Overview

Accounts Assistant | Gloucester | Permanent with great benefits and hybrid working. | up to £25,000

The Company

International Health Care Sector

The Opportunity

* Due to my client’s successful business strategy and period of significant growth, they are now looking for an Accounts Assistant to join their busy team.

* You will be joining them at an exciting part of their journey as they grow and diversify.

JOB SUMMARY

The Accounts Assistant will report to the Finance Manager.

The Accounts Assistant is responsible for supporting the finance team across a typically diverse range of activities, including but not limited to data entry, processing, recording transactions and updating ledgers, matching supplier invoices to purchase orders, posting transactions onto the accounts system, collating and analysing daily returns data from the UK sites.

The finance team is constantly growing, evolving and adapting to the changing needs of the business, and this Accounts Assistant role requires an equally adaptable and proactive individual who is keen to add value and make a difference. This post will be the 12th member of the team and is certainly not going to be the last. There are considerable development opportunities within this organisation.

The role would ideally suit someone who is looking to start their financial career.

Key Responsibilities:

* Entry into Sage of purchase invoices

* Allocation of supplier payments onto Sage

* Matching purchase invoices to purchase orders

* Preparation of mid-month and end of month supplier payment runs

* Analysis of daily returns

* Filing purchase invoices

* Other tasks as required by the Finance Manager

Personal Profile

Essential:

* Willingness to commence professional qualifications (e.g. AAT).

* Minimum GCSE Level 4 or equivalent qualifications in Maths and English.

* Strong communication skills.

* Ability to establish and build professional relationships quickly.

* High level of integrity, confidentiality and attention to detail

* Ability to manage own workload and prioritise activity accordingly.

* Microsoft Office skills to include Excel and Word.

Desirable:

* Understanding of accounting within healthcare / construction.

* Experience of using Sage 50 Accounts

* Understanding of Construction Industry Scheme (CIS) and VAT

For further information, please contact Rhian Mountjoy

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