Accounts Assistant
Job Type : Permanent, Full Time
Salary : £20000 – £27000/annum
My client who have been operating since 2015 is a growing provider of manned security services. Their core services include, Key Holding, Alarm Response, Lock and Unlocks, Mobile Patrols, Vacant Property Inspections, Manned Guarding, Site Security, Retail security, Concierge Security, Door Supervision and Event Security for a diverse client base that includes; Councils, Care Homes, Schools, Academies, Universities, Gatehouses, Checkpoints, Zoos, Commercial and Residential companies. I am currently working in partnership with them to find an Accounts Assistant. The role is a Monday to Friday 40 hour week role with an hour for lunch (unpaid) . Reporting in to Finance Manager , the accounts assistant is responsible for assisting the financial management system. This includes managing and processing various accounts, transactions and payroll duties in accordance with strict business deadlines. The duties for the Accounts Assistant role include
* Invoice processing – both sales and purchase invoice registration (AP and AR) in the Sage 50 accounts ERP system
* Customer account reconciliations
* Collecting and processing information/data
* Bank reconciliations on a weekly/monthly basis
* Processing the monthly payroll process on Sage 50 cloud payroll system
* Managing the monthly payroll process, liaising with both security staff and SRG (payroll company)
* VAT return preparation
* Production of sales quotes and profitability analysis for potential new contracts/clients
* Coding and posting journals in the Sage ERP system
* Debt chasing/credit control on a regular basis to ensure positive cashflow for the business
* Maintaining and developing relationships with clients and suppliers
* Providing general assistance to the finance and operations team
* General administration and upkeep of the financial ledger
* Maintenance and daily upkeep of email inboxes
* Leading the business’ month end process
* Dealing with security staff queries on a routine basis
* Supporting the business with finance projects as and when required
* Ad hoc financial administration tasks
* Supporting the HR Dept with credit checks for new staff
* Supporting the HR Dept with administrative tasks, such as filing paperwork on shared drive
* Providing the HR Dept with cost analysis of staffing in relation to recruitment costs, sickness etc
For this role candidates will ideally be a part qualified finance professional (ACA/CIMA/ACCA/AAT) with At least 3 years industry or finance experience. Security industry experience desirable, but is not essential. Candidates for the Accounts Assistant role should be looking to grow with a fast growing company and have a strong ambition and career development mindset.
Salary up to £27k, Free onsite parking, 20 days holiday allowance, Death in Service insurance, NEST pension and access to a workplace health and wellbeing service.
We do try to reply to each application personally, however as you can appreciate we receive a high number of applications for each role we handle and it is not always possible to do this. Therefore if we do not contact you within seven days your application for this particular role has not been successful. However we have retained your CV and we will advise you of future roles that may be of interest. Fairford Associates operates as an Employment Agency introducing work-seekers to client employers for direct employment by those employers
