Accounts Assistant

Robert Half Finance & Accounting are recruiting a new role of Accounts Assistant to join a fantastic property business based in Leeds City Centre, the team and business are pushing for growth through 2025 and with that brings the opportunity to bring on another member of the team.

Reporting into the Management Accountant, key duties of the Accounts Assistant will include:

• Purchase Ledger
• Process purchase ledger invoices through accounting system and online portal.
• Distribution of monthly credit card statements and tracking/chasing these being returned.
• Processing weekly payment runs.
• Monitor purchase ledger mailbox and respond to internal employee and external supplier queries.
• Processing expenses claims including cash and credit card expenses on weekly basis.
• Processing petty cash.
• Banking
• Process ad hoc bank transactions.
• Weekly bank postings and matching off payments.
• Import bank transactions from online banking platform to Open Accounts.
• Completion of month end bank reconciliations.
• Other
• Assist with ad hoc duties and queries.
• Producing regular and ad hoc reports as and when required.
• Assist with maintenance of process documentation to enable others to cover your primary duties when required.
• Contribute to process improvements in a proactive manner.
• Provide efficient support to the finance team and assist with ad hoc projects as requested by senior team members.

To be considered for this role we are looking for candidates with the following:

• Should have some finance experience.
• Must have GCSEs Math and English.
• Good IT skills including Excel.
• Ability to effectively communicate in all forms
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Ability to focus on specific targets and demonstrate target achievement
• Capable of producing high quality work in a flexible, fast-paced environment
• Takes personal responsibility for actions and decisions and takes initiative to make things happen.
• Ability to organise own time and prioritise workload often within tight timescales whilst still maintaining a high attention to detail
• Develops positive relationships with internal and external customers
• Remains positive despite difficulty, disappointment and when under pressure
• Builds rapport with colleagues

In return, the successful candidate will receive the following:

£25,000

Study support (if required)

25 days holidays

Hybrid working environment

Longer term career opportunities

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