Accounts Assistant

Accounts Assistant
Full Time, Permanent, Outskirts of Newark/Mansfield
Circa £26,000 DOE

Our award winning Nottinghamshire based client is looking for a Accounts Assistant to provide high quality service to the rest of their team and work closely alongside the Finance Manager.

As a Accounts Assistant you will be instrumental to the smooth operation of the business, ensuring purchase orders are raised, customer invoices are created and sent in a timely manner, and supplier invoices are processed and approved for payment. Your key duties will be:

• Supporting the Finance Manager as deemed necessary
• Responsibility for day-to-day credit control management and collection of customer debt
• Creating new customer and supplier accounts onto Sage
• Processing sales orders
• Raising invoices, purchase orders and applications for payments
• Uploading invoices onto customer portals
• Sending customer statements
• Inputting supplier invoices, coding and matching POD’s
• Maintaining the sage system with updates
• Processing of credit card expenses onto Excel and Sage
• Keeping product costs up to date on Sage
• Any other duties relating to the finances of the company that may be required
• Support team members to complete any tasks as required from time to time

The ideal Accounts Assistant will be able to demonstrate the following:

• At least 2 years relevant recent experience within a company finance team
• Proven recent experience in credit control responsibility
• Have a high level of competency in MS Office
• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal
• Be personable, friendly and have excellent listening skills
• Independence and self-reliance
• Enthusiastic and hardworking attitude
• Ability to think on your feet and be self-motivated
• A team player
• Organised and methodical, with attention to detail
• AAT or ACCA Level 2 minimum and experience working in an accounts environment
• Have experience using a CRM System
• Have knowledge of CIS and DRC

As a valued Accounts Assistant you will receive:

• Free parking on site
• Company pension scheme
• 20 days holidays per year plus 8 bank holidays - Additional holiday can be accrued after 2 full years service up to a maximum of 5 additional days
• Regular training provided
• Progression opportunities available for the right candidate
• Full Christmas shutdown period

If you have not heard from a member of the Future Prospects team within 7 days from your application, please assume that your application has not been successful on this occasion. Unfortunately, due to the high volume of applications we receive, we are unable to provide individual feedback.

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