Accounts Assistant

To ensure that the accounting requirements are monitored, controlled and correctly reported in a timely and efficient manner.

• Post and reconcile E-Commerce transactions from the portal to accounting system
• Reconcile Key Accounts to the customer Portals
• Daily Invoice upload and reconciliation
• Assisting and providing cover for all aspects of Credit Control e.g. posting cash and releasing orders

• Maintain purchase ledger invoice log
• Checking weekly payment run
• Assisting with the maintenance and posting of the Sap Concur Staff expenses & credit Card statements
• Assisting and provide cover for all aspects of AP e.g. posting supplier invoices and payment

Assisting in the preparation of weekly reports such as:

• Latest Thinking Forecasts/Sales Projections
• Pricelist analysis reports

Assisting in the preparation of monthly reports such as:

• Customer detail reports by Sales Executive
• Margin reports
• Customer Profitability reports
• SAC Analysis
• Submit quarterly declaration to credit insurers & ONS

• Liaison with Directors, Department heads and other staff as required
• Liaison with Customers, Suppliers and other external agencies in line with your remit

• To maintain all correspondence within the company as strictly private and confidential
• To be able to work within and adhere to strict deadlines
• To ensure that the work area is kept clean and tidy
• To be conversant with company specific computerised software as well as the Microsoft suite
• To work on own initiative as well as part of a team

As and when required undertake ad-hoc work for the Accounts Department. This should be agreed with the Financial Accountant in advance to ensure ongoing projects are not compromised.

• Will be an experienced finance/accounts assistant who is AAT qualified and looking to continue your studies into CIMA/ACA/ACCA.
• You will be dynamic, with a great attention to detail and be experienced and confident in using Microsoft Excel.
• Any experience of working with an ecommerce business and working with Systems
  21 would be advantageous but not essential.