Accounts Assistant

Job Title Accounts Assistant

Location Silsoe, Bedfordshire

Salary GBP24,000

Company

My client provides property and facility maintenance as well as fire safety solutions to the commercial and property management sector with a geographical coverage spanning from the South Coast to Birmingham the team of estimators are crucial in delivering a fast, reliable service quote and costing service to their clients.

The Opportunity

The role provides the opportunity to support the growth of the business in the accounts team. This is a important role for the business in ensuring a smooth end process for our clients in making sure that invoices are correct and sent on time and also that our clients get a great service for any queries that they might get.

About the job

Supplier Administration

Support the accounts team in:

• Receiving, preparing and loading supplier invoices into accounting package (Sage)
• Completing checks on invoices received to ensure all costs incurred are charged out at the correct rates
• Completing verification of account values before payment
• Receiving supplier calls and dealing with supplier queries
• Accounts Admin Support

Support the accounts team with telephone calls and general communications

• Administer the accounts email inbox
• Add new properties and customers to accounting and operating system
• Administration of client invoices
• Support the invoice finance facility administration
• Invoice Collection Assistance

Support the accounts team with credit control:

• Keeping track of assigned customer accounts to identify outstanding debts
• Contacting debtors, encouraging timely payment
• Handling customer queries and working with the operations team to resolve invoicing issues

About the successful applicant

You'll need to be self-disciplined, experienced, accountable, flexible and have a positive pro-active vision for growth both for the company and personally.

To be successful you will have:

• Experience in Microsoft suite (word, excel, outlook
• Experience in Sage
• Experienced and confident dealing with suppliers and clients over the telephone
• Experience working in a accounts team
• Working independently and part of a wider supervised team

Package

• Competitive Salary
• Pensions scheme
• 20 days holiday + bank holidays