Accounts Assistant

Job description

Accounts Assistant

The Role:

The Accounts Assistant role provides a fantastic opportunity to gain exposure to sales ledger, purchase ledger, Ziffit trade payments and multi-currency bank reconciliations. The successful candidate will form an integral part of the finance team. You will be reporting into the Finance Manager. The role will have touch points across the business, with the individual working with colleagues in other departments and external parties such as suppliers.

Main Responsibilities Some of the key responsibilities for this role are:

* Supporting the Management Accountants in month end processes, including journal preparation, intercompany postings on the Finance system and reconciliation of some control accounts.
* Processing B2C sales ledger invoices, reconciling payments and maintaining clean sales ledgers. This will include closing sales ledgers within 2 working days of month end.
* Issuing Shopiago invoices and working with teams to manage the Shopiago debtors ledger
* Managing daily Ziffit trade payments, through PayPal, BACS and cheques and assisting with any queries.
* Importing bank statements into accounting system daily.
* Disbursements from the platforms to ensure regular cashflow.
* Bank reconciliations.
* Processing purchase ledger invoices and checking back to purchase orders.
* Liaising with suppliers to request invoices, confirm payments and answer queries.
* Monitor and maintain our purchase order system, ensuring all spend is authorised in line with purchase orders.
* Preparing weekly payment runs for suppliers.
* Setting up bank transactions such as transfers and payments for expense claims and one-off purchases.
* Identifying inter-company bank transfers based on available balances.
* Other ad hoc duties as required.

What you'll get in return
Flexible working options available.
Basic salary \u00A319,000-\u00A322,000 dependent on experience
Pension scheme 3% employer contributions
Annual leave 22 days
Notice period 1 month

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