Accounts Assistant - York, United Kingdom - Allerthorpe Golf and Country Park
Allerthorpe Golf and Country Park
York, United Kingdom
Verified Company
1 week ago
Description
Overview
∙ The role requires some supervision, but a good Cloud Accountant can carry out most day-to-day tasks autonomously.
∙ The role demands the ability to speak to communicate professionally and effectively with colleagues.
∙ A good Accountant will carry out most day-to-day tasks autonomously without help or needed to be prompted and be proactive in dealing with their own workflow/deadlines and raising any issues with the team supervisor.
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Show reliably high level of competence in maintaining the books and records of the companies in the Group and producing accounts up to a trial balance position.
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Ensure organisation and ability to work with mínimal supervision: self-motivated.
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Adequately deal with a varied workload: prove flexibility in skill range.
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Ability to learn
- Parks have some specific treatment for VAT treatment depending on the park and cost involved. Training will be provide via working with our external accountants.
Specific duties
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Recording financial transactions, posting of supplier invoices, including correct coding of invoices and appropriate VAT treatment
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Ensuring supplier invoices are made out to the correct company
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Reconciliation of supplier accounts and agreement to statements
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Posting of bank payments and receipts
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On-going bank reconciliations
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Credit card reconciliations
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Processing monthly payroll for 50+ employees, filing of necessary monthly forms with HMRC, submission of payslips to employees and generally overseeing payroll system
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Preparing a payment run for suppliers for approval by the directors
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Review of general ledgers monthly
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Ultimately leading to management off supplier payments via bank access.
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Handling accounts receivable, including contact with customer with overdue amounts as and when required
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Maintaining company ledgers
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Maintaining stock details on parks and allocation of costs, such as transport, siting costs.
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Processing of Group's leisure rental business, including drafting of monthly commission statements to lodge owners
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Handling client invoices by recording and approving or denying the payments
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Appropriately coding payables to prepare them for the accountant's input later
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Reconciliation of intercompany accounts between the various Companies in the Group
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Preparing information for external accountants for the preparation of quarterly VAT returns, management accounts and annual accounts
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Working closely with our external accountants
Work based competencies:
∙ Excellent IT skills, Good knowledge of Xero cloud based accountancy
∙ Proficient in the use of Microsoft Office (Outlook, Word, Excel)
Behavioural competencies:
∙ Confident, articulate and an effective communicator at all levels
∙ Eye for detail
∙ Well-presented and professional
∙ Team player with a flexible and proactive approach
∙ Highly reliable
∙ Communicator:
knowledgeable and assertive communicator commanding clients' and colleagues' respect.
∙ Organiser:
think ahead, effective planner and ensuring multiple deadlines are met.
This role will join our expanding team.
Job Type:
Permanent
Salary:
£25,000.00-£28,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- Onsite parking
Schedule:
- 8 hour shift
Education:
- A-Level or equivalent (preferred)
Experience:
- accounting: 2 years (preferred)
