Accounts Assistant
Location: Amersham (office-based)
Salary: £35,000 - £40,000 per annum + benefits
A well-established organisation based in Amersham is seeking an experienced Accounts Assistant to join its finance team on a full-time basis. This is a broad, hands-on role suited to a proactive and detail-oriented accounts professional who enjoys working as part of a collaborative team.
Reporting into the finance function, responsibilities will include:
- Processing supplier purchase invoices, including scanning, distribution for approval, collation and accurate posting to the accounts system
- Reconciling supplier statements and chasing outstanding or missing invoices
- Managing weekly and monthly payment runs
- Handling finance-related queries via phone and email
- Monitoring utility contracts and benchmarking costs ahead of renewal to ensure best market value
- Coding and processing ad-hoc invoices
- Managing company credit card expenditure, including collation, scanning and posting of documentation
- Petty cash processing, reconciliation and month-end balancing
- Monitoring and maintaining the debtors ledger, including credit control activities
- Supporting the wider finance team with ad-hoc duties as required
Skills & Experience Required
- Minimum of 5 years' experience within Accounts Payable
- Experience working in a group accounting environment
- Strong organisational and time-management skills
- Fully IT literate, with strong Excel and Word skills
- Ability to prioritise workloads and meet deadlines
- Clear and confident communication skills
- Strong customer service mindset
- Proactive, positive and flexible approach
- Professional, punctual and reliable
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