Job description
Sewell Wallis are currently recruiting for an experienced Accounts Assistant to join a well-established business but growing based on the outskirts of Castleford. This role reports directly into the Finance Manager but will support the wider finance team. The ideal candidate will have worked in a similar all rounded finance role.This role is to primarily support the sales ledger function of the business on a day-to-day basis, whilst also supporting with payroll, purchase ledger and helping the Finance Manager in the production of the management accounts.
You will also be responsible for the following:-
-Collecting cash from customers whilst also assisting in transactional financial work.
-Raising customer invoices / credit notes.
-Setting up new customers on system with approval of FM / FD.
-Ensuring that all extras are charged to customers.
-Ensuring that all cash is collected from customers in line with agreed terms.
-Ensuring receipts from customers are posted to the relevant sales ledger accounts and matched against invoices/credit notes.
-Dealing with customer phone calls and answer queries.
-Monthly reconciliation of supplier statements.
-Matching and processing purchase ledger invoices in a timely and accurate manner, ensuring they are posted to the correct nominal accounts.
-Maintaining the company's payroll system by gathering and inputting data.
-Posting journals, accruals and prepayments for the monthly management accounts.
-Bank reconciliations at month end and dealing with multiple currencies.
The ideal candidate will:-
-Have obtained or be working towards AAT or will have the relevant existing accountancy experience.
-Have excellent communication skills and will be hands on in approach.
-Have good attention to detail.
-Be organised and will be able to work towards targets and deadlines.
For more information please contact Becky Gibson
To apply please send your CV, quoting our reference and specifying which website you saw this position advertised on. Due to the high volume of applications please accept that if we have not responded to your application within seven days, your application has not been successful.
Sewell Wallis is a specialist recruitment company with a vast amount of experience in our industry we offer permanent, temporary and interim recruitment support for accounting and finance, human resources and business support positions. We recruit at all levels within finance from Purchase Ledger Administrator and Credit Controller level through to Financial Controller and Director positions. With offices in Sheffield and Leeds, we are well situated to cover all of South Yorkshire, West Yorkshire and Manchester. Please visit our website for more information on accountancy and finance jobs and human resources or business support positions.
