Accounts Assistant



Location:
Reading



Salary:
£25,000 per annum, plus benefits

Hours of Work: Full-Time (basic hours are 9:00 am - 5:30 pm)

About the Company:

UTP Merchant Services Limited ((url removed)) and its sister company Faster Processing Limited ((url removed)) are two of the fastest growing, innovative fintech organisations in the UK. Through a mixture of innovation and a focus on delivering outstanding customer service, we are committed to providing our customer base with market leading credit and debit card processing solutions.

With a customer base of over 20,000 customers, approximately £1.5 billion is processed across UTP's estate of credit card machines each year with many hundreds of new customers being added on a monthly basis.

Currently based across three sites in the UK and have just expanded into Ireland and Gibraltar as we move forward with growth into Europe.

Reporting into the Head of Finance responsible for recording all company spending, including purchases, invoices and sales and provide accurate information on company outgoings for the purposes of filing accounts.

Accounts Assistant

Responsibilities:


Management of sales ledger (including lease funding and chargebacks);
Management of purchase ledger (including Commission/Revenue Share);
Preparation of daily bank reconciliation (including credit card);
Maintaining ledger accounts, verifying and posting transactions;
Setting up of new supplier accounts and maintaining existing account details;
Making payments by BACS;
Balancing accounts on a day-to-day or week-to-week basis;
Managing client invoices & payments;
Liaising with clients, suppliers and banking contacts;
Working closely with Financial Controller to prepare VAT returns;
Preparing schedules, statements and reports as requested;
Managing & filing relevant documentation.
Accruals and Prepayments
Accounts Assistant Requirements:

Possess first-rate numerical skills;
Strong bookkeeping skills and previous experience in a similar role;
Solid organisational skills and excellent attention to detail;
Excellent communication skills, including relationship building with individuals across the business;
Highly computer literate with experience of accounting packages;
Ability to work quickly, accurately and to deadlines, using a logical and methodical approach;
Possess relevant NVQ/SVQ qualifications or specialist qualifications such as AAT;
Working towards ACCA;
Good working knowledge of Excel or other spreadsheets;
Knowledge of GDPR;
Living within a reasonable commute of Reading.
If you think that you are suitable for this Accounts Assistant role, please apply now!

Due to the nature of our business all prospective employment offers will be subject to a satisfactory disclosure from the Criminal Records Bureau in accordance with the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the Police Act 1997