We are recruiting on behalf of a client for an Accounts Assistant
Job Title- Accounts Assistant
Location - Warrington
Salary - £28,000 to £30,000
Holidays - 25 days plus bank holidays plus 3 further days bank holidays
Our client are a leading player in the buiding of new homes in the North of England
Purpose of the Role:
Accounts Assistant to perform/assist in all financial functions of the company.
Supervise the accounts assistant in day to day postings of financial information
Uphold and communicate the values and culture of the company
Key responsibilities
- Collate all paperwork for incoming receipts and outgoing payments.
- Monitoring cash receipts from Solicitors on completions and exchanges.
- Cash Book Maintenance for all companies.
- Input purchase ledger invoices onto SAGE computer system. Distribute to relevant departments for authorisation and file a copy.
- Input all recharge invoices for telephone/fuel/car costs for site managers ensuring they are costed to correct development for that period.
- Raise cheques and remittance advices.
- Process Bacs payments and inter-company transfers for all companies.
- Supervise & assist in the raising of remittance advices and send out to suppliers.
- Supervise and assist the posting of all purchase ledger payments onto TAS computer system and file.
- Raise all Sales Ledger invoices/credits.
- Statement Reconciliation.
- Process Council Tax payments monthly and inform when properties are sold.
- Monitor all refunds received from Councils for business rates and council tax.
- Enter all cheques received in paying in book and deposit in the bank.
- Deal with enquiries/invoice queries and resolve accordingly.
- Set up new development codes on Coins computer system and inform relevant members of staff.
- Export development costs from SAGE, expand all costs into Excel and import into Coins.
- Produce Bank Reconciliations for each company.
- Print all SAGE month end reports. Sales/Purchase ledger month end reports, backup SAGE and close the periods.
- Print all monthly management reports consisting of:-.
- Contract cost summary and trial balance.
- Raise relevant nominal journals.
- General ledger report and journal any miscellaneous costs.
- VAT report.
- Detailed costs report - preliminary costs need to be updated in schedule.
- Sales & Marketing report - update values.
- Close period on Coins and save accruals report. Set new period.
- Print actual and predicted Maintenance reports and forward to customer care.
