Accounts Assistant

Our client is the world’s largest automotive service organisation, providing solutions to their clients at every stage of the vehicle lifecycle. Through their unique insight, based on data spanning the wholesale, retail and consumer sectors, they help dealers, manufacturers, fleet and leasing companies to boost the value of their assets from cradle to grave, improving performance and profitability at every stage.

In the UK, they provide inventory, financial, media and retail solutions to its clients throughout the automotive ecosystem. Their brands in the UK include Manheim, Dealer Auction, Movex, NextGear Capital, Modix, CloseIt, Xtime, WeWantAnyCar and Money4yourmotors. The group employs more than 2,300 team members in the UK and works with thousands of clients, including every one of the top 20 franchise dealers, more than 90 percent of independent dealers, all of the top seven car supermarkets, every major vehicle manufacturer, and eight of the top 10 UK leasing companies.

About the Role

Their finance team are a core function of the company, providing accurate and detailed information on a timely basis to reflect performance and support decision making throughout the organisation.

Joining the team as Accounts Assistant, you will work across the Inventory, Retail and Media Solutions finance team and support the Finance Business Partners and other team members to ensure that the financial performance is reported accurately and timely on a monthly basis.

Processing all elements of sales invoicing including maintaining master customer lists, uploading financials and issuing invoices and statements, you will be responsible for cash book processing and account reconciliations whilst dealing with mandates, setting up and executing direct debit runs.

About You

Experience of working in a finance / accounting environment is highly desirable but not essential – all that they ask is that you have excellent attention to detail, the ability to build relationships with internal and external customers and are IT literate with a good working knowledge of Microsoft Excel. The ability to produce accurate information and meeting reporting deadlines is essential.

This is a Blue Octopus Recruitment Ltd vacancy who are operating as an employment agency. Once you have clicked to apply for this vacancy, we will then send you more information on the role including a copy of the application form via email.