Company overview
Watkins Energy is an exciting new energy company providing heat to residential and commercial customers for the purpose of heating their properties and providing hot water.
Offering holistic end-to-end services, Watkins Energy specialises in the design, construction, and ongoing operation and management of both small and large-scale heat networks. Our ethos is driven by the importance of designing and installing reliable and efficient heat networks, making sure they are maintained and operated to the highest standards. This is demonstrated through our Registered Participant status of the Heat Trust - a voluntary consumer protection standard. By voluntarily registering all our sites with the Heat Trust, we’re actively showing leadership in a growing sector and a clear commitment to offering our customers excellent service and protection.
With a customer service approach underpinned by pre-empting our customers’ needs and establishing a relationship built on confidence and trust, we hope to become the heat provider of choice. Taking time to understand the needs of our clients, and with a strong focus on establishing long-term partnerships with Developers, Managing Agents, Local Authorities and Housing Associations, Watkins Energy is becoming the face of heat supply services for consumers on many new Developments in and around London.
With a continually growing portfolio of customers, clients, and vendors we’re now seeking an Accounts Assistant. This role provides essential support to the finance team by performing a variety of accounting and administrative tasks. This role involves maintaining accurate financial records, processing transactions, assisting with month-end and year-end financial reports, and ensuring compliance with company policies. The ideal candidate will have strong organizational skills, attention to detail, and the ability to work in a fast-paced environment while maintaining accuracy.
Principal roles and responsibilities
1. Manage the receipt, review, and processing of supplier invoices, employee expense claims, and credit card transactions, ensuring all information is accurate and complete.
2. Review and process invoice queries, liaising with suppliers and internal stakeholders.
3. Assist with maintaining accounts payable and receivable records, ensuring timely payments to suppliers and accurate billing to customers.
4. Perform daily, weekly, and monthly reconciliations, ensuring all transactions are accurately recorded and any discrepancies are promptly addressed.
5. Input financial data into accounting systems with a high level of accuracy, ensuring records are up to date.
6. Assist with the tracking and reporting of company expenses and credit cards, ensuring proper documentation and budget adherence to guidelines.
7. Support the finance team in processing out of hours timesheets, ensuring accurate employee data.
8. Assist in maintaining the general ledger by posting journal entries, reconciling accounts, and ensuring the accuracy of financial data.
9. Assist the Finance Manager in producing reports and analysis of costs and forecasts.
10. Provide administrative support to the finance team, including filing, managing correspondence, and responding to inquiries as needed.
Knowledge, Skills, and Experience Required
Essential:
1. Highly motivated with excellent numeracy and analytical skills, allowing you to handle financial data with precision.
2. Minimum twelve months all-round accounts experience, or high-quality experience in a focused area of a finance team.
3. Able to take instructions well - ensuring all deadlines are met.
4. Works collaboratively as part of a team as well as independently and unsupervised, showing a willingness to cover the work of colleagues where required.
5. Confident and persistent self-starter, able to work well under pressure.
6. Organised and methodical with the ability to prioritise and maintain an orderly workflow.
7. Takes ownership of own work and uses initiative within the guidelines of agreed processes.
8. Excellent IT skills with minimum intermediate level Microsoft Excel skills.
Desirable:
1. Knowledge and previous experience of accounts receivable, billing or credit control.
2. Awareness of legislation and requirements surrounding data protection and privacy.
3. Experience of accounting and ERP systems.
Job Types: Full-time, Permanent
Pay: £24,000.00-£25,000.00 per year
Additional pay:
* Performance bonus
Benefits:
* Company pension
* Life insurance
* On-site parking
Schedule:
* Monday to Friday
Education:
* Certificate of Higher Education (required)
Work Location: In person
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