Accounts Assistant

Your new company

A rapidly growing manufacturing and production company based on the outskirts of Middlesbrough, due to expansion, is looking for an experienced accounts assistant to join a friendly and welcoming finance team.

Your new role

The role will be an initial 9-month Fixed Term Contract,

The main responsibility of the role is the entry and reconciliation of routine accounting transactions daily:

• Entry of bank transactions
• Daily bank reconciliations
• Allocation of customer receipts
• Involvement in credit control
• Maintaining sales ledger
• Communication with Customer Services and other Finance team members
• Entry of Purchase Invoices
• Maintaining purchase ledger
• Reconciliation of supplier statements
• Prepare supplier payments.
• Intercompany balance reconciliations
• Petty cash control and analysis

What you'll need to succeed

Requirements and skills

• Significant experience in volume entry of transactions into accounting systems using multiple currencies.
• Understanding of the implications of transactions throughout the Finance system
• Methodical, thorough, and accurate approach
• Good time management
• Excellent communication skills
• Experienced in using MS Excel
• Working knowledge of SAP or Sage

What you'll get in return

The option to work on a hybrid basis - 3 days office and 2 days home working. Flexible start and finish times.

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