Accounts Assistant

JAC Recruitment (UK) Ltd.; England; On-site; GBP 22,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job description

Role: Accounts Assistant

Location: South of London

Reporting to: Financial Controller

The company is a leading supplier of manufacturing goods.

The accounts assistant is a key role within the accounts team, which processes most of the financial paperwork that flows through the company: from processing orders, to ordering goods/services, receiving goods, dispatching, invoicing and ultimately chasing debtors.

You should have a good level of experience in accounts team processes, or proven propensity to assimilate and apply knowledge. Experience in other areas such as sales coordination and purchasing is desirable.

Key skills for this role include:

1. A good level of numeracy and attention to detail
2. A good level of literacy and confidence in written correspondence
3. A solid understanding of ERP systems, including invoicing, debtors’ ledger, and stock processing
4. Intermediate MS Excel skills (e.g., pivot tables)
5. Confident in the use of other Microsoft Office applications
6. Interpersonal and communication skills to grow relationships both internally and externally

Key responsibilities:

1. Processing customer orders, from despatch to invoicing
2. Liaising with internal departments regarding outstanding orders/jobs
3. Assisting in placing and monitoring purchase orders
4. Booking in stock and processing stock supplier invoices
5. Creating documentation for the importing of goods
6. Maintaining the team email inbox, managing tickets, answering internal and external queries via email and phone
7. Service admin, check invoice, raise PO/update tickets/post purchase invoice/raise customer invoice
8. Monitoring customer accounts credit limits and chasing overdue accounts
9. Monthly reporting for management accounts
10. Any other reasonable duties as required

Required qualifications and skills:

1. 5 GCSEs including English and Maths at grades 9-4/A*-C or equivalent
2. AAT qualification or equivalent would be desirable