Assistant Accountant

Job Description

About us:We are a leading provider of IT support, security, and consulting solutions for mid-sized and growing businesses in various sectors, including property, retail, financial services, and healthcare, in the UK and abroad. We operate 24/7/365 to ensure our clients’needs are met.We are consistently ranked among the top 10 MSPs in the World by the Channels Futures MSP501 rankings, and we have even been the number 1 MSP in the UK!We are looking for an Accounts Assistant to join our team, as one of our colleagues is retiring. The Accounts Assistant will be responsible for ensuring the accuracy and timeliness of the financial information and reports that are essential for the business.The Role:The Accounts Assistant will record the financial transactions of the business and provide reports for statutory filing or for internal and external use. The Accounts Assistant will create entries in our accounting software system from source documents, andmake adjustments if needed. The Accounts Assistant will also reconcile accounts and investigate discrepancies to ensure the reliability of the data.The Accounts Assistant will prepare reports, which may include non-financial data, and comment on or explain the results.The Accounts Assistant will also manage the AP & AR functions effectively to help with the cash flow management.You will need to have previous experience as an Accounts Assistant with a wide range of skills in AP, AR, and month end processes.Key Responsibilities:• Issuing sales invoices. Ensuring that they are done promptly and accurately, and that the information is coded correctly in our accounting system.• Managing credit control. Sending trade debtor statements regularly and following up with customers for payment assertively.• Entering purchase invoices. Ensuring that they are done promptly and accurately, and that the information is coded correctly in our accounting system.• Checking the purchase invoices, working with other staff members to ensure that the bills received are properly authorised and following up with suppliers if needed.• Reconciling the trade creditor ledger to supplier statements regularly and paying suppliers on time.• Reconciling bank and other balance sheet accounts.• Reconciling large volumes of sale and cost of sale transactions.• Assisting the Management Accountant in calculating and posting month end journals, and preparing accounts to trial balance.• Assisting the Finance Director and Management Accountant with other reporting.• Assisting other staff members with financial information.• Attending meetings and performing other ad hoc duties as required.Knowledge, Skills & Experience Required:Essential:• Strong attention to detail.• Extensive experience of using a recognised accounting software package.• Extensive experience of preparing accounts to trial balance.• Extensive experience maintaining an efficient credit control process.• Excellent MS Office skills, particularly MS Excel. e.g. Xlookups, Pivot Tables.• Ability to act assertively. i.e. Not afraid to raise queries internally or externally and politely challenge customers or suppliers if needed.Desirable:• Accounting qualification. e.g. AAT.• Experience of preparing monthly management accounts.• Experience of preparing and filing statutory returns. e.g. VAT• Experience with using Oracle NetSuite.• Experience working in an IT MSP.