Accounts Assistant - Manchester, United Kingdom - Destination Sport

Destination Sport

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Manchester, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Accounts Assistant

Inspiresport

This is a hybrid role based in our Manchester office, you must live within a commutable distance.

Here at Inspiresport we take young people on a unique journey, igniting their dreams through the power of sport by providing sports development tours for schools and clubs.

All designed to develop skills and confidence in youngsters no matter what their ability.

Due to an exciting time of growth we are now looking for an
Accounts Assistant to join our team based in
Manchester.

As our Accounts Assistant, you will work alongside our Finance Manager & wider Finance team to ensure all aspects of the role are adhered to and that all data is recorded accurately to enable full reconciliation of invoices, payments, receipts, and balance sheet accounts for the UK area of the business.

As part of this role, you will perform invoicing and credit collection duties and accurately maintain the sales ledger.

No two days are the same, but on a typical day you will

Assist with journal posting & wider month end close process as required
Produce & post sales invoices accurately in a timely manner
Maintain client accounts with accounting software
Liaise with clients, wider finance team & internal departments to resolve queries
Assist wider finance team when required including but not limited to Accounts Payable, Banking & Treasury
Calculate margins per trip, track against budget and report at month end
Calculate sales commissions every month
Accurate recording of cost of sales into finance system
Cash management and payment processes, including cash forecasting
Take ownership of specific balance sheet reconciliations
Become a key point of contact within Inspiresport
Support the Finance Manager in all aspects of the role
Work on adhoc projects and improvements to finance processes
Maximise personal skills, knowledge, and experience to positively impact on performance and assist in meeting business goals
Adhere to the organisation's policy and procedures on information security and take whatever actions are required to safeguard data and assets
Have previous Accounts experience specifically within Accounts Receivable & Credit Collection
Demonstrate excellent attention to detail & workload management
Be computer literate with excellent knowledge of Microsoft Office, and in particular Excel
Possess excellent communication skills both written & verbal
Have the ability to work under pressure and to tight month end deadlines
Have the ability to work within a team environment to achieve team/department objectives
Have the ability to think logically, consider all relevant aspects and carry out basic analysis on information
Have working experience in supporting process improvements
Have experience writing formal documentation including process notes & procedures
Be qualified (or working towards) a level 4 AAT qualification or above
Knowledge of backoffice systems & experience in Unit4 Dream Financials would be highly advantageous