James Andrews Recruitment Solutions Ltd
Accounts Assistant
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Job Title: Accounts Assistant
We are currently partnering with a Housing Association based in Birmingham, who are recruiting for an Accounts Assistant to join their growing team on a 12-month FTC (Maternity Cover).
About the Role
Our client is proud to offer a hybrid arrangement of 2 days in the office and 3 from home as well as 24 days annual leave (plus bank holidays, an extra day for your birthday, and 2 days special leave).
This is a full-time position with a salary band of £29,500 to £31,500 (subject to experience) and the start date is subject to notice.
Key Responsibilities
- Maintaining accurate financial records within the organisation’s finance system - ensuring all nominal coding and project costs are correct
- Performing daily bank reconciliation, allocating receipts and payments to relevant invoices, direct debits, and providers
- Investigating any payments and receipts that cannot be matched to invoices or direct debits or providers
- Processing supplier invoices, purchase orders, and credit notes ensuring all approval levels have been met, with supporting documentation attached
- Analysing and reconciling financial information
- Raising sales invoices for rent arrears
- Assisting with and producing the weekly payments run within the agreed deadline, ensuring all checks have been completed
- Assisting and completing the monthly checklist for month-end closure
- Managing all Direct Debits and ensuring all payments have been validated
- Reconciling supplier statements, aged debtors, and aged creditors
- Identifying purchase ledger invoices for potential accruals/prepayments to the Management Accountant
- Updating and reconciling petty cash and ensuring all receipts have been received and reconciled
- Analysing and posting credit card analysis every month with supporting receipts
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Experience Required
- Bookkeeping experience
- Strong knowledge of credit and debit entries
- AAT qualification is preferred, un-qualified candidates with demonstrable relevant experience will be considered
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Rewards and Benefits
- Hybrid working
- 24 days annual leave plus bank holidays
- Day off for your birthday
- 2 days emergency leave, 2 days special leave
Working Hours
- 37 hours per week
- Monday – Friday, 9am-5pm
Please note that you require recent experience to apply for this role.
James Andrews is acting as an employment agency and business in relation to this role.
Application Information
At James Andrews Recruitment Solutions we try to respond to all applications personally, however, due to the high volume of applications this is not always possible. If you have not heard back from us within 72 hours, please assume that your application has been unsuccessful on this occasion.
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