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Accounts Assistant - South Wakefield

  • Salary: £23000 - £24000 per annum
  • Job Type:Permanent

Posted over 3 years ago

  • Sector: Transactional Finance, Finance
  • Contact: Leeds Accounts
  • Contact Email: leeds@sharpconsultancy.com
  • Expiry Date: 19 November 2020
  • Job Ref: LCO35853_1603207756

Working as part a of a member of a small finance team you will support the Management Accountant whist ultimately reporting the Finance Controller while assisting in overseeing the Sales Ledger and Purchase Ledger functions whilst playing a part in payroll while covering any other aspects of transactional finance as and when needed

The main duties and responsibilities are to include:

Sales ledger support
*Raising invoices
*Credit notes
*Allocating receipts
*Challenging fines
*Issuing customer statements
*Reconciliation of customer accounts
*Support in development and maintenance of customer database

Purchase ledger support
*Processing invoices
*Statement reconciliations

Payroll support
*Processing of starters and leavers
*Month end payroll processing support

Assist with ad-hoc finance tasks as and when required
*Bank reconciliations
*Balance sheet reconciliations
*Stock valuations - including sub-contractor analysis
*Support in developing and maintaining tight controls across the finance function
*Emphasis on cost control and cash management
*Develop and maintain relationships with internal and external stakeholders
*Any other reasonable finance task as requested by the Finance Director

This is a position that is being shortlisted very quickly due to the client wanting to make a swift appointment, with that in mind if you are interested and have the relevant experience apply now.

Sharp Consultancy is a finance and accountancy recruitment specialist assisting accounting and finance divisions of businesses in the Yorkshire and Derbyshire area. With over 25 years' experience we pride ourselves on sourcing excellent finance professionals across all divisions of an accounts function, from finance administrators through to senior Finance Director appointments. Please visit our website www.sharpconsultancy.com for more information on accountancy jobs or accountancy recruitment; finance jobs or finance recruitment.

Candidates must be eligible to work in the UK full time without restriction. To apply please send your CV to the e-mail address stated, quoting our reference and specifying which website you saw this position advertised on. Due to the high volume of applications we receive it is not always possible to respond to unsuccessful applicants. Therefore if we have not responded to your application within seven days please note that on this occasion your application has not been successful.