Assistant Accountant

Assistant Accountant 

Hours: Mon - Thurs 7.00am - 4.30pm and Friday 7.00am - 12.00pm 

Salary: £30,000 

Location: Dorking 

Office based role

We are working with a key client who are seeking an experienced, organised, and pro-active professional to join and support their Accounts team by ensuring the smooth functioning of accounts payable, accounts receivable and bank reconciliations. In due course the candidate will also be involved in preparing the payroll.

The ideal candidate will be an accounting all-rounder, able to work independently and as part of a team. They will need to be a problem solver able to liaise with other departments (e.g. purchasing) suppliers and customers to expeditiously resolve queries. In addition, they will support the team with payroll and bank transactions.

Responsibilities:

• Entering invoices and payments / receipts into ledgers

• Managing the transfer of invoice data from MRP system to ledger

• Reconciling debtors and creditors accounts

• Interacting with customers and suppliers of material and services

• Daily reconciliation of bank accounts

• Preparing bank payments for authorisation

• Assisting with month end closing of accounts

• Preparing payroll for approval

Qualifications, Skills & Experience:

• Work accurately and without supervision.

• Be a good communicator both verbally by phone and by E Mail

• Be generally experienced in accounting work

• An experienced user of Excel

• To have worked with both Sales and Purchase ledgers including controlling Debtors and Creditors

Desirable:

• An experienced user of Excel (incl. pivot tables) and accounting software e.g. QuickBooks

• AAT or equivalent qualifications

• Excel (incl. pivot tables)

• Experience of wages and PAYE using SAGE system

• Experience of working with MRP systems

• An experienced user of Excel pivot tables and accounting software e.g. QuickBooks

Benefits: 

• 20 days annual leave plus bank holidays 
• Standard Pension Scheme 
• Parking on Site 
• Friendly working environment 
• Non-Contributory Health cash plan