Permanent
Accounts Assistant
Posted on 20 October 26 by Abby Sharratt
- Reading, Berkshire
- £28000 - £30000 per Year
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Accounts Assistant
Up to £30,000 P/A depending on experience
Remote work, ideally to live near Reading
Full time | Permanent | 09:00 - 17:00
Do you have experience working on the Purchase Ledger?
Do you have key eye for detail?
Attega Group is working on behalf of our client as their in-house recruitment provider.
We are currently recruiting for a Accounts Assistant to join their team.
The main purpose of this Accounts Assistant role is to support the finance team across purchase ledger, payments,
payroll and reconciliations, making sure every supplier invoice is recorded accurately, approved correctly and paid on time.
In return, our client is offering a salary of up to £30,000 P/A, depending on experience.
Company benefits also include:
Reporting to the Head of Finance your responsibilities will include:
Up to £30,000 P/A depending on experience
Remote work, ideally to live near Reading
Full time | Permanent | 09:00 - 17:00
Do you have experience working on the Purchase Ledger?
Do you have key eye for detail?
Attega Group is working on behalf of our client as their in-house recruitment provider.
We are currently recruiting for a Accounts Assistant to join their team.
The main purpose of this Accounts Assistant role is to support the finance team across purchase ledger, payments,
payroll and reconciliations, making sure every supplier invoice is recorded accurately, approved correctly and paid on time.
In return, our client is offering a salary of up to £30,000 P/A, depending on experience.
Company benefits also include:
- 25 days' annual leave plus bank holidays
- Company pension scheme
- Staff events
Reporting to the Head of Finance your responsibilities will include:
- Receive, check and post supplier invoices and credit notes to Xero accurately and
- promptly.
- Match invoices to purchase orders and resolve price or quantity discrepancies.
- Code invoices to the correct nominal accounts and projects, applying the correct VAT treatment.
- Route invoices for approval and chase outstanding approvals.
- Act as the first point of contact for supplier queries by phone and email.
- Investigate and resolve payment, remittance and invoice queries promptly.
- Support the Accounts Lead with preparing the monthly supplier payment runs.
- Process CIS subcontractor payments and deduction statements where applicable.
- Reconcile key supplier statements to the purchase ledger each month.
- Post company credit card transactions to Xero.
- Keep purchase ledger, payroll and card records organised and audit-ready.
- Support the Accounts lead with time sheets, overtime, starters, leavers and changes
- Check payroll reports against source information and flag any differences.
- Must have previous experience working in purchase ledger
- Needs a keen eye for detail
- Will need to be able to work in a fast paced position working towards strict deadlines
- Must have good numerical abilities
- Ideally, be confident with a cloud accounting package, Xero is desirable
- Strong excel skills including pivot tables, vlookups etc
For more information on our Accounts Assistant role, please contact Abby in the Attega Group offices today!