Accounts Assistant

Local utilities company in Milton Keynes are on the hunt for a progressive candidates to join their team as an Accounts Assistant.

Client Details

Our client are a local utilities company with an excellent representation in the local Milton Keynes market. Growth of their customer base has created the opportunity for a progressive Accounts Assistant to join their team.

Description

Accounts Assistant Responsibilities:

• Supporting the Management Accountants in month end processes, including journal preparation, inter company postings on the Finance system and reconciliation of some control accounts.
• Processing sales ledger invoices, reconciling payments and maintaining clean sales ledgers. This will include closing sales ledgers within 3 working days of month end.
• Managing daily trade payments, through PayPal, BACS and cheques and assisting with any queries.
• Importing bank statements into accounting system daily.
• 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.

Profile

Accounts Assistant Requirements:

• Good understanding of basic accounting concepts and double entry.
• Good Microsoft Excel skills i.e Pivot Tables, VLOOKUP and SUMIF formulas.
• Studying towards a professional accounting qualification, e.g. AAT/ CIMA, or a recent university accounting graduate.
• Must be a confident speaker to be able to resolve internal and external (supplier) queries.
• Experience within a similar industry a bonus!

Job Offer

Whats on offer?

• Competitive salary
• Study Support
• On site parking
• Excellent progression opportunities