Finance Assistant - Brentford, United Kingdom - Reed Accountancy

Reed Accountancy
Reed Accountancy
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Brentford, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

Tom O´Connor

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Our client is hiring a finance assistant to join their exciting team.


Your responsibilities will include;

  • Posting and allocating all customer payments received daily
  • Ensuring all customer invoices and credits are posted and allocated
  • Maintain an accurate database of customer details in the accounting system
  • Issuing customer invoices when required
  • Verifying purchase orders received before approving orders
  • Ensuring customer refunds are processed efficiently
  • Deal with client and supplier queries and liaising with CVP departments and external clients to rectify any issues
  • Assisting with creation and distribution of monthly statements to customers
  • Verifying all CVP purchaseordersforaccuracytooriginalpaperwork
  • Verifying supplierinvoicesandcreditnotestoPO'sandGRN's
  • Liaisingwithsupplierstoensureinvoicesarecompliant,answerandinvestigatequeries
  • Paymentoftheinvoices and then posting and allocating
  • Reconciling Company credit card purchases and posting onto system
  • Checking invoices and correcting any errors
  • Reconciling supplier statements
  • Ensuring supplier and customer accounts are reconciled and review of aged debtors and creditors
  • Assisting with intercompany reconciliations
  • Reconciling CVP bank accounts
  • Producing monthly reports and management accounts when required
  • Preparing and filing VAT returns as and when required.

About you:


  • Excellentwrittenandverbalcommunicationskills.
  • Abilitytoinfluenceothers,endeavouringtoprofessionally operate/ interfacewithalllevelsofstaffandmanagers
  • Relationshipbuildingskills
  • Goodunderstandingofcredit controlprocesses
  • Investigationandproblemsolvingskills
  • Planningandorganisationskills,effectivelymanagingaheavyworkloadandbalancingtheneedtobe bothresponsivetoexternaldemandsandproactiveinidentifyingwhattheyarelikelytobeinadvance
  • Great attentiontodetail
  • Personalselfawarenessandconfidence
  • Appetiteandaptitudetolearnanddevelop
  • Highlevelsofmotivationanddetermination
  • Comfortableworkinginafastchangingandhighpressureenvironment

Your knowledge/ experience base:


  • Goodbackgroundknowledgeofcredit controlprocesses (preferably 12+ months)
  • Accounting knowledge would be an advantage
  • Experience of using Microsoft Office products including Outlook, Excel and Word
  • Experience of using CRM and accounting systems
  • Be organised and can work under pressure to tight deadlines
  • Confident team player who can adapt easily to different situations
  • GCSEgrade6oraboveinMathsandEnglish.
Preferably educated toA-levelorequivalent

  • A formalaccountancyqualification(AATandabove)willbeabonusbutisnotessential

Key contacts:


  • Internally: DevelopstronginternalrelationshipswithSales,SalesSupportandLogisticsdepartments
  • Externally: Buildstrongprofessionalrelationshipswithcustomers, suppliers
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