Accounts Assistant Newcastle upon Tyne, England
Job description
This is a great career enhancing opportunity for a highly motivated individual to take on an Assistant Accounts/Bookkeeper/Administrator role to support our offsite Accountants to ensure everything runs accurately & smoothly, as well as the daily Admin tasks with invoicing and bill inputs within our Xero accounts management system.
You will be responsible for working as part of a team to complete tasks such as producing the monthly management accounts, completing balance sheet and bank reconciliations, and making daily payments.
The Accounts Assistant role will involve:
· Run all daily accounting processes; of sales ledger, purchase ledger, cash posting, daily banking and all general ledger entries
· Bank postings and reconciliations alongside XERO
· Working out staff bonuses and commissions
· Weekly aged debt, WIP and purchase ledger reviews with the Finance director as well as cash monitoring
· Participate in the preparation’s stages of the weekly forecasting and identify any trends or anomalies to aid the General Manager on a timely basis
· Preparation of VAT returns
· Liaising with external accountants for year end
· Liaise with Accountants and provide year-end audit information
· Processing all documentation monthly to accurately record the profitability of the company.
· Monthly management accounts and balance sheet reconciliations
The ideal candidate will have:
· Being commercially minded as well as having a hands-on personality is essential to this role and our business, previous experience with dealership accounts, bookkeeping and administration would be an advantage.
· Ability to make positive recommendations and drive towards any improvements
· A Team Player with the ability to work on their own initiative
· An excellent eye for detail
Job Type: Part-time
Part-time hours: 12 per week
Salary: £11.00 per hour
Benefits:
- Company events
- Company pension
- Employee discount
- Flexitime
- On-site parking
- Store discount
Schedule:
- Flexitime
Ability to commute/relocate:
- Newcastle Upon Tyne: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)
Experience:
- Accounting: 1 year (required)
Work Location: In person
