An opportunity for a full-time Accounts Assistant has arisen to support our clients' Finance team in Sales, Purchase Ledger, and Credit Control functions. The role is based in Gillingham, Kent, with a hybrid working model of 3 days in the office and 2 days working from home.
Responsibilities and Activities:
1. Raising payments, purchase orders, purchase invoices (checking their validity against purchase orders), credit notes, and creating new customer and vendor accounts in the Finance System.
2. Performing bank reconciliations, processing credit card expenses with receipts, preparing and issuing statements.
3. Maintaining credit control operations to ensure swift resolution of issues, reconciling supplier statements, running VAT returns, and supplier payment runs.
4. Responding promptly to emails and actions from clients or colleagues.
5. Supporting Finance, HR, and Operational staff with ad hoc tasks as directed by the Financial Controller, Group Transactional Manager, or CFO.
Knowledge, Skills, and Experience:
* Good understanding of Sales Ledger, Purchase Ledger, and Credit Control.
* Proficient in Microsoft Excel and Teams.
* Strong organizational skills with attention to detail.
* Effective communication skills with internal colleagues and external suppliers.
* Excellent time management, capable of working under tight deadlines.
* Adaptability and flexibility in a fast-paced environment.
* Qualified by experience or holding a qualification higher than secondary education.
* Understanding of the industry in which the Group operates and experience within a Finance department.
Hours: Full-time – 37.5 hours per week.
Benefits: 25 days holiday plus bank holidays; hybrid working (3 days in the office, 2 days from home); continuous training and development; discretionary bonus scheme; medical cash plan; death in service scheme; financial wellbeing scheme; family-friendly and health and wellbeing policies; work-life balance company culture; mental health first aiders, and more.
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