Accounts Assistant

Accounts Assistant
Sanderson Recruitment – Full Time Permanent
Clifton, Whiteladies Road – Bristol
Salary £26,000 – £29,000 per year

  
Job Summary
  
Due to the success and growth of our organisation we are currently expanding our finance team and recruiting for an Accounts Assistant. The role would be perfect for someone with a high attention to detail and service approach to the way they work.
  
Do you have experience working in a Finance department with purchase invoicing, payments, and sales invoicing? This is a full-time permanent position with a competitive salary and an additional yearly bonus incentive.  This is an exciting opportunity to continue developing your career within Finance with ongoing training, support, and a chance to work in a team of highly experience finance professionals.
  
Required Skills Experience

• Previous experience within a transactional accounts finance position or graduate in accounting/finance degree
• Excellent communication skills (written and verbal) 
• MS Excel skills (Pivot Tables & V-Lookups etc.) 
• The ability to work as part of a team and a friendly attitude.

Who are we?

Established 40 years ago, Sanderson Recruitment, offer industry expertise in recruitment, solutions, consulting, and executive search.
Through our UK-wide network of offices we offer support to clients and candidates – across a wide range of industry sectors, including Information Technology, Not-for-Profit, Retail and Consumer, Government and Defence, Utilities and Energy, and many more.

The cornerstone of our business is our partnership approach. It’s what brings together our four divisions, and what sets us apart.
This is your chance to build your career with great people. We’re all about human interactions and lasting relationships. We’re flexible, agile and creative. We’re collaborative – working together to understand and support each other – and our clients.

Key Responsibilities

• Purchase Ledger – Monitoring timesheet mailbox and processing 500-600 Purchase Invoices each month
• Sales ledger – raising sales invoices to clients in accordance with clients’ requirements
• Daily receipts allocation
• Credit Control – send clients statements and proactively chase for payments
• Accessing clients’ online portal to retrieve timesheets
• Prepare twice per monthly payment run
• Effectively handle candidate, client, and supplier enquiries by phone and emails
• Accurate and efficient data entry
• Maintain accurate and up to date spreadsheets
• Post staff expenses each month
• Maintain the filing accordingly to the retention policy
• Ad hoc task as and when required 

  
Key Performance Indicators

• Accuracy and attention to detail
• Compliance with internal processes
• Internal and external customer satisfaction
• Quality & timeliness of information and analysis
• Adherence to Company behaviours
• Effective and consistent use of the accounts system and other required technologies