Accounts Assistant

Your new company
Hays are working directly with a business based in Dudley who are looking to welcome an account assistant to their accounts team.
Your new role
Your new role will have full ownership of the sales and purchase ledger, duties will include;

• Processing of purchase invoices and matching to GRNs/delivery notes for import to Sage, whilst checking the accuracy of nominal coding.
• Reconcile supplier statements, requesting copy invoices and resolving any issues. Including raising debit notes where necessary.
• Raising the month-end payment run in Sage and exporting the payment file to our bank for approval. Posting Ad-hoc payments, both to Sage and raising them on the bank.
• Maintenance of the company credit card account. Including posting of credit card transactions and reconciliation of the month-end balance.
• Issuing, recording & reconciling petty cash.
• The recording & payment of employee expenses.
• Sharing responsibility for opening the daily post & distributing it to the correct departments.
• Providing confidential support to Directors and the Management Team where needed.
• Posting cash received to the sales ledger and allocating correctly.
• Importing sales invoices to Sage.
• Chasing overdue accounts, with a target of 85% collected in the first 5 working days.
• Raising manual and ad-hoc invoices.
• Opening new sales and purchase ledger accounts.

What you'll need to succeed

• IT literate with experience of email & internet.
• Basic skills in Microsoft Word & Excel.
• Be able to prioritise workloads on a continuous basis & review priorities so that both important and urgent tasks are accomplished.
• Be able to contribute in a team environment, but can be independent in areas of your own responsibility.
• Be able to work accurately to strict timetables under pressure.
• Good written & communication skills, such as the ability to construct letters, memos and reports with attention given to spelling, grammar and punctuation.
• Professional and diplomatic in dealings with internal & external customers.
• High degree of commitment to the position and the company.
• Motivated to achieve.

What you'll get in return

• Competitive salary
• 33 days annual leave including bank holidays.
• Death in service
• Standard pension
• Early finish on a Friday

What you need to do now

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