Accounts Assistant

We have an exciting opportunity for someone who has provable experience in a finance and accounting environment. We are an ambitious medium sized company well positioned in the heritage sector with several offices across England, looking for someone to join our hard-working Administration team.

Working alongside the Finance team, we are looking for an accounts assistant to provide financial and administrative services to the company. The position is full time, 5 days a week. The role requires someone who is energetic and diligent in their attitude.

Location: London (office based)

Salary: £25-28K per annum (depending on experience)

Duties include:

· Processing sales ledger and purchase ledger invoices

· Processing personal and credit card expenses

· Setting up supplier payments

· Chasing debtors

· Processing weekly wages

· Processing payments and receipts

· Balance sheet reconciliations

· Payroll journals

Desired Skillset:

· Good knowledge and experience of processing Sales and Purchase Ledger invoices

· Double entry bookkeeping

· Good knowledge of Excel – intermediate level

· Credit Control experience (desirable not essential)

Employee benefits:

· Friendly and supportive work environment

· 28 days of annual leave (including bank holidays and 2 days for Christmas, if employed over the Christmas period), rising on service length

· Mental Health First Aiders

· Cycle to work scheme

· Childcare vouchers, Christmas vouchers

· Annual appraisal and progression opportunity

· Company pension scheme

Our business is committed to a comprehensive equal opportunities policy in which individuals are selected and treated on the basis of their relevant merits and abilities without regard to race, religion or belief, colour, sex, age, national origin, disability or sexual orientation. All applicants with the relevant qualifications and experience are welcome to apply for this opportunity. Please be advised that you must hold the right to work and live in the UK in order to apply for this job.

We are expecting a high volume of applications, and therefore cannot commit to responding to all emails. In accordance with our GDPR policy, we will not keep unsuccessful applicants’ details or CVs on our system, unless you expressly request that we do.

If you think this is the role for you, and you would like the opportunity to join a medium sized, friendly business, please send your cv and written statement, detailing your experiences working in a financial setting.

Please note, applications without a written statement will not be considered.

Please send your application to our HR Manager, Caroline Edwards.

Closing Date: 24/03/2023

Job Type: Full-time

Salary: £25,000.00-£28,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• Bereavement leave
• Casual dress
• Company events
• Company pension
• Cycle to work scheme
• Sick pay

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Day shift
• Holidays
• Monday to Friday
• No weekends

Ability to commute/relocate:

• London, SE4 2PD: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

Experience:

• Accounting: 2 years (preferred)

Work Location: One location

Application deadline: 31/03/2023