Accounts Assistant

Accounts Assistant

Location: Office based - Lincoln area

Salary: £27,000 - £29,000 per annum

Will need own transport

Are you looking for a role where you can be an important part of a small team? Where your passion and contribution will directly contribute to the overall success of an exciting business? This is an amazing opportunity to work for a dynamic, growing and friendly SME in the Lincoln area.

What’s on offer:

• Chance to join an award winning rapidly growing business.
• Supportive Management Structure.
• Opportunity to grow and develop a career in Finance.

The role:

• Purchase Ledger matching, coding and processing of invoices and preparing invoice runs.
• Sales ledger invoice processing.
• Credit control chasing debts by telephone letter and email.
• Bank reconciliations across a number of bank accounts, ensuring accurate postings.
• Dealing with and resolving invoice queries as per agreed parameters and escalating to management where necessary.
• Reconciliations of debtor and creditor control account.
• Raising of intercompany invoices and ensuring intercompany accounts balance.
• Inputting data for bank payments and posting of bank information accurately to ERP.
• Assisting with month end and year end processes as and when required.
• Resolving support issues raised by internal customers and external suppliers via phone and email.
• Maintaining internal systems.
• · Assisting with the production of monthly Financial and Management Accounts and year end audit.
• · Ad hoc administrative tasks as required.

Required Technical Skills:

• IT Proficient - knowledge of common desktop applications such as Office (word and excel) and ERP systems. 
• A customer focus - an effective communicator across email and phone.
• Confidence - an ability to quickly build positive relationships with customers and colleagues.
• Organized and effective time management skills - with the ability to work in a fast-paced environment.

Requirements:

• Degree in finance, economics, business, maths or similar or AAT qualified
• Strong Excel skills.
• A full UK driving licence ideally due to site location.
• Work experience within finance is highly desirable, but not essential

To Apply

If you feel you are a suitable candidate and would like to work for Benjamin Edwards, please do not hesitate to apply.