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Accounts Assistant

£ 27,000 - £ 27,000 per a:1:{s:8:"en_title";s:6:"annual";}
 

Job Description

Company and role overview

Our client is currently in the market for an Accounts Assistant to come and join their busy team! The successful candidate will ensure that all of a company's incomings and outgoings are accounted for, manage day-to-day cash flow and help to prepare company accounts and tax returns.

Main responsibilities

  • Undertake a variety of bookkeeping responsibilities
  • Communicating at all stages with colleagues and clients where necessary
  • Processes payments and documents such as invoices, journal vouchers and employee reimbursements.
  • Bank & Credit Card reconciliations
  • Monitoring customer accounts: debt management & credit control
  • Assisting with Belgian, UK, German, French and Netherlands VAT
  • Processing financial transactions, completing monthly reconciliations, and resolving incomplete records
  • Assisting with monthly reporting and year end accounts
  • Other activities carried out by the finance team

Requirements

  • 1-2 years Accounting or Finance experience 
  • Educated to degree level in accounting or finance 
  • Working towards an accounting qualification (ACCA/ACA) would be preferred
  • Proficient in Microsoft Excel
  • Knowledge of Microsoft Dynamics 365 ideal
  • Experience of other accounting software’s such as SAGE ideal but not essential
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