Mpeople Recruitment are currently seeking an experienced Accounts Assistant on behalf of our well-established client based in Hyde.
Salary: £25,000 - £28,000 dependent on experience
Location: Hyde (SK14)
Hours of work: 09:00 – 17:00, Monday – Friday (35-hour week)
Employee Benefits: Annual leave entitlement rising with service, life assurance, free parking, discounted gym membership, and a subsidised onsite canteen
The Accounts Assistant would be joining a fast-paced finance function – duties would cover:
- Collating documentation to support journal transactions for P & L accounts as requested including Repair and Renewal.
- Prepare and post monthly recurring journals for specified Balance sheet accounts and reconcile BS accounts including Insurances, Heath Care and Rates.
- Reconcile Balance Sheet accounts.
- Prepare and post inter-company journals, ensuring all figures are agreed by agreed deadlines.
- Maintaining cashbooks and credit card receipts – including downloading bank statements, recording bank statement transactions, posting all currency sales ledger and nominal items on a daily basis.
- Ensure all purchase ledger items are complete to enable daily posting.
- Reconcile all bank accounts on a daily basis.
- Review and reconcile Petty Cash book and cash on a weekly basis.
- Post monthly petty cash journal.
- Liaise with department heads to obtain approval for supplier payments.
- Ensuring there are adequate levels of currency to cover supplier payments.
- Completing reports for inclusion in the Board report.
- Issuing foreign currency to staff, ensuring sufficient levels of currency.
- Assisting with returns for the National Statistic Office.
- Coding and posting journals.
- Producing payment sheets for Assistant Company Accountant, including employee expenses.
- Providing cover for Finance Assistants.
- General Office duties which include organising meetings, photocopying, shredding, maintaining the Company’s archiving system etc.
- Ad hoc duties as required.
Essential skills, attributes, and experience:
- Strong Microsoft Excel knowledge.
- Accurate, organised, and able to meet deadlines.
- Excellent communication skills.
- Previous experience in a similar role / experience of working in a finance department.
- Strong teamwork ethic.
- Experience of working with allocating concepts i.e., accruals and prepayments.
Desirable skills, attributes, and experience:
- Experience within the manufacturing industry (office-based experience)
- AAT qualifications or training towards AAT qualifications
Please note that Mpeople Recruitment cannot always respond to all applicants due to the high volume of CV's received on a daily basis. Should you not receive a response within 5 working days please accept this as not been successful. Mpeople wish you all the best in your job search.