Accounts Assistant within head office Finance Team in Laindon, Essex.
This is a full-time office-based position working Monday to Friday 9:00 – 17:30.
What will I be responsible for?
We are looking to appoint a highly motivated, flexible, and capable Accounts Assistant with good attention to detail, and the ability to meet deadlines. Reporting to the Management Accountant, you will be responsible primarily for customer billing with further exposure to accounting tasks within a busy Finance Team.
General duties include:
· Production of all sales invoices/credit notes via internal operating software – varying from customer to customer.
· Build up deep knowledge of all customer invoicing requirements.
· Liaising with relevant Operations and Reconciliation Teams to ensure correct and accurate entry of data.
· Ensure weekly and monthly invoicing deadlines are met.
· Maintain and communicate real time invoicing tracker to Accounts Department and Senior Leadership.
· Take responsibility to proactively investigate and manage customer queries.
· Understand and respect internal accounting deadlines.
· Ensure internal controlled documents are kept updated with changes to rates and invoicing requirements, by liaising with other team members.
· Support the Finance Department with ad-hoc accounting duties.
· Supporting the Management Accountant with ad-hoc tasks where necessary
· Opportunity to be involved in Internal Audit process of our Internal Management System
Could this be the ideal role for me?
If you have previous experience in a busy Accounts office, this could be the ideal role for you. The successful Accounts Assistant will also need the following skills and competencies:
· Strong IT skills in MS excel (VLOOKUP and Pivot tables), MS office and experience of using bespoke IT systems.
· Proactive, self-motivated and work on own initiative.
· Outstanding organisational skills.
· Analytical mindset and good problem-solving skills.
· Attention to detail.
· Strong interpersonal skills.
· Excellent written and verbal communication.
Rewards & Benefits
In return for your hard work as the Accounts Assistant, you will be offered a competitive salary up to £28,000 per annum and a range of benefits including:
· Stakeholder Pension.
· Holiday entitlement 20 days + Bank Holidays (rising to 25 days after 5 years service).
· Free parking on site.
· Training and Development - Support with continuous development.
· Employee Assistance Programme
If you feel you have the skills and experience required to excel in the role of Accounts Assistant, our client wants to hear from you. Please click APPLY below to register your interest.
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: Up to £28,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- Company pension
- On-site parking
Ability to commute/relocate:
- Basildon, Essex: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)
Experience:
- Accounting: 2 years (preferred)
Work Location: In person
