Finance Officer
| Posting date: | 10 April 2024 |
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| Salary: | £25,000.0 to £28,000.0 per year |
| Additional salary information: | £25000 - £28000 |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 01 May 2024 |
| Location: | Colne, Lancashire, bb8 9ul |
| Company: | Hays Specialist Recruitment |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 4549520_1712740076 |
Summary
Your new company
A respected business based in Nelson, who have developed an excellent reputation for their specialist products, are looking to recruit an experienced Accounts Assistant to join their team on a full time and permanent basis.
Your new role
In your new role as Accounts Assistant, you will be reporting to the FD and have a varied, well-rounded job involving all elements of transactional accounting. You will be responsible for daily and monthly bank reconciliations for UK and foreign currency accounts, month-end reconciliation and processing BACS and international payments. Your role will include purchase ledger, processing supplier invoices and reconciling and posting monthly credit card statements. You will process all employee expenses, reconcile supplier statements and deal with any issues. Credit control will also form part of your role, where you will liaise with customers via all forms of communication channels, posting invoices and credit notes. You will assist with the month end including accruals, prepayments, journal postings and VAT returns. This is a full time role working Monday to Friday, 8:30am-5:00pm.
What you'll need to succeed
As a successful candidate, you will have experience of working in a similar role previously, with a good understanding of accounting principles. You will have working knowledge of purchase ledger, sales ledger and credit control, with a desire to expand your skill set and progress with this growing business. A good understanding of Excel is essential, with vlookups and pivot tables as a minimum. Experience of Sage is highly desirable.
What you'll get in return
In return for this, you will be offered a generous benefits package including a salary up to £29,000. Alongside this, your package will include enhanced holidays, bi-weekly early Friday finish, pension, onsite parking, excellent amenities, newly refurbished offices with an excellent location. You will join a solid team, with high staff retention rates and the opportunity to progress.
What you need to do now
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