Accounts Assistant

Gleeson Recruitment Group are currently recruiting for a rapidly growing construction business based in Walsall who are looking to appoint a new Accounts Assistant on a permanent basis paying between £18,000 - £20,000 plus benefits.

This is a 3-way support role assisting with Sales Ledger, Purchase Ledger and Credit Control with excellent progression opportunities for the right candidate.

Main purpose of the Accounts Assistant role:

• To assist in maintaining sales and purchase ledgers across the business.
• To assist in the processing of bank transactions across the business.
• To assist with Sales Ledger, Purchase Ledger and Credit Control.
• To assist with Management Accounts.

Main responsibilities of the Accounts Assistant:

• Processing both sales and purchase invoices onto our accounting system (Sage)
• Archiving of invoices to maintain proper accounting records
• Liaising with suppliers regarding invoice queries
• Performing supplier statement reconciliations and ensuring suppliers are paid within the company's payment terms
• Ensure authorisation procedures for purchase invoices are followed
• Process purchase order requests from throughout the business
• Place purchase orders for office equipment, stationery and refreshments
• Distributing post received into the finance department to the appropriate individuals
• Processing payments and receipts into company bank accounts

Multi-skilling:

Staff are required to familiarise themselves with the other divisions within the business, and offer support to those departments when requested to suit the demands of the business.

Knowledge, skills & experience preferred:

• Studying or desire to study AAT.
• Previous accountancy experience
• Previous audit experience
• Experienced with Sage Line 50 Accounts
• Experience of preparing management accounts
• Desire to take on a challenging role
• Ability and willingness to think on your feet, gutsy and can-do attitude
• Dedicated and hard-working
• Ability to handle a high volume of work and to manage your time accordingly

If you are looking for a varied Accounts Assistant role with a rapidly expanding business please apply today.