Accounts Assistant - Colchester, United Kingdom - Reed Accountancy

Reed Accountancy

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Colchester, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

German Speaking Accounts Assistant - £28,000-£33,000 - Colchester
Reed are currently recruiting for an accounts assistant on behalf of a rapidly expanding organisation in Colchester.

This role will be mostly liaising with German colleagues and covering the German Sales Ledger so fluency in German is essential.

What's in it for you?:

Salary of £28,000£33,000 depending on experience
Hybrid working
Rapidly expanding company with opportunities to progress
Study support offered
Free parking on site

Attractive hours

Monday to Thursday 8:305:00 with half days on Fridays
Occasional travel to Germany (expenses paid)

Duties:

Responsible for approximately 400 live accounts, covering predominantly the German market
Booking of the payments received on to the accounting system
Building strong relationships both internally and externally
Minimising aged debt
Resolving queries quickly and efficiently
Invoice processing
Statement reconciliation
Maintaining the company purchase ledger

Experience & Skills Required:

- Fluency in both German and English languages:

Knowledge of basic accounting including double entry bookkeeping, accounts receivable, accounts payable experience
Commercial credit control experience
Excellent verbal and written communication skills
Microsoft Excel
High attention to detail
Selfstarter, driven and passionate