Accounts Assistant

Location

Church, Lancashire | United Kingdom

Job description

Our client seeks an Accounts Assistant to join their team. Role Profile: As a an Accounts Assistant, you will play a crucial role in maintaining and updating financial ledgers, handling payments, and ensuring the accuracy of financial records. This entry-level position is perfect for someone with a strong interest in accounting and finance, looking to gain hands-on experience in a supportive and dynamic environment. Key Responsibilities: Perform bookkeeping tasks, including recording payments and receipts for client companies accurately. Conduct bank reconciliations for various entities to ensure accuracy in financial statements. Assist in the preparation of an account's checklist for all entities, ensuring completeness and accuracy of documentation. Maintain and update the purchase and sales ledgers regularly. Handle payments received from clients and account for daily fees collected, reporting to the staff accordingly. Prepare transfer instructions for the collection of fees and for payment of supplier invoices. Conduct daily reconciliation of client accounts. Chase debtors for payment, providing detailed fee breakdowns as required. Support the finance team with additional accounting tasks and projects as needed. Key Skills and Experience: A keen interest in finance and accounting, ideally with recent school leaver status or equivalent. Eagerness to learn and undertake further qualifications in accounting or related fields. Strong numerical skills and meticulous attention to detail. Excellent organisational abilities, capable of handling multiple tasks and meeting deadlines. Good communication skills. Proficiency in Microsoft Office, especially Excel, and willingness to learn accounting software. A proactive, problem-solving attitude and the ability to work both independently and as part of a team. If you have the required skills please apply online at searchandselect.com quoting reference number: 14571

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