Assistant Accountant
One of our food distribution clients based in Spalding are looking for an Assistant Accountant to support their Management Accountant with management accounts including year-end as well as general financial accounting duties. Purchase Ledger Enter new suppliers onto the systemPosting purchase PO and GL purchase invoices dailyMake payments to suppliers on a timely basisEnsure VAT is accurately posted onto the systemChecking supplier statements and requesting copies if necessaryBuying currency - Buy currency on our exchange platform when neededEmployee Expenses - Paying employee expenses (mileage, etc.), checking through credit card statements and tying up with receipts. Posting as invoices onto the system Sales Ledger Enter new customers onto the system after completing credit checksEnsure cash receipts are accurately posted and allocated on a daily basisRaise sales invoices twice a weekUpdate weekly invoice total spreadsheet and send to all employeesRespond to customer queries on sales invoices including acquiring and sending PODsRaise any necessary credit notesPut customers on stop when needed and report to sales teamMonitor open sales orders and report to sales teamReview outstanding debtors and email and call customers to collect debtsEnsure weekly statements are issued to customersReview customer credit limits based on payment performanceReconciling Cash Book - Matching up customer/supplier payments to Sterling/Euro/Dollar bank accounts and posting payments onto the system. Rolling over the bank account at month end. Month End Process accruals/prepayments journals, month end permanent journals (payroll/depreciation)Control and maintain the Company's Fixed Asset RegisterRecord any additions or disposals and calculate gain/loss on disposalCalculate and process depreciation movements on a monthly basis Year End Year end - To liaise with company Accountants where necessary and create required audit breakdownsTo assist with the year-end stock count Other Monitor exchange rates and update system rate if necessaryVAT return - Check the system matches with the detailed reports produced when creating the VAT return, once checked with Management Accountant then submit to HMRC and ensure repayment is received.To undertake any other ad-hoc duties as required by the Company Other responsibilities Be aware of and maintain company targets and objectivesMaintain competency in job role and request training if neededMaintain good communication with colleagues and stakeholdersFollow BRCGS certification proceduresEnsure food safety quality and culture is complied withMaintain documents controls and maintain records relevant to job roleMaintain IT security including when working from home This role doesn’t require a qualified accountant but someone part-qualified or studying towards their AAT would be beneficial. Please get in touch for further details if you’re looking for your next challenge within accounting. Anne Corder Recruitment Ltd acts as an employment agency for permanent recruitment and as an employment business for the supply of temporary workers. By applying you will be registered as a candidate with Anne Corder Recruitment Ltd, your personal data may be added to our database as part of the application process. Our privacy policy is available on our website and explains how we will use your data. Your details will be reviewed by one of our Recruitment Partners and we will contact you again within 5 working days if your application is to be progressed further.
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