Job description
J Dickinson & Sons are proud to be a family-owned and run company with over 80 years’ experience in the recycling and skip hire industry. At the heart of our business is the desire to provide a professional and accessible service whilst serving to dispose of waste in an efficient and environmentally friendly manner.
Due to our continued expansion, we have an exciting new opportunity for an experienced Accounts Assistant to join our team. There is a genuine potential to progress and learn with a growing and diverse company.
Competitive Salary £25k – £26k per annum DOE
Monday – Friday 8.00am to 5.00pm
The Role
This is a varied role ensuring financial processes are carried out in a timely and accurate manner. The role will require processing of supplier invoices using Sage 50 and matching invoices to purchase orders, accurately and in a timely manner. This is a key member of the Finance team, providing support to colleagues and customers and the post holder will also be asked to assist with month-end, year-end and audits and carry out credit control duties when required.
What you need:
We are seeking a candidate with a good standard of education and previous experience in a similar role. You should be able to work effectively in a fast-paced, high-volume operation, always ensuring accuracy and attention to detail in your work. Previous experience using Sage accounts would be advantageous; however, full training will be provided if you do not have this. The successful candidate will need to have strong IT and communication skills, along with an ability to build excellent working relationships to gain the respect and confidence of others. The successful candidate will be willing to learn and develop in order to process within the company.
If you are interested in this role, please apply as early as possible, as we may close the vacancy at any time if we receive sufficient applications
Why J. Dickinson & Sons?
This is an opportunity to work for a fantastic firm with a great business model, which is performing extremely well within the industry. We are a fast paced and entrepreneurial organisation. We are not afraid to try new things and do things differently, and as such we are growing fast. We encourage staff development and have genuine opportunities for progression.
We offer our employees an attractive benefits package: 28 days annual leave (inc. bank holidays), private dental and optical insurance, private medical insurance, free mortgage advice, life insurance, a contributory pension scheme, free on-site parking, employee discount on skips, company events, employee referral programme, an employee assistance programme and excellent training opportunities. Company uniform and all required PPE are provided where required.
J. Dickinson & Sons welcomes applications from all sections of the community, regardless of age, disability, sex, race, religion or belief, marital status or sexual orientation. Any appointment will be made on merit alone.
Job Types: Full-time, Permanent
Salary: £25,000.00-£26,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- Company events
- Company pension
- Employee discount
- Free parking
- Life insurance
- On-site parking
- Private dental insurance
- Private medical insurance
- Referral programme
Schedule:
- Monday to Friday
- No weekends
Ability to commute/relocate:
- Bolton: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)
Experience:
- Accounting: 2 years (required)
Work Location: One location