Accounts Assistant
Daventry, Northants
£24,000 per annum
Monday to Friday
12 month maternity cover contract – Immediate start
Our Daventry based client are looking to recruit an Accounts Assistant. This is a 12 month contract position to cover maternity leave.
The role:
To deliver exceptional customer service to a variety of internal and external contacts. To work as part of the accounts team, where a commitment to supporting others and working collaboratively to achieve results is paramount. Having experience of using Microsoft Office applications and the ability to complete multiple tasks within tight time frames.
Key Accountabilities:
To manage our clients projects including:
- Creating the Projects on CRM Business Central & allocating costs/ sales to the projects
- Managing the Applications for Payment diary to ensure submitted on time
- Creating the sales invoices on Business Central once certified
- Liaising with suppliers/contractors to obtain quotations
- Liaising with suppliers to raise the purchase orders & arrange deliveries to site
- Ensuring site access has been discussed and suppliers informed of requirements
- Verifying sub contractors on Business Central and submitting the monthly CIS return to HMRC
To Produce the Monthly Management Accounts:
- Posting purchase & sales invoices and allocating / posting the receipts & payments
- Management of supporting schedules for the accounts and posting relevant journals including prepayments, accruals, fixed assets, Work in Progress, CIS deductions & retentions
- Reconcile the bank account and inter company to cash book and bank statement
- Calculate the monthly commissions payments and notify Head of Finance for Payroll
- Produce trial balance and complete month end pack ensuring all schedules, debtors and creditors reports correspond to the figures in the accounts & working papers are retained
Other Responsibilities
- Prepare BACS payments for Suppliers and Sub Contractors for authorisation
- Produce Mutual Debtors and Creditors Report for the Group
- Take responsibility for raising the recharges invoices for the Group
- Process expenses for all employee’s
- Assist Head of Finance with audit preparation
- Process P11D’s within required timescales
- Monthly production of Supplier Reports
- EGR – raise Bacs payments when required
Requirements:
- Accounting qualification desirable and/or currently studying part qualified
- Relevant Construction Contracting experience – work in progress / CIS – Desirable
- Relevant experience in an office environment or similar where relationship management is paramount
- An understanding of business requirements
- Working to deadlines
- Excellent communication with a variety of people, working with all levels of our business
- Experience of implementing and maintaining quality systems
- Experience of developing and implementing strategies to meet business needs
- Experience of working within accounts. Currently studying for a recognised accounting qualification
- IT understanding
- GCSE Grade C and above or equivalent in Maths and English
- Production of Trial Balance and monthly Management Accounts
- Understanding of procurement and issues associated with the delivery of goods to site
- Ability to develop systems and processes to manage and deliver required objectives.
- Able to effectively manage resources to achieve business objectives.
- High level analytical with an ability to deliver creative solutions.
- Ability to build relationships; communicate and negotiate effectively, work under pressure, multitask and maintain high level of attention to detail
- Excellent oral, presentation, and written communication skills
- Able to use a PC including Microsoft Office applications, Sage 50, MS Dynamics and Business Central
- Knowledge of MS Project Service Automation is desirable but not essential
Please apply with a copy of your CV in the first instance.
CPDaventry
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