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Assistant Accountant - Industry Leading Business

Employer
Si Recruitment
Location
Northallerton, North Yorkshire, United Kingdom
Salary
Competitive Salary
Closing date
Sep 25, 2022

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Job Role
Accounts Assistant
Sector
Finance
Contract Type
Permanent
Hours
Full Time

Are you looking for a step up into an Assistant Accountant role within an Industry Leading organisation?

We are working with an established client near Northallerton who are looking for an Assistant Accountant to join their team on a full-time, permanent basis. This is a great opportunity for an experienced assistant accountant to join a fast-paced business in their finance department.

Reporting to the accountant, the successful candidate will be responsible for purchase and sales ledger operations with key responsibilities to include:

Purchase ledger:

  • Coding and inputting of invoices and credits and obtaining appropriate authorisation,
  • Supplier statement reconciliations,
  • Generation of supplier payment runs and sending of remittances,
  • Multi-currency payment entry onto bank and allocation to supplier accounts,
  • General upkeep of purchase ledger and resolution of any queries.

Sales ledger:

  • Credit control / debt collection - proactive approach to debtors with monitoring and chasing of aged debt over the telephone,
  • Bank receipt allocation, banking of incoming cheques and cash allocation,
  • Assisting with customer queries and passing to relevant department as and where necessary,
  • Maintain and update customer information,
  • Credit limit review,
  • Monthly statement distribution,
  • Generating any customer credit notes.

Other:

  • Entry of invoices onto a bespoke Central Billing system and reconciliation of the account to ensure all invoices are entered on to the system. Reconciliation and allocation of monthly receipts onto ledger
  • Preparation of compound invoicing for Key Accounts
  • Bank reconciliations across multiple currencies
  • Ownership of Petty Cash and till float, including banking
  • Reconciling company credit card statements and PayPal account
  • Assisting with month end procedures including preparation of accounts

What we need from you:

  • Passion for accounts with a keen eye for attention to detail
  • Must have a logical mind / working process
  • AAT qualified, or qualified by experience
  • Must be "questioning"
  • Be a strong, cooperative and outgoing person
  • Must be self-motivated and organised to be able to complete the job tasks and manage them simultaneously
  • Polite and confident telephone manner, ideally experienced, in chasing aged debt

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