Assistant Accountant

Job description

  Location
Bromsgrove, Worcestershire
·  Salary
£ 20000 - £ 25000 / Year
·  Category
Accountancy & Finance - Accountancy & Finance
·  Job type
Permanent
·  Industry
Banking and Financial Services
·  External Reference
JN-062019-75742

Main duties:

� Assist with the Finance Manager with the preparation of management accounts as and when necessary

� Maintain general ledger to trial balance

� Maintain sales ledger including invoicing & recharges

� Direct debit collections

� Maintain purchase ledger

� Supplier BACS payments

� Maintain petty cash & credit cards

� Credit control

� Deal with customer & supplier queries

� Manage customer contracts

� Liaise with customers including email/telephone support and face to face meetings where necessary

� Generate ad hoc invoices as required

� Maintain cash book

� Banking

� Support the wider business as a whole as and when necessary.

Personal qualities and skills required:

� Experience within a finance department

� A self starter with the ability to work on own initiative or as part of a team and with other departments within the business

� Flexible attitude to work arrangements

� 'Can do' attitude

� Must be 'above the line'

� Attention to detail essential

� Must be well organised and disciplined and able to prioritise workload

� Excellent work ethic

� Essential that the job holder can communicate effectively both written and orally

Qualifications/

Education:

Good general standard of education

AAT level 4 or equivalent.

Other qualities/skills required:

Desired that the post holder be able to drive and hold a full clean drivers licence

Equipment/Systems

� Telephone

� PC (Word, Excel, Outlook)

� Fleetware (not essential)

� Online banking

� Credit card payments

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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