Temporary Accounts Assistant - Central Newbury

PAY RATE DOE C10.50-12.00 PER HOUR

IMMEDIATE START: 2-3 MONTHS

An educational charitable organization based in central Newbury are looking for some immediate temporary support to work amongst the small finance team, and assist in the provision of a highly efficient finance administration service; including responsibilities for sales ledger, purchase ledger, bank and credit card reconciliations.  The successful candidate will hold key relationships with both internal and external stakeholders.

Key accountabilities:-

* Invoices & Credit Control

Raise invoices to organisations taking part in the various programmes
Process receipts from customers
Ensure prompt payment of all invoices
Assist customer with any queries
• Advise management of overdue balances on a regular basis

* Purchase invoices and suppliers

Process supplier orders and invoices
Prepare payments to suppliers
Ensure payment of suppliers are made on time and deal with supplier queries; reconcile supplier account to supplier statements
Check and process expenses submitted by staff
• Process company credit card transactions and reconcile the control account

* Bank Account

Process payments and receipts
Reconcile all bank accounts at least monthly
• Process petty cash transactions

* Accounting

Assist the financial controller in the preparation of the monthly and annual accounts; assist in preparation of VAT return; assist in preparation of regular forecasts and budgets
• Handling day to day supplier queries

Competencies, Skills & Experience Required:-

Demonstrable organisation skills
Good working knowledge of a financial system (preferably Sage or something similar)
Good Excel skills
High degree of accuracy and speed in data entry
Excellent communication skills; ability to handle difficult supplier enquiries
• Finance qualification desirable

Person Specification:-

A good team player but also the ability to work under own initiative to meet deadlines
A good eye for detail
Computer literacy
Exceptional relationship building skills
A self-starter with initiative, confidence, drive and flexibility to deal with unexpected situations or last-minute changes
A "can-do" attitude
• A team player

If you offer relevant experience to meet the day to day tasks outlined above, and can start immediately or within a min 1 weeks' notice, we welcome your application.

Interviews to commence immediately and shortlisted candidates will be provided with a full job specification, and be asked to complete a short set of online skill assessments to measure key competencies relevant to the job.

Pay rate flexible DOE - c£10.50-12.00 per hour

Full time hours preferred but may be able to offer some flexibility for the right candidate.

We make every effort to respond to your application within 2 working days.

 

For more information or to apply please contact Abigail Brown, email This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it