Are you an experienced Accounts Assistant looking to work for a company that really values its employees? If you have fantastic accounting skills, a flexible and adaptable approach and want to work for an award-winning recruitment agency in Bolton town centre, this is the role for you.
Along with a salary of up to £30,000 per annum, you will receive a fantastic range of benefits including 24 days holiday (increasing with service) plus bank holidays and your birthday off, hybrid working, a healthcare cashback plan, regular social and team building events, a pension scheme, profit share and an early finish on a Friday!
They are the Bolton Business Awards Employee Wellbeing Winners 2024! – Their vision is to create a world where everyone loves their job, and this starts with you!
What you’ll be doing as Accounts Assistant:
Working in a busy and varied accounts role you will be liaising with clients and colleagues as well as working with the company’s supply chain to ensure great service. Duties will include:
Chasing outstanding debt, reducing outstanding aged debt to within targets
Building and maintaining relationships with clients, handling queries and assisting in cash collection
Issuing invoices on a weekly basis
Performing credit checks and managing credit limits
Posting and allocating sales ledger receipts
Producing monthly aged debtor reports
Processing supplier invoices and managing the monthly payment run
Sourcing and setting up new suppliers, negotiating purchasing prices and payment terms
Reconciling purchase ledger accounts
Completing all month end accounts procedures
Producing monthly and year to date P&L reports
Creating monthly management MI packs for stakeholders
Creating and maintaining Excel spreadsheets to collate company figures
Updating weekly cash flow and projecting for future months
Processing weekly invoices
Assisting the accountants with year end accounts reporting
Quarterly VAT returns for the company
Processing annual corporation tax payment following accountant’s review
Providing staff payroll amendments in periods of absence
We’re looking for an Accounts Assistant with:
Previous experience in a similar all round finance role with the ability to carry out purchase ledger, sales ledger, credit control and month end / period end procedures
Confident creating reports including P&L, MI and other figures-based reports
Advanced skills in Excel with the ability to create and maintain a varied range of spreadsheets
Comfortable using Xero
AAT qualifications would be beneficial
People matter at this business. They are Investors in People accredited to GOLD Standard, something only 7% of companies accredited by IIP in the UK have achieved! They believe in nurturing the talent in the business. The company ethos is based around internal development with the entire management team starting in the business as trainees. If you have the right attitude, passion and ability, they can provide the training to help you develop your career.
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