Overview

We are delighted to be recruiting on behalf of a well-established and highly respected company. The position is a 3-month temporary role as an Accounts Assistant working within their finance team. This is an excellent opportunity to gain experience within a range of accounting and administrative duties in a fast-paced and professional environment.

Role Description

As a member of the finance team, you will support all areas of the business to perform a variety of accounting tasks including, but not limited to, cash/card recording, daily sales reconciliations from various sales systems against the cashbook, balance sheet reconciliations and the raising of sales invoices & associated debt management.

Key Responsibilities

• Raising of sales invoices for the group companies, matching of resultant receipt to the invoiced debt and investigation of unpaid debts
• Management of relationships with company customers, including statement issuing and escalation of any unpaid debts
• Reconciliation of cashbook records in the accounting system to the bank statements
• Responsible for cash collection & counting and recording in the accounts system.
• Reconciling actual debit & credit card takings to system reports, especially those relating to event tickets.
• Complete & accurate filing of all documentation as required.
• Providing cover where required for other Finance team members.

The Candidate

The ideal candidate may be studying AAT, CIMA, or ACCA, have previous experience within a busy accounting department, and be able to handle large volumes of data. Intermediate Excel is essential. They will enjoy working in a busy, fun environment, have excellent written and verbal skills, and be able to liaise at all levels within an organisation.

Remuneration

Salary: £25,000 – £28,000 per annum (Dependent on experience)

Hours of work: 37.5 hours per week – Office based

Debbie Burbage Recruitment is committed to equal opportunities and diversity.  Candidates with equivalent qualifications and more or less experience can apply. We are a member of the Recruitment and Employment Confederation (REC) and are acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy.

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