Role: Accounts Assistant
Location: Chorley
Salary: £25,000 - £26,000
Benefits: Flexible Working, Full Study Support, Free Parking, and many more exciting benefits!
Our client is a growing and successful family business based in Chorley who are looking to bring an accounts assistant into their close-knit team. Based in the energy sector, the organisation has grown steadily over the past 5 years, and are looking to increase the size of the finance team with this role
Working alongside the finance manager, this is a well-rounded role covering all areas of transactional finance and accounts administration, being ideal for someone who is looking for a new challenge with existing experience in any of the following: Accounts administration, purchase ledger or sales ledger. As you learn the business, there will be scope in the future to become involved in the reporting, forecasting and business partnering should you wish to progress yourself further in the business.
This a fantastic opportunity to get full exposure to accounts, with full study support on offer and progression opportunities to grow alongside the company.
Responsibilities include:
- Processing and entering sales invoices, credits and customer receipts
- Maintaining and reconciling aged debtors reports
- Dealing with queries relating to sales and purchase ledger
- Processing and requesting outside finance receipts
- Assisting finance team with various internal projects
- Filing, updating accounting database
- Credit Control - speaking to customers over the phone/email
- Purchase Ledger - inputting invoices to the system
- Various reconciliation duties - bank/statement
- Assisting with month end/year end reporting
Who would be the right fit?
- A good knowledge of financial accounting
- Sales, Cash and Purchase Ledger knowledge
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills
- Must be self-motivated team player
- Proactive approach and ability to demonstrate attention to detail
- Highly organised and accurate
- Experience with Sage would be desirable
What our client offers?
- Full Study Support
- Training and progression opportunities
- Free private parking
- Salary up to £26,000 depending on experience
For immediate consideration please submit an updated CV to this advert. We are able to offer an immediate start but are able to wait for candidates with a notice period.
or call us on 01204 326 444
