Accounts Assistant

Accounts Assistant | Forest of Dean | Permanent | Part Time - 30 hours | £27,500 – £30,000 (prorated)

The Company

Solutions Business

The Opportunity

The Accounts Assistant plays a key role within the Finance team, supporting the accurate processing, reconciliation, and management of purchase ledger, cashbook, and nominal ledger transactions. The role supports the Finance Director and Management Accountant in the preparation of the Group's management accounts, ensuring compliance with company policies and accounting standards.

Key Responsibilities

• Responsible for daily and monthly bank reconciliation of all bank accounts including posting transactions.
• Joint management for the purchase ledger, including coding invoices, obtaining appropriate authorisation, processing transactions, and reconciling supplier statements.
• Daily distribution of BACS listings from our trust accounts and debtor reconciliation (GBP, EURO & USD).
• Responsible for the reconciliation of Capital Boost cost centers.
• Manually enter or import payments files using Bankline.
• Complete an agreed list of balance sheet reconciliations, which include Agency Net Pay, Agency TAXSOP and Agency Pension.
• Create monthly self-bill invoices for sales agents and brokers.
• Create monthly fee invoices for our customers.
• Quarterly sales agent VATSOP reserves release to our customers.
• Prepare and reconcile to Merit agency Court Order & CSA payments.
• Ad hoc agency reconciliations, including Leaving, VATSOP & TAXSOP.
• General administration duties including email management, telephone calls and ad hoc projects.

Other Responsibilities (role-specific or transactional tasks)

• Holiday and sickness cover for other members of the Finance & HR team, where appropriate.
• Collaborate with team members from across the company and external suppliers to resolve queries and ensure a good working relationship that includes influencing to enhance standards.
• Maintain and continuously improve departmental procedures, processes, and policies.
• Assist with annual and quarterly external audits, as and when required.

Personal Profile

• Experienced in a finance or accounts environment (AAT Level 2 would be advantageous but not essential)
• Highly organised with excellent attention to detail
• Methodical and analytical mindset with a drive to succeed approach to problem resolution, with a focus on self-ownership
• Confident working with purchase ledgers, bank reconciliations, nominal ledger, and Excel
• Experience of working with a group of companies and intercompany accounts (desirable, but not essential)
• Excellent organisational and admin skills with the ability to manage multiple tasks and meet deadlines
• A strong team player with a proactive and positive attitude
• Drive to deliver excellent standards and customer service

For further information, please contact Rhian Mountjoy 

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