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Accounts Assistant

Job Id: 571

Contact: Tina Jennings

Salary: 25k

Contract Term: Permanent

Contract Type: Full Time

Expires: 11 December 2015

Location: London

 

This is an exciting opportunity for an Accounts Assistant.  You will need to have good experience of performing accounting duties in a small/medium sized business and working in a fast paced environment.  The successful candidate must be a graduate. Only people who are quick to learn, show great enthusiasm and are looking to improve processes will be considered.  This role will report to the Finance Manager and is a full time role.  

 

Responsibilities/Job Content

  • Preparation of monthly/Weekly payment runs for experienceand non-experience providers in UK, France, Spain and Italy.
  • Investigate all pricing queries that arise and resolve these timely and in a professional manner with help from the Buying teams.
  • Preparation review and pay all individual Staff expense
  • Complete analysis of above payments for review by the Financial Manager
  • Regular liaison with Buying and other departments department on pricing queries, proper authorisation for invoice signing, expense forms.
  • Posting and dealing with queries on the tangible invoices.
  • Preparation of monthly invoices for Third Party and Corporate clients.
  • Collection of all sums due from these clients on due dates, including calling to chase outstanding debts.
  • Reconciliation of income received from B to C clients for Spain against system records, to ensure sales are recorded accurately and correctly, investigating all queries arising.
  • Issuing international refunds for the customers and posting on in-house system.
  • Download Spanish/Italian  bank account and categorize
  • Continually critique and improve existing processes and procedures

 

Performance Standards

  • Production of accurate and comprehensive payment runs
  • Production of monthly trade debtors and cash collection statements 
  • Meet all invoice and payment deadlines and resolve all related queries
  • Apply all bank mandates and ensure proper authorisation for all invoices

 

Must have:

  • Experience in accounting – ideally using Sage or other accounting packages
  • Graduate with fluency in  English
  • Excel skills and also data warehouse knowledge
  • Quick learner and someone with lots of drive
  • Ability to deliver to deadlines
  • Ability to confidently deal with suppliers and staff from the UK and some overseas
  • Outgoing, friendly but firm personality