Accounts assistant

Job description

·  Location
Preston, Lancashire
·  Salary
£ 8.21 - £ 8.5 / Hour
·  Category
Accountancy & Finance - Accounts Administrator
·  Job type
Temporary
·  Industry
Banking and Financial Services
·  External Reference
JN-032020-123997

I have an urgent requirement for an Accounts assistant to join an established company in a modern working environment on a temporary basis - with potential to go long term.

This role reports to the Finance Manager in a small team and is responsible for purchase ledger duties, processing expenses and completing all of the associated bank reconciliations, payroll and sales reconciliations on a weekly basis.

Main Duties:

* Daily bank reconciliations

* Purchase ledger duties

* Dealing with complaints accordingly

* Reviewing files to ensure paperwork is kept to a minimum within the office and queries are being resolved in a timely manner

* Building excellent relationships with customers and suppliers

* Reconciling the payroll reports to the daily hours sheets and ensuring all documents have been accurately completed

* Submitting the finalised payroll reports to the accountants and uploading payments onto the bank once finalised

* Reconciling all cash books and ensuring reconciling / aged items are kept to a minimum and are being review / actioned on a regular basis

* Preparing the sales reconciliation and raising any queries

* Processing any related journals into SAGE in a timely manner

* Conducting safe and petty cash & reporting discrepancies

Month End Duties

* Completing balance sheet reconciliations for all areas of responsibility and ensuring any reconciling / aged items are evidenced as being reviewed

* Assisting the FM with any journals or queries that need actioning

* Ensuring all journals are posted on time to allow the month end timetable commitments to be met

* Liaise with external parties as and when required, including but not limited to; suppliers, accountants and legal representatives

* Assist the year end auditors and all other external Finance consultants

Assisting with any queries related to the role as they arise

The post-holder will ideally have

* A minimum of 3 years in a similar role

* Excellent time management skills

* Excellent IT skills especially in Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint

* Excellent interpersonal and communication skills

Adecco acts as an employment agency for permanent recruitment and an employment business for the supply of temporary workers. The Adecco Group UK & Ireland is an Equal Opportunities Employer.

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