Accounts Assistant
Page Personnel are recruiting for a permanent Accounts Assistant on behalf of a successful e-commerce business with an office in central Manchester.
This role will be working fully remotely as part of their established accounts team and will be a broad transactional role including AP & bank reconciliations.
Client Details
Our client is a well established, global e-commerce business with an office based in central Manchester.
The business has experience significant growth over the past 5 years and are seeking reliable and hard working staff to join their remote team.
Description
Accounts Assistant duties include:
- Bank account, payment provider account and merchant account reconciliations, including investigation and resolution of unreconciled items
- Process merchant and supplier payments and respond to any payment related queries
- Check financial transactions for accuracy, ensuring transactions are accurately categorised and journaled on a timely basis
- Assist with the month-end close, including preparing and processing month-end journals
- Support the annual external audit process, including preparing year-end schedules
- Support the training, development and management of junior members of the Finance team
- Assist in the development, implementation and continuous improvement of accounting systems, payment systems, procedures and controls
- Perform other projects and duties as reasonably requested by the Finance Director or Financial Controller
Profile
The successful candidate will:
- Be able to work effectively on a remote basis
- Have a proven track record within a fast paced & high volume accounts role
- Have good knowledge of AP & bank reconciliations
- Be an excellent written and verbal communicator
- Be able to work to tight deadlines
- Be proficient in MS Excel (Vlookups, Pivot Tables etc)
- Knowledge of Sage 50 would be beneficial
Job Offer
A salary up to £27,000, remote working, 35 hour working week, early finish on a Friday (2pm), 25 days holiday plus bank holidays.