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Accounts / Finance Assistant - Harrogate

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

Posted almost 2 years ago

  • Sector: Transactional Finance, Finance
  • Contact: Leeds Accounts
  • Contact Email: leeds@sharpconsultancy.com
  • Expiry Date: 08 July 2022
  • Job Ref: LCO40001_1654705187
Working for a not-for-profit organisation based in Harrogate working as part of a small 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:

*Post all bank transactions
*Purchase ledger processing
*Sales Ledger processing
*Chasing overdue dept from individual clients / contracts
*Bank reconciliations
*Ensure all purchase invoices for the month are inputted on Xero
*Flag overdue invoices to relevant contact
*Secure payment dates for overdue invoices

The ideal candidate will have the following skills and experience:

*Previous experience in a similar role
*Experienced in Excel and Microsoft Office packages
*Knowledge of software packages such as Xero
*Empathetic, understanding and compassionate
*Solid team working skills
*Ability to communicate appropriately, sensitively and maintain confidentiality
*Self-disciplined and efficient, with a flexible and proactive nature
*Excellent attention to detail

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.