Accounts Assistant

We are looking for an experienced Accounts Assistant to join our friendly and supportive team based in York!

With over 200 years of industry experience and a proactive, forward-thinking approach we are proud to be a leader in our field. Our organisation is built on a solid reputation of providing excellent quality services, with over 95% of our clients testifying to that!

As the ideal person you will have previous accounts experience and be a keen team player with a positive can-do attitude. You will have the opportunity to build and develop your skill set in a finance setting, within an organisation who are extremely successful in their industry.

WHAT YOU WILL WANT TO KNOW AS ANACCOUNTS ASSISTANT…

• Salary in the region of £25K
• Office working in a modern, City Centre location!
• 28 days holiday inc bank holidays + your birthday off!
• Additional leave to cover the Christmas break.
• No weekends!
• Accessible location
• Sick pay
• Socials
• Pension scheme

A SNAPSHOT OF THE ACCOUNTS ASSISTANT DAY …

• Provide support and assistance in the smooth and efficient running of the Accounts Department
• Issue of cheques
• Posting of 'chits’ relating to client account transactions.
• Daily banking.
• Verification of completion statements.
• Checking of bills.
• Arrange for client monies to be transferred to the undesignated deposit accounts
• Inputting of transactions onto HSBCnet online banking system.
• Filing and archiving of Accounts Department records.
• Payment of office invoices.
• End of day routines and reports.
• Taking card payments over the counter and by telephone
• Helping with account enquiries from both clients and staff.

Does this sound like a good fit for you? Please read on for the essential skills our client is hoping you will be able to showcase:

• Self-motivated with positivity and a can-do attitude.
• Confidentiality and discretion
• Proactive and willing to use initiative.
• Able to work well independently as well as part of a team.
• Experience of Microsoft Office including Word and Excel.
• Excellent communication skills including experience in dealing with a range of clients via telephone and face-to-face.
• Ability to organise and prioritise workloads to the required standard and within the required timescales.
• Ability to work effectively within a team as well as independently.

You may have experience in addition to this which we will be happy to discuss. If all the above aligns with your experience and you would like to learn more, we would love to hear from you.

Please send your CV and let’s discuss the role.

We do our best to make our adverts as specific as possible so that you do not waste your time applying for roles which are not a match. If you meet the criteria for the role we will be in contact with you. If you do not, we will email you to advise you of this. If we feel there may be other roles available for you, we will add your details to our database.

Charterhouse Recruitment (Yorkshire) Ltd is committed to a policy of equal opportunities in relation to job applications. A copy of our Diversity Policy is available upon request.