Assistant Accountant - Accounts Receivable

Recruiter
Matchtech
Location
Pontypool, Torfaen, United Kingdom, United Kingdom
Salary
£12.64 - £16.61/hour
Posted
06 Sep 2022
Closes
05 Oct 2022
Ref
BHN536458
Experience level
Part qualified
Introduction

Matchtech is currently recruiting for an Assistant Accountant on behalf of a large MOD contractor.

Important

Accountant, part qualified Accountant, Accountancy, Finance Assistant, Financial Assistant, Accounts Assistant, Accounting Assistant, Bookkeeper, Bookkeeping, ACCA

The Job

Assistant Accountant- 9 month contract -Glascoed - £16.61ph UMB or £14.48ph PAYE (Inside IR35)

The Umbrella rate quoted above is the Gross Umbrella rate (i.e. the rate we pay to the Umbrella Company inclusive of ALL employment costs). Please note, the rate paid by the Umbrella will be less, as will a Limited Deemed rate or Agency PAYE rate. Please get in touch to discuss the rates via these different payment vehicles.

Clearance Requirements & Eligibility

BPSS Only

This role requires you to obtain a basic disclosure along with employment reference checks before starting.

The Role

As an assistant accountant you will report to the team manager and are responsible for the delivery of service activities on behalf of our customers. Primary activities can include review, quality control and input of sales orders, accurate and timely entry of complex sales invoices. You will be responsible for effective execution of the financial processes and ensuring these are accurately documented. This role has significant impact on the wider AR team and the working capital management of our customers. Our business partners will interact with this role on a day to day basis so delivering a high quality service and ensuring customer satisfaction is of prime importance.

Daily duties will include:

• Milestone, Deliverable, WIP, T&M & Service Invoicing in multiple currencies.

• Preparation of order book and trading plans within multiple ERPs.

• Raising Advance Claims and Trading Sales • Working closely with colleagues to ensure data is shared and reflected in the systems in a timely manner, completing reconciliations where needed.

• Cash Forecasting experience preferable • Sales order input, review, amendment and reconciliation.

• Raising/Reviewing & Distributing complex Sales Invoices

• Compliance with UK VAT rules and other Global Sales Taxes

• Liaise with customers (internal & external) taking personal responsibility for the correction, resolution and close-down of issues.

• Actively supporting joint goals reviews, ideas generation for continuous improvements and driving these to completion, including demonstrating the benefits attained.

• Assisting the other Accounts Receivable teams as required.

Essential Skills

  • A degree and professional qualification (AAT/CAT or part qualified ACCA/CIMA/CICM) or have experience of working in a finance environment and be part qualified based on experience gained.
  • Ideally have ERP experience of, SAP or Oracle would be highly advantageous
  • Understand Output VAT and other Sales taxes and when these should/shouldn't be applied
  • Understand sales trading, IFRS15, revenue recognition and how this impacts the sales ledger
  • Have good knowledge of Microsoft excel including how to complete basic formulas such as sums, ifs, vlookups etc.

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