Accounts Assistant

Accounts Assistant

Grays | £28k - £30k | Mon to Fri 8:00am – 4:30pm

Are you a numbers whiz with a knack for keeping things in perfect order?

One to One Personnel are on the lookout for a sharp, organised, and enthusiastic Accounts Assistant to join our client’s growing finance team. If spreadsheets make you smile and reconciling bank statements feels like solving a satisfying puzzle, this could be your perfect fit!

As the Accounts Assistant, you’ll be the behind-the-scenes hero keeping the financial gears turning smoothly. You’ll dive into tasks like accounts payable and receivable, bank reconciliations, and general admin duties, all while making sure everything adds up just right. 

Key Responsibilities

• Monitoring daily communications and answering any queries
• Bank reconciliations, including posting daily cash and Direct Debits
• Ensuring Payments are made on time and statements reconciled  
• Cash flow preparation
• Working with spreadsheets and financial software being Sage200
• Ensuring that ledgers are up to date and outstanding payments are followed up
• Balance sheets reconciliation
• Undertaking Accounting duties of an administrative nature, e.g., liaising with customers and suppliers via phone and email.
• Creating Invoices and Credit Notes
• Updating Journals
• Supporting the Accounts team with administrative tasks
• Liaising with subsidiary companies
• Management accounts preparation
• All other aspects of a busy accounts assistant role including ad-hoc reconciliations          

Essential Skills

• Excellent oral and written communication skills with attention to detail
• Must have Excel and Sage knowledge 
• Planning and Organisational Skills
• The ability to work under pressure and to tight deadlines

The Package 

• Salary £28,000 - £30,000 per annum depending on experience
• Free on-site parking
• 8:00am - (30 mins lunch) finish at 4:30pm 
• 28 days annual leave
• 4 times death in service
• Company Pension Scheme above that of Statutory requirements
• Office based role 

For more information please contact Sophie Barnes at One to One Personnel (phone number removed)