Accounts Assistant

Accounts Assistant

Location: Leeds City Centre (Hybrid Working)Contract Type: PermanentSalary: £25,000 - £27,000

Are you a finance professional eager to join a growing and dynamic company? Do you love working with numbers and solving problems? Join our client, a fast-growing recruitment company, where you'll help with financial operations and be part of a collaborative team.

As an Accounts Assistant, you'll report to the Finance Director and help keep the finance department running smoothly. You'll handle daily finance tasks and take on additional duties as needed. This is a great chance to develop your finance skills while working with a supportive team.

Key Responsibilities:

• Reconcile Transactions: Match transactions across different bank accounts and currencies.
• Credit Card Reconciliation: Match credit card transactions with receipts and categorise expenses.
• Invoice Queries: Communicate with recruitment consultants and clients about invoice issues.
• Issue Invoices: Create and send invoices for both companies and handle any related questions.
• Monitor Payments: Keep track of unpaid invoices and follow up to ensure timely payments.
• Process Supplier Invoices: Handle supplier invoices, get approvals, and make payments.
• Contractor Payroll: Process weekly payroll for contractors and enter data into the accounting system.
• Client and Supplier Onboarding: Verify and set up new clients and suppliers.
• Monitor Expenditure: Track spending based on client purchase orders.
• Manage Finance Emails: Oversee the finance department's email inbox.
• Cover Team Tasks: Handle routine finance tasks during team absences.
• Ad-Hoc Tasks: Assist with various other tasks as needed.

To thrive in this role, you'll need:

• Excellent Communication skills, including stakeholder management.
• Excel Proficiency, with experience in formulas and pivot tables.
• Strong at analysing and solving problems, with attention to detail.
• Well-organised and able to work independently.
• Excellent at building positive relationships with customers.
• 1-2 years in Accounts Payable and Receivable is preferred.
• A finance or accountancy apprenticeship or degree is desirable.

Office Angels acts as an employment agency for permanent recruitment and an employment business for the supply of temporary workers. Office Angels UK is an Equal Opportunities Employer.

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