Accounts Assistant
- Recruiter
- Anonymous
- Location
- Newcastle Upon Tyne
- Salary
- Competitive
- Posted
- 20 Apr 2018
- Closes
- 16 May 2018
- Sectors
- Accountancy
- Contract Type
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full Time
CP1
Our client is a unique and successful business based in Newcastle city centre. They provide a number essential services to high volumes of customers. The company's success has lead to them doubling in size in the last year. Due to the growth of the business our client is now in a position to expand their finance team, to enable them to run their accounts team more efficiently.
We have a fantastic full time opportunity for an experienced accounts assistant to join the finance department. The successful candidate will have experience in accounting and administrative duties and will possess excellent communication, time management and the ability to prioritise to meet deadlines. Due to the nature of the business the candidate will need a confident approach in contacting customers to solve payment queries.
Your duties and responsibilities will include, but will not be limited too:
* Handle a high volume of outgoing customer calls to collect overdue debt
* Clerical accounting tasks
* Assisting with the monthly invoice run
* Assisting with weekly and monthly direct debit processing
* Daily posting and reconciliation of bank transactions
* Taking and recording customer credit card payments
* Raising credits/invoices and requesting refunds
* Support credit control team
* Producing monthly management accounts
* Cash allocation
The ideal candidate will be able to demonstrate:
* Relevant knowledge and understanding of a similar role.
* Good attention to detail and an orderly approach to processing.
* The ability to work effectively in a team environment and meet deadlines.
* Ability to build effective relationships with employees and external stakeholders/customers.
* A good knowledge of the sage system preferred but not essential
In return the successful candidate will be offered a competitive salary, additional training and the opportunity for progression.
The package on offer is a basic salary of between GBP17,000- GBP19,000, dependant on experience plus performance bonuses to potentially bring the package to well over GBP21,000. Interviews are to be held with a view to an immediate start.
Cordant Group is an equal opportunities employer
Our client is a unique and successful business based in Newcastle city centre. They provide a number essential services to high volumes of customers. The company's success has lead to them doubling in size in the last year. Due to the growth of the business our client is now in a position to expand their finance team, to enable them to run their accounts team more efficiently.
We have a fantastic full time opportunity for an experienced accounts assistant to join the finance department. The successful candidate will have experience in accounting and administrative duties and will possess excellent communication, time management and the ability to prioritise to meet deadlines. Due to the nature of the business the candidate will need a confident approach in contacting customers to solve payment queries.
Your duties and responsibilities will include, but will not be limited too:
* Handle a high volume of outgoing customer calls to collect overdue debt
* Clerical accounting tasks
* Assisting with the monthly invoice run
* Assisting with weekly and monthly direct debit processing
* Daily posting and reconciliation of bank transactions
* Taking and recording customer credit card payments
* Raising credits/invoices and requesting refunds
* Support credit control team
* Producing monthly management accounts
* Cash allocation
The ideal candidate will be able to demonstrate:
* Relevant knowledge and understanding of a similar role.
* Good attention to detail and an orderly approach to processing.
* The ability to work effectively in a team environment and meet deadlines.
* Ability to build effective relationships with employees and external stakeholders/customers.
* A good knowledge of the sage system preferred but not essential
In return the successful candidate will be offered a competitive salary, additional training and the opportunity for progression.
The package on offer is a basic salary of between GBP17,000- GBP19,000, dependant on experience plus performance bonuses to potentially bring the package to well over GBP21,000. Interviews are to be held with a view to an immediate start.
Cordant Group is an equal opportunities employer