Accounts Assistant (6 Month Fixed Term Contract) | £30,000 - £35,000 DOE | Preston | Full-time or Part-time Hours considered |Friendly and supportive management team
Axon Moore are partnering with an established and growing business that is looking for an established accounts assistant to join their team on an initial 6 month fixed term contract.
This is an excellent opportunity to join a supportive finance team in a varied role where you will gain exposure across all aspects of transactional finance while contributing to the smooth running of the finance function. Candidates who are looking for part-time/reduced hours will also be considered for this role.
Key Responsibilities and Duties:
Full ownership of the purchase ledger
End-to-end responsibility across sales ledger and credit control
Raising sales invoices and accurately distributing
Proactively chasing overdue accounts for payment
Allocating cash onto the system
Internal liaison regarding overdue debtors and queries
Matching and coding of purchase invoices
Payment runs
Supplier statement recs
Processing employee expenses and company credit cards
Bank reconciliations
Ensure adherence to internal policies and controls
Sickness and leave cover across the team
Ad-hoc duties as and when required
Required Experience and Skills:
At least 2 years’ experience in a similar role
Strong written and verbal communication skills
Good organisational and time-keeping skills
High attention to detail and able to take ownership of their role
Good IT and MS Excel skills
Benefits:
23 days annual leave plus bank holidays
Monday- Friday 9am- 5:30pm (flexible)
Part-time/reduced hours also considered
Company pension
Staff discounts
Free on-site parking
Regular team evens and recognition programmes
“Our local Lancashire Axon Moore team recruit all accounting and finance roles from CFO to transactional finance on both a temporary and permanent basis. For more information about this role or our wider team or see our website at (url removed)” INDFIN
