Job Details
Accounts Assistant
Sector:Accountancy
Region : North West England
Location: Manchester
Salary: £17,000 - £19,000
Job Ref.: TEMAA
Job Information
Position: Accounts AssistantReports to: Accounts Controller
Accountable to: Finance & IT Manager
Job Purpose
To be part of the team responsible for maintaining an efficient and accurate accounting function.
Ad-hoc duties as required.
Initial responsibilities of the position
• Inputting purchase invoices
• Chasing and processing purchase credit notes
• Checking supplier statements and requesting copy invoices
• Chasing debt / dealing with customer account queries and sales team queries
• Processing customer credit application forms
• Obtaining credit references for the credit application forms
• Inputting receipts from debtors
• Mail merging & posting the monthly customer statements
• Filing/Archiving
• Other general accounts office duties
Job progression
The aim for the position is to give more resilience to the accounting function. My client is a growing company with turnover over £10 million, with one Accounts Controller who does most of the day to day accounting.
The Accounts Assistant will have a great opportunity to learn all of the responsibilities of the Accounts Controller, giving the company more resilience and the job holder excellent prospects for career progression.