Assistant Accountant
- Recruiter
- Confidential
- Location
- Basildon
- Salary
- 26000.00 - 34000.00 GBP Annual
- Posted
- 14 Jul 2021
- Closes
- 11 Aug 2021
- Sectors
- Accountancy
- Contract Type
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full Time
Pure are delighted to be working with an excellent business in Basildon who are looking for a bright an innovative Assistant Accountant to join their team.
This position is an excellent opportunity to become involved in all aspects of accounting and finance for two associate SME's, as well as a property management company and holding company, working alongside an
experienced accountant, with a view to taking over their role and responsibilities in the longer term.
Job Description:
Provision of day-to-day financial support for senior team members: accountant, directors and operations manager
Will need strong numeracy, high level of accuracy and attention to detail. Be organised, and able to prioritise their
own work schedule, and complete tasks to meet reporting deadlines.
Maintaining ledgers on Sage Line 50 for two trading companies, ensuring the completeness and accuracy of the accounting
records in a timely fashion.
General accounts
Maintaining general ledger on Sage and ensuring the accuracy of data
Credit control
Setting up customer accounts
Performing credit checks on new customers, and agreeing payment terms as required
Chasing customer payments by phone and email
Maintaining credit control notes on Sage
Purchase ledger
Setting up supplier accounts
Coding and posting purchase ledger invoices to Sage
Checking invoices against purchase orders and progressing queries with buyer
and operations manager
Credit card expenses
Analyse and code up credit card expenses, and post to Sage
Expenses
Processing and reimbursing travel expenses for staff (infrequent)
Coding and posting expense claims to Sage
Banking
Bank reconciliation for all Barclays bank accounts, including USD and EUR, on Sage
Posting direct debits
Posting all receipts
Banking cheque receipts when required (infrequent)
Posting payments, including international payments
Managing payments to suppliers, via Barclays.net, and foreign suppliers via Western Union
and Amex online, primarily monthly, but also as and when required.
Management accounts
Assistance with month end:
- posting journals
- reconciling intercompany account
- calculating and posting monthly accruals/prepayments and accrued and deferred income
- maintaining asset registers on spreadsheet and posting depreciation
- monthly stock valuations and posting movements to Sage
- month end gross margin analysis
- assisting accountant with month end reporting, presenting to directors if required
Payroll
Processing hours calculations for factory staff via clocking system as well as manual timesheets
Posting hours, holidays and sick time to payroll system (BrightPay)
Posting salary journals and RTI returns
Uploading payroll details for autoenrolment pension
Posting monthly payroll payments through online banking
Printing and distributing payslips and P60's/P45's
VAT/Customs
Maintaining duty deferment records, posting import duty and VAT to Sage
Managing PVA import records for quarterly VAT returns
Prepare and submit monthly Intrastat returns as required
Assist with preparation and submission of VAT returns as required
Posting quarterly fuel scale charge prior to VAT returns
Company vehicles
Maintaining vehicle record files, and ensuring RFL paid on time
Company secretarial
Assistance with completion of confirmation statement for four companies
Assistance with preparation of statutory accounts and corporation tax for all four companies
Payroll
Completion of P11D returns on benefits in kind.
Property company
Preparation of accounts and VAT and corporation tax returns
Ad-hoc projects
This position is an excellent opportunity to become involved in all aspects of accounting and finance for two associate SME's, as well as a property management company and holding company, working alongside an
experienced accountant, with a view to taking over their role and responsibilities in the longer term.
Job Description:
Provision of day-to-day financial support for senior team members: accountant, directors and operations manager
Will need strong numeracy, high level of accuracy and attention to detail. Be organised, and able to prioritise their
own work schedule, and complete tasks to meet reporting deadlines.
Maintaining ledgers on Sage Line 50 for two trading companies, ensuring the completeness and accuracy of the accounting
records in a timely fashion.
General accounts
Maintaining general ledger on Sage and ensuring the accuracy of data
Credit control
Setting up customer accounts
Performing credit checks on new customers, and agreeing payment terms as required
Chasing customer payments by phone and email
Maintaining credit control notes on Sage
Purchase ledger
Setting up supplier accounts
Coding and posting purchase ledger invoices to Sage
Checking invoices against purchase orders and progressing queries with buyer
and operations manager
Credit card expenses
Analyse and code up credit card expenses, and post to Sage
Expenses
Processing and reimbursing travel expenses for staff (infrequent)
Coding and posting expense claims to Sage
Banking
Bank reconciliation for all Barclays bank accounts, including USD and EUR, on Sage
Posting direct debits
Posting all receipts
Banking cheque receipts when required (infrequent)
Posting payments, including international payments
Managing payments to suppliers, via Barclays.net, and foreign suppliers via Western Union
and Amex online, primarily monthly, but also as and when required.
Management accounts
Assistance with month end:
- posting journals
- reconciling intercompany account
- calculating and posting monthly accruals/prepayments and accrued and deferred income
- maintaining asset registers on spreadsheet and posting depreciation
- monthly stock valuations and posting movements to Sage
- month end gross margin analysis
- assisting accountant with month end reporting, presenting to directors if required
Payroll
Processing hours calculations for factory staff via clocking system as well as manual timesheets
Posting hours, holidays and sick time to payroll system (BrightPay)
Posting salary journals and RTI returns
Uploading payroll details for autoenrolment pension
Posting monthly payroll payments through online banking
Printing and distributing payslips and P60's/P45's
VAT/Customs
Maintaining duty deferment records, posting import duty and VAT to Sage
Managing PVA import records for quarterly VAT returns
Prepare and submit monthly Intrastat returns as required
Assist with preparation and submission of VAT returns as required
Posting quarterly fuel scale charge prior to VAT returns
Company vehicles
Maintaining vehicle record files, and ensuring RFL paid on time
Company secretarial
Assistance with completion of confirmation statement for four companies
Assistance with preparation of statutory accounts and corporation tax for all four companies
Payroll
Completion of P11D returns on benefits in kind.
Property company
Preparation of accounts and VAT and corporation tax returns
Ad-hoc projects