Crewe - Accounts Assistant (Part Time - 20 hours per week)

Accounts Assistant (Part Time - 20 hours per week)******

£25K - £27K FTE (plus excellent package)

Our client is a leading investor looking to recruit a part time Accounts Assistant to support the Project Accountant and wider team with the financial management of a portfolio of high profile assets.

On offer is an excellent salary (£25K - £27K FTE), up to 20% bonus, 10% pension contribution, private medical cover and 29 days annual leave (plus bank holidays). You will be joining a highly regarded team who are committed to staff development and training.

Key Responsibilities:

• To prepare payments from batches of approved invoices.
• To prepare and post invoices to debtors and creditors ledgers.
• To assist in the resolution of invoicing and payment queries.
• Prepare reconciliations of sales, purchases, nominal ledger and to reconcile bank statements and supplier statements.
• Reconcile VAT accounts and prepare and submit VAT returns
• To assist in the preparation of monthly working papers
• Assist the Project Accountant in preparing the year-end audit file
• Assist with the administration and reporting of VAT and CIS
• Comply with financial controls in accordance with company policy, practices and systems.

About You:

• Plans and organises effectively to deliver objectives
• Establishes priorities and sets goals
• Focuses on timely implementation of tasks and is not reluctant to commit to action
• Makes sense of information, analyses problems logically and recommends solutions
• Thinks creatively and systematically to consider the wider consequences
• Communicates clearly and effectively with a wide variety of people both formally and informally
• Listens effectively and probes for information

Your Technical Understanding:

• An understanding of basic accounting principles (Accounting qualification AAT would be advantageous)
• Knowledge of VAT and CIS for making periodic returns and payments
• Intermediate Excel spreadsheet skills
• Working knowledge of accounting systems (IRIS Financials would be an advantage) for recording invoice and journal transactions and for preparing reconciliations
• IT literate, especially with Microsoft Office

Please apply in confidence, attaching your CV.