Financial Accounts Assistant

We are seeking a detail-oriented Accounts Assistant with a minimum of 2-3 years of bookkeeping experience. The ideal candidate will be part qualified in ACCA, IAB, ACA, CIMA, or hold an equivalent qualification in bookkeeping or a finance degree. Strong analytical skills, proficiency in accounting software, and the ability to work collaboratively within a team are essential for success in this role.

Main Responsibilities Will Include:

• Possessing familiarity with the basics of control accounts, reconciliations, credit control, and preparing schedules.
• Checking Bank Statements and updating the Cashbook for all currencies (daily).

• Processing Purchase/Bought Ledger Invoices:
• Printing Invoices/Credit notes or Retrieving information from Supplier portals.
• Posting/Analysis/Inputting of Invoices/Credits on to SAGE 200 including coding to Trial
• Balance accounts.
• Checking VAT amounts charged.
• Maintaining AP Ledgers, AP Spreadsheets and reports.
• Making sure the Invoices tie up with Purchase Orders/GRN's.
• Preparing weekly payment runs/weekly cash flow.
• Uploading payments on HSBCnet.
• Posting and allocating payments received and sent on a daily basis.
• Checking Purchase/Bought Ledger statements.
• Communicating with Suppliers by phone or email.
• Assisting with preparing the VAT/EC Sales/Intrastat returns.
• Preparing monthly commission reports.
• Assisting with Raising customer credit notes.
• Maintaining/updating the Fixed Assets Register.
• Carry out month-end procedure on STYLEman, i.e. Debtors Report/Stock report.
• Word and Excel spreadsheets, including Pivot tables and Vlookups.
• Conduct regular reconciliation of Management Information Systems (MIS) to ensure accuracy and consistency of data.
• Prepare and submit MIS reconciliation reports to management on a periodic basis.
• Generate comprehensive reports across all Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems.

Person Specifications:

• Possessing bookkeeping experience with the ability to assist in producing up to Trial Balance.
• Minimum 2-3 years of book-keeping experience
• Must be part qualified in ACCA/IAB/ACA/CIMA or any equivalent Book-Keeping courses or equivalent in a finance degree. Roles and Responsibilities: