Countrywide Healthcare is a leading national distributor supplying a wide range of nursing, medical, and janitorial products both to care homes and members of the public. The business has an unrivalled reputation for excellent service and has enjoyed fantastic sales growth with turnover increasing from £9.2m to over £35m in the last financial year.
We are looking for a full-time motivated Accounts Assistant to support our busy finance department. The successful candidate will be responsible for a wide range of accounts receivable duties as well as assisting in other daily finance tasks.
Key Responsibilities:
1. Performing daily bank reconciliations
2. Creating and maintaining reports in Microsoft Excel
3. Analysing data using Microsoft Excel
4. Assisting with month-end tasks such as creating and sending customer reports and reconciliation of control accounts
5. Credit card statement reconciliations
6. Posting and allocating receipts to customer accounts
7. Creating and amending existing customer accounts
8. Managing a list of debtors including contacting customers in line with payment terms to ensure payments are received on time
9. Generating and sending sales invoices
10. Sending copy invoices and statements to customers
11. Raising customer credit notes
12. Responding to customer queries and maintaining customer relationships
13. Assisting with processing expenses
14. Providing administrative support to the finance team
The Ideal Candidate:
1. Relevant previous experience within accounts department
2. Accuracy and attention to detail whilst performing tasks quickly
3. Computer literate with good Microsoft Excel skills essential
4. Experience using Sage 50 Accounts (ideal but not essential)
5. Strong inter-personal skills both verbal & written
6. Friendly and tactful personality
7. Enjoys working with people as part of a team
Job Types: Full-time, Permanent
Pay: £22,890.00-£25,000.00 per year
Benefits:
* Company pension
* Free parking
* On-site parking
Schedule:
* Monday to Friday
Experience:
* Accounting: 1 year (required)
Work Location: In person
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