Accounts Assistant

A family-owned contractor working in construction in the industrial and commercial sectors nationally is seeking a driven Accounts Assistant to join their friendly team. Reporting to the Head of Finance and working alongside the Accounts Manager, you'll provide essential support to the finance department.

• GBP28,000 - GBP32,000
• Monday to Friday 8am-5pm (42.5 hour working week)
• Office based
• 26 days annual leave + Bank Holidays
• Study support
• Bonus schemes after 12 months service (4% of salary / performance related bonus)
• Private healthcare
• Pension 4.8% employer rising to 7.5%
• Life assurance x3

Duties and responsibilities:

• Processing of sales and purchase invoices (high volume) and matching to POD s / coding to projects
• Processing bank payments and posting of receipts
• Processing of sub-contractor payment certificates and invoices
• Supplier statement reconciliations
• Maintenance of the fixed asset register
• Recording of prepayments and accruals
• Performing legal checks on new suppliers (VAT and CIS verification)
• Maintaining and updating various Excel spreadsheets

Skills and experience required:

• Studying AAT desirable but QBE will be considered
• Minimum 2 years experience within a finance environment in a similar role
• Good working knowledge of Xero desirable and strong Microsoft Excel (pivot tables and VLOOKUPs)
• Excellent communication skills both written and verbal
• Ability to work effectively within a team environment