Bookeeper/Accounts Assistant Work From Home Worthing, South East England, England
Job description
We are looking for a Bookeeper/Accounts Assistant who will work alongside and support the Directors & external Chartered Accountant.
Nature of contract: Permanent
Nature of work: Full-time
Duties:
- Prepare customer statements and invoices
- Calculate and post receipts to appropriate general ledger accounts and verify details of transactions, such as funds received and total account balances
- Prepare monthly receivable statements
- Compile and sort documents, prepare and post invoices and credit and debit memos
- Work with collections personnel to verify status of delinquent accounts and solicit payments on overdue accounts
- Maintain up-to-date billing system
- Generate and send out invoices and follow up on, collect and allocate payments according to specific deadlines
- Perform account reconciliations
- Monitor customer account details for non-payments, delayed payments and other irregularities
- Research and resolve payment discrepancies
- Maintain accounts receivable customer files and records
- Follow established procedures for processing receipts, cash etc
- Process credit card payments and prepare bank deposits
- Investigate and resolve customer queries
- Communicate with customers via phone, email, mail or personally
- Assist with month-end closing
- Prepare weekly payments for staff
Preferred Criteria:
Willingness to learn.
Relevant experience within a finance/audit role.
Experience of preparing budgets, information for management accounts and end of year financial accounts for the chartered accountant.
Experience and a thorough working knowledge of computerised accounting systems and spreadsheets.
Good verbal and written presentation skills.
Ability to work independently and on own initiative, within a team environment.
Ability to work well under pressure whilst maintaining attention to detail.
Successful candidates are subject to a clear Enhanced DBS check & satisfactory references.
Skills:
- General computer and Internet literacy
- Experience with Xero
- Familiar with Microsoft Excel
- Dealing with small supplier transactions, including management of any invoice disputes
- Organised, self-motivating
- High standard of written and verbal English
- Good communicator
- High attention to detail
- Excellent attention to detail
- Flexible, can work independently or in a team
- Good knowledge of Microsoft Office suite of applications
