This is an excellent opportunity for an Accounts Assistant to join a small finance team in North Bristol on a permanent basis

Client Details

Our client is a market leader in its chosen field and is well established in the local area. They are recruiting for an accounts assistant to join their small and friendly finance team

Description

The Accounts Assistant will be responsible for;

Accounts Payable

• To log and process all purchase ledger invoices (c.2,000 invoices)
• To complete authorisation process for invoices, including matching to delivery notes and order values and seeking appropriate management approval.
• Dealing with supplier invoice queries
• Chasing due credit notes from suppliers
• Checking supplier statements to ledgers

Credit Control

• Daily credit-control calls to customers, with necessary action taken to resolve disputes.
• Progress comments entered on 'Debtors' spreadsheet, with cash-flow expectations
• Weekly statement of debtors ledger distributed to directors
• Pertinent information gained on customers to be entered onto CRM database
• Early detection of maintenance invoice problems flagged with appropriate Account Manager
• Liaise with solicitors on those sales invoices requiring legal intervention to conclude
• To maintain efficient procedures to ensure prompt payment by customers / disputed invoices resolved

Sales Ledger

• Maintenance of 'Debtors' spreadsheet, including sales invoice additions and removals
• Posting of sales invoices to Sage (50 Accounts Professional) with specific VAT coding
• Sales remittances posted to Sage
• Daily reconciliation of 'Debtors' spreadsheet to Sage's sales ledger

Cash Book

• Daily Cash-Book maintenance for both receipts and payments
• Monthly bank reconciliation

Cash Flow Forecast

• Preparation of a weekly cash-flow forecast, covering a three-month period

Other ad hoc work for Financial Controller (to include quarterly management accounts preparation).

Profile

Essential:

• Experience in a similar, broad role
• Competent Excel user
• Some Credit Control experience
• Positive attitude
• Highly organised, trustworthy and dependable

Desirable:

• Sage experience
• Available at short notice

Job Offer

A salary of up to £27,500 is on offer to the successful candidate for the Accounts Assistant role