Accounts Assistant

Job Description:

ACCOUNTS ASSISTANT

MONDAY – FRIDAY 9AM – 5PM – 35 HOURS PER WEEK

CV1, COVENTRY

£28,875

LOOKING FOR SOMEONE TO START ASAP

The Role

To support the Finance team in maintaining accurate and timely financial records, ensuring the effective operation of the organisation’s accounting processes. The role assists with processing financial transactions, maintaining ledgers, supporting the administration of fees and contributions and preparing financial information for reporting and decision making.

The Accounts Assistant helps ensure that financial data is reliable, compliant with financial procedures and available to support budgeting, reporting and the overall financial management of the organisation

Duties

• Maintain the purchase ledger by recording supplier invoices and credit notes accurately, ensuring correct coding to nominal ledger accounts and departments
• Review and verify purchase invoices, ensuring they are authorised and matched to supporting documentation or purchase orders before processing
• Process supplier invoices in a timely manner, maintaining organised records and resolving any discrepancies or supplier queries
• Assist with preparing and processing BACS payment runs, ensuring payments are accurate, authorised and posted correctly to the purchase ledger
• Perform regular bank reconciliations by matching transactions recorded in the accounting system to bank statements and investigating any differences
• Support the preparation of VAT information by ensuring transactions are correctly coded and compiling relevant data for VAT returns
• Assist with month-end processes including reconciling accounts, reviewing outstanding balances and preparing supporting schedules for financial reporting
• Prepare and maintain prepayment schedules, allocating costs to the correct accounting periods and posting relevant journal entries where required.

Experience Required

• Previous accounts experience
• Accuracy and attention to detail
• Good organisational skills
• An ability to work independently and as part of a team
• Strong administrative skills

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