Accounts Assistant - North Gloucestershire
£23,000 - £25,000 pa + **UNLIMITED HOLIDAY**
We are delighted to be kicking off 2021 with an exciting new opportunity for an experienced Accounts Assistant to join our clients expanding team. Like most of us, they faced many challenges during 2020 but it hasn’t stopped them pushing ahead with continuing to build their new finance team. With plans to relocate to a new office at the end of January, the successful applicant will be the first person to join their new pay and bill team.
Their office is based in a rural area of northern Gloucestershire, accessible from locations such as Stratford upon Avon, Warwick, Tewkesbury, Worcester and most parts of the Cotswolds by car.
Your role within this new team will focus around working with their Sales and Compliance teams to ensure that contractor timesheets are invoiced and paid promptly.
As the Accounts Assistant (Pay & Bill) you will:
Act as the first point of contact for contractors regarding any payment queries and work closely with the client base to ensure all invoices are accurate to promote swift payments
- Validate, pay and bill all approved contractor timesheets
- Onboard all new contractors onto the in-house portal
- Deal with any contractor queries through to a successful resolution
- Work closely with the Sales teams to raise accurate invoices to send to clients
- Arrange any bespoke billing requirements as appropriate
- Prepare the weekly payment runs including control of the banking system
- Provide Management with weekly margin reports
- Register and administrate supplier invoices to ensure appropriate approvals are received to ensure timely payment
- Review monthly aged credit reports to ensure debit balances are followed up on and cleared
- Management of the employee expenses process
As an experienced Accounts Assistant our client would welcome the following experience:
- Previous experience of working in a consultancy style organisation where communication with contractors/clients has been a key element of your responsibilities.
- Great Customer Service skills with a passion for delivering success
- Good all round transactional accounting experience
- Solid working knowledge of MS Excel (Ideally Vlook up and Pivot Tables)
- Any previous Payroll knowledge would be highly advantageous
What's on offer:
It’s a fantastic time to be joining our client as they continue the expansion of their finance function and carry forward some great achievements from 2020 into this exciting new year. In addition to a competitive salary, our client's premise has ample free parking (Although you will need a car to access their office as public transport to the area is limited. They work from 8.00 am - 5.00 pm Monday - Thursday and 8.00 am - 3.00 pm on a Friday.
Did we mention they offer UNLIMITED HOLIDAYS too?
Sound like your kind of workplace?. As mentioned above, they are not letting the current lockdown restrictions get in the way of their recruitment and are keen to start considering applications immediately
Not ready to apply just yet, but keen to hear more, then please don't hesitate to drop us a call to discuss further.
Bespoke Recruitment Solutions Ltd operates as an employment business and employment agency for the provision of temporary and permanent vacancies.