account representative Sudbury, East of England, England
Job description
Job description
The Company
We are a well-established and respected national mobility company based in Sudbury, Suffolk. We manufacture, retail, distribute and repair mobility products nationwide. The company prides itself on producing excellent products, creating a great working environment and delivering first class customer experience.
The Job
We are looking an Accounts Assistant to join the accounts and admin team. We are open to someone with lots of experience but also someone who’s training but looking for a move up.
Responsibilities
As an Accounts Assistant, you will play a critical role in supporting the finance team as well as other employees within the business. Your key responsibilities will include:
- Extracting financial data to analyse and identify errors, patterns and trends.
- Producing timely and accurate monthly management information.
- Assisting in the upkeep of the general/nominal ledgers.
- Working closely with management teams to investigate and resolve debt, credit or invoicing errors.
- Collation of invoices and receipts to reconcile monthly employee credit card statements. Chasing up non-receipted transactions and escalating queries to management as necessary.
- Ensuring aged debtors reports are reconciled regularly and identifying and correcting any anomalies within the report.
- Assisting with year-end external audit questions.
- Maintenance of the company creditors which could include opening new accounts and identifying and reconciling any allocation queries.
- General upkeep and maintenance of the fixed asset register.
- Performing monthly internal audits to ensure compliance within business regulations.
- Assisting with the continued management of our finance customers. This includes initial direct debit set ups, monthly report analysis to identify any non-payments and communication with customers/other departments to resolve any debt owed.
- Taking inbound calls from customers/sales reps wishing to make payments over the telephone and processing these payments using a web based merchant site.
- The capability to diversify your skills and confidently cover other employees annual leave within the department.
- Assisting the accountant of the business with ad hoc tasks.
Essential skills and attributes:
- A systematic approach to tasks to ensure accuracy and efficiency in your work.
- The ability to analyse financial data and identify patterns and trends.
- A strong understanding of the fundamental principles of accountancy.
- Extensive knowledge and experience with Microsoft Excel and Word is essential as you will be required to use this on a daily basis to analyse and interpret financial data.
- A keen eye for attention to detail and enjoys solving problems.
- Excellent numeracy and literacy skills are essential.
- Excellent computer skills and the ability to learn, understand and use computer based software.
- Works well as part of a small team and able to communicate well with colleagues both face to face and over the telephone.
Benefits to you
- 20 days holiday plus bank holidays
- Lovely working environment and company
- Easy to get to location
- Nice team environment
- Free car parking
- Hours Monday to Friday are between 9.00am to 5.30pm
Job Types: Full-time, Permanent
Salary: £20,000.00-£24,000.00 per year
Job Types: Full-time, Permanent
Salary: £21,600.00-£24,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- Cycle to work scheme
- On-site parking
Schedule:
- 8 hour shift
- Monday to Friday
Supplemental pay types:
- Yearly bonus
Experience:
- Accounting: 2 years (preferred)
Work Location: In person
