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Accounts Assistant
- Annual Salary: £35,000 DOE
- Location: Chester, CH1
- Job Type: Full-time, Hybrid
Are you ready to step up and lead? We're looking for an experienced Accounts Assistant to help our Finance Manager keep our accounts sharp and our financial operations running smoothly. If you're a natural leader who loves numbers and thrives in a dynamic environment, we want you!
This role will initially be on a 12-month FTC with a strong possibility of becoming permanent.
What You'll Do:- Keep daily operations ticking by ensuring all tasks are done accurately and efficiently.
- Train and support other Account Assistants.
- Handle payments and transfers, making sure everything aligns with our company procedures.
- Take charge of authorising payments up to £10k.
- Dive into ledger queries and tidy up for month-end.
- Oversee supplier payments and assist with month-end financial tasks.
- Manage bank reconciliations and ensure everything is clear and correct.
- Analyse financial data and prepare reports for the Finance Manager.
- Offer direct support and feedback to your team through 1-2-1 sessions.
- Ensure our accounting software reflects accurate and analysed data.
- Keep our accounts payable and credit control processes in check.
- Help prepare daily reports and handle VAT returns.
- Continuously improve our accounting processes and controls.
- Killer Excel skills and a knack for handling big data sets.
- Experience with Sage200 would be great but isn't a deal-breaker.
- Top-notch communication skills and the ability to build relationships at all levels.
- A self-starter attitude with a disciplined approach to meet deadlines.
- Organisational skills that are second to none.
- AAT level 3 or equivalent qualification, with some solid experience in a similar role.
- Ability to work well with everyone, from finance nerds to the non-finance crowd.
