Accounts Assistant
- Employer
- Page Personnel
- Location
- England, London, City of London
- Salary
- £26000 - £30000 per annum + Study Support
- Closing date
- Jun 29, 2021
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- Job Role
- Accounts Assistant
- Sector
- Environmental Services
- Contract Type
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full Time
Job Details
This is a newly created Accounts Assistant role which has resulted from a sustained period of growth. This role will be responsible for the the day to day management of the Accounts Payable ledger as well as bank reconciliations, liaising with suppliers and other ad hoc duties.
Client Details
My client is a world leader in sustainable energy and waste solutions. Their head office is based in the City of London.
Description
As the Accounts Assistant you will be responsible for the following:
- Matching of supplier invoices to corresponding PO's and delivery notes
- Accurate coding and processing invoices in PeopleSoft
- Processing staff expenses and reconciling to the underlying receipts
- Processing credit card and booking into the accounting system
- Ensure allocations of payments and receipts working with the necessary people to correct any errors
- Review of weekly payment run for authorisation
- Ensure all suppliers/vendors are correctly set up on the accounting system
- Support with supplier queries i.e., payment queries/ reconciling statements
- Record VAT correctly (exposure to intra EU and reverse charge accounting of VAT an advantage)
- Review VAT treatment on sales and purchases and the prepare VAT return
- Weekly bank reconciliation of bank accounts
- Support month end processes including AR & AP, preparation of journals and accruals, balance sheet reconciliations to ensure they are complete and up-to date and any differences reconciled
- Liaise with the purchasing manager and review purchase orders
- Support and contribute to ensuring the correct operation of the purchase order processing system
- Assist in identifying processes improvements including standardisation of practice across the entities and consistency with corporate policies and practices
- Support with year end and audit processes
- Ad hoc projects/tasks as required
Profile
To be considered for this Accounts Assistant role you must have the following:
- Several years experience within a similar role (essential)
- Strong double entry bookkeeping knowledge (essential)
- Studying towards an accounting qualification (highly desirable)
- Experience using PeopleSoft (highly desirable)
Job Offer
£26,000-30,000 + study support + bonus + pension + private medical
Company
When it comes to recruiting and placing part qualified (PQ) accountants and transactional finance candidates, Page Personnel gets the job done. We have 200 specialist recruitment consultants who know the finance market inside out and can help you to find the right role or the right candidate for your specific requirements. As part of a network of 21 countries we’re also able to offer global insight and access to international candidates.
We maintain close links with institutions like CIMA and ACCA, so it’s a market we fully understand. Our expertise also extends to areas like credit control, accounts payable and payroll and graduate recruitment.
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