 5:00pm
£25,466 + Excellent Benefits
We are recruiting on behalf of a friendly, supportive company in Pontypool who will make you feel part of the team from day one. No prior accounts experience is required — all they ask is that you’re keen to learn and have a good sense of humour. Full training will be provided.
Main Duties
1. Check voicemail messages
2. Monitor bank accounts for incoming payments
3. Take card payments from clients, including over the telephone
4. Process cheque and cash payments and issue receipts
5. Scan and save cheques to OMS
6. Input cheque requests
7. Write and distribute cheques
8. Post and transfer bills
9. Post and enter BACS/CHAPS payments into Barclays
10. Print transfers and input into Barclays
11. Check family bills and place them in the Directors’ signing folder
12. Handle incoming CHAPS/BACS payments
13. Create account slips
14. Banking duties
15. Pay invoices
16. Retrieve deeds
17. Close files
18. Request files from the Cabinet Office & The Maltings
19. Print and file end-of-day reports
20. Process end-of-day on card machine
21. Post and pay travel expenses
22. Reconcile petty cash
Skills Required
23. Willingness to learn
24. Good communication skills
25. Attention to detail
26. Ability to work as part of a team
27. Organised and reliable