Accounts Assistant

Job purpose

Ensure the day to day running of the finance administration which supports the core businesses. The Accounts Assistant will be responsible for all elements of the financial working of the company, and report direct to the Managing Director with additional support from the Quidos Group Finance Director.

This position will report directly to the Managing Director.

Main duties

• Use of Xero as principal accounting software for small business


• Preparing invoices and maintaining sales ledger


• Processing purchase invoices and managing purchase ledger


• Reconciliation of bank accounts, credit cards and supplier statements


• Prepare and process pay runs using online banking


• Support preparation of quarterly VAT returns


• Have a confident telephone manner with excellent communication skills, both written and verbal.


• Ability to work to tight deadlines and prioritise your own work load.


• Handle customer queries and resolve problems within company guidelines and policy.


• Take payments over the phone


• Identifying problem situations and escalating recovery action where appropriate.


• Support preparation of monthly Management Report


• General administration duties (preparation of invoicing data, spreadsheets, scanning etc)

• Excellent telephone manner


• Good people skills


• Accurate attention to detail


• Good task management


• Good problem\-solving skills You must be competent with Windows based computer systems and understand MS Word, Excel and Outlook


• You will work well both as part of a team and as an individual


• You will be well organised and possess strong communication skills

• Sales techniques


• Calm and friendly demeanour

• Excel, Outlook and Word


• Knowledge of Xero software or similar accounting package

• AAT/ACCA/CIMA qualified

• Private Health Insurance


• Pension scheme


• Annual leave entitlement

• TBC \- Qualification and Experience Dependant.

Benefits:

• Private medical insurance


• Sick pay


• Work from home

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