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Accounts / Finance Assistant

  • Location: Harrogate
  • Salary: £23000 - £26000 per annum
  • Job Type:Permanent

Posted about 1 year ago

  • Sector: Transactional Finance, Finance
  • Contact: Leeds Accounts
  • Contact Email: leeds@sharpconsultancy.com
  • Expiry Date: 05 March 2023
  • Job Ref: LCO38771_1675433239
Working for a growing and expanding organisation based in Harrogate working as part of an established finance team and reporting ultimately to the Head of Finance you will play a key role in all aspects of the finance function with a view to long term progression and development.

The main duties of the role are to include:

* To input all purchase invoices on to NetSuite & to review purchase ledger balances, including raising purchase orders where applicable
* To manage relationships with suppliers on a daily basis including owning and managing the accounts mailbox
* To prepare payment runs including obtaining relevant authorisations from Budget holders
* To process and account for expense claims across the business
* To assist the UK Finance Manager with the month end management accounts and balance sheet reconciliations including Fixed Assets and analysis of marketing spend
* To assist the UK Finance Manager with month end reporting of merchant fees and check out methods by category (Eg PayPal, Shopify, Klarna)
* To prepare the relevant analysis for WEEE and FCA reporting for review by the UK Finance Manager
* To assist the Management Accountant with VAT reporting on a quarterly basis
* To assist the Management Accountant with card analysis on a monthly basis as part of the month end close process
* To journal & to correct transactions
* General accounting activities including assisting with the Australia and Europe accounting where required
* General Office Assistance - Printing T & Cs, Copying & scanning documents, filing
* Ad hoc reporting requests (Eg Supplier spend analysis)

The ideal candidate will have the following skills and experience:

* Would suit candidates currently studying AAT qualifications
* Excellent timekeeping and time-management
* Excellent attention to detail and ability to maintain accurate records and documentation
* IT skills, including competent use of Oracle NetSuite or similar ERP system and Microsoft Office (including Microsoft Outlook, Word and Excel- (including pivot tables if possible)
* Able to work both conscientiously without supervision and as part of a team
* Good communication skills

This is a great opportunity to join a growing and already successful organisation at a very exciting time in their history, with an excellent support and development structure in place for long term growth in the team.

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.