Accounts Assistant

Accounts Assistant

A busy general building company is seeking a strong candidate for a full-time varied role within their office in Woolwich Arsenal.

Main duties:-

1) To assist the company accountant with all aspects of the financial management of the company, to include:-

• Management of the purchase ledger - entering/importing supplier invoices onto the Accounts system; monitoring supplier balances to ensure that invoices are approved; advising the Accountant of upcoming payments; setting up trade accounts with new suppliers.
• Assisting with the Sales ledger - production of sales invoices to customers; helping to monitor Debtors and chasing in money where required.
• Management of the subcontractors - dealing with their induction papers, processing weekly wages through to payment; production of the monthly CIS returns and statements to subcontractors.
• Management of the company credit cards - through to reconciliation of the monthly statements.
• Assisting with the company bank reconciliations.
• Assisting with the management of the weekly cashflow.

There will also be some clerical duties to include, but not limited to:-

• Answering the phone.
• Ordering items for the office when needed.
• Ensuring that office equipment is working – telephones, photocopiers etc.
• Filing of supplier invoices onto job files.

Candidate must have:-

• Prior Accounting experience, to include use of Sage Line 50, or a similar Accounting package.
• Knowledge of the building industry in terms of CIS taxation and Reverse charge VAT.
• Good organisational skills.
• Self-motivation. This role is largely unsupervised and requires the person to work independently, but to seek the appropriate help where needed.
• Good communication skills and an outgoing personality.

Job specifics:-

• 40 hour working week. Start time can be between 7 and 8 am and finish time between 4pm and 5pm.
• Always office based.
• Competitive salary offered.

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Salary: £26,596.00-£28,288.00 per year

Schedule:

• Monday to Friday

Ability to commute/relocate:

• Woolwich, SE18 6RS: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

Experience:

• Accounting: 1 year (preferred)

Work Location: One location

Reference ID: Accounts Assistant