Accounts Assistant/assistant Account - Altrincham, Greater Manchester, United Kingdom - GetRecruited UK Ltd

Description

ACCOUNTS ASSISTANT
HYBRID (2 DAYS OFFICE/3 DAYS HOME PER WEEK)
£As an Accounts Assistant, you'll be reporting to the Finance Director & Management Accountant and be responsible for a mix of Payroll Preparation and broader Finance tasks such as; Bank Reconciliation, Sales Ledger Corrections, Journals, Prepayments, Accruals and liaising with internal departments to resolve discrepancies.

This is a great opportunity for a driven individual who is undertaking AAT Level 2 or 3, and has 2 years + experience in a broader finance role.

Exceptional candidates who haven't undertaken AAT Qualifications will be considered.


THE
ACCOUNTS ASSISTANTROLE:
Reporting to the Head of Finance, you'll be working in a small team people with a mixed responsibility for day-to-day transactional finance tasks (80% of the role) and acting as the sole person responsible for Monthly Payroll (20% of the role)
Preparing monthly payroll for around 100 staff, across 4 core payroll groups. Preparation includes Starters, Leavers, Adjustments, Hours/Work Patterns and sending final data to the external payroll company for processing.

Supporting with the reconciliation of the sales ledger, posting payments, spotting discrepancies and flagging mismatches with the internal sales support team for correction.

Conducting Daily bank reconciliations, logging debtor payments and ensuring the accounts system matches the bank.
Conducting ad-hoc customer account reconciliation to handle discrepancies.
Providing support to the Purchase Ledger Clerk when required and assisting with general transactional finance admin.
Must have experience within an Accounts Assistant role, or similar position, such as Finance Assistant, Accounts Clerk, Finance Clerk or Assistant Accountant
Ideally with an AAT Level 2 or AAT Level 3, however, exceptional candidates without will be considered.
Experience of preparing monthly payroll for a reasonable size, which includes a layer of complexity. Demonstrating an ability to manage payroll for circa 100 staff.
Please send your CV for the Accounts Assistant position via the advert for immediate consideration.