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Financial Accounts Assistant

Contract Type: Full Time
Location: Watford
Salary: £26000 - £30000 per annum
REF: 4988_1730887091
Contact Email: joanna@trprecruitment.com

Job Description

We are seeking a detail-oriented Accounts Assistant with a minimum of 2-3 years of bookkeeping experience. The ideal candidate will be part qualified in ACCA, IAB, ACA, CIMA, or hold an equivalent qualification in bookkeeping or a finance degree. Strong analytical skills, proficiency in accounting software, and the ability to work collaboratively within a team are essential for success in this role.

Main Responsibilities Will Include:

  • Possessing familiarity with the basics of control accounts, reconciliations, credit control, and preparing schedules.

  • Checking Bank Statements and updating the Cashbook for all currencies (daily).

  • Processing Purchase/Bought Ledger Invoices:

  • Printing Invoices/Credit notes or Retrieving information from Supplier portals.

  • Posting/Analysis/Inputting of Invoices/Credits on to SAGE 200 including coding to Trial

  • Balance accounts.

  • Checking VAT amounts charged.

  • Maintaining AP Ledgers, AP Spreadsheets and reports.

  • Making sure the Invoices tie up with Purchase Orders/GRN's.

  • Preparing weekly payment runs/weekly cash flow.

  • Uploading payments on HSBCnet.

  • Posting and allocating payments received and sent on a daily basis.

  • Checking Purchase/Bought Ledger statements.

  • Communicating with Suppliers by phone or email.

  • Assisting with preparing the VAT/EC Sales/Intrastat returns.

  • Preparing monthly commission reports.

  • Assisting with Raising customer credit notes.

  • Maintaining/updating the Fixed Assets Register.

  • Carry out month-end procedure on STYLEman, i.e. Debtors Report/Stock report.

  • Word and Excel spreadsheets, including Pivot tables and Vlookups.

  • Conduct regular reconciliation of Management Information Systems (MIS) to ensure accuracy and consistency of data.

  • Prepare and submit MIS reconciliation reports to management on a periodic basis.

  • Generate comprehensive reports across all Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems.

Person Specifications:

  • Possessing bookkeeping experience with the ability to assist in producing up to Trial Balance.

  • Minimum 2-3 years of book-keeping experience

  • Must be part qualified in ACCA/IAB/ACA/CIMA or any equivalent Book-Keeping courses or equivalent in a finance degree. Roles and Responsibilities: