Accounts assistant

Job Title: Accounts Assistant
Location: Stonehouse
Salary: £28,000 per annum
Interview Dates: Week commencing 5th January

About the Role:
We are seeking a motivated and detail-oriented Accounts Assistant to join our client's small finance team. This role will focus on transactional finance, supporting the wider finance team, and contributing to the financial efficiency of the business, which operates as a charity.

Key Responsibilities:

Transactional Finance:

* Manage the sales and purchase ledger, monitoring outstanding invoices
* Prepare bank payments for approval and account for all receipts and payments
* Conduct monthly bank account and petty cash reconciliations
* Reconcile monthly supplier statements
* Account for monthly payroll, associated costs, and staff expense claims
* Process monthly accruals, prepayments, and adjustments for accrued/deferred income

General Responsibilities:

* Assist the SMT and colleagues with financial queries to ensure smooth operations
* Review and improve financial processes to ensure best practice
* Support specific financial projects as required
* Assist the Head of Finance with annual audit preparation

Person Specification: