Senior Accounts Assistant

£25,000 - £35,000

Full time
Cambridgeshire
Posted 2 years ago

Purpose of the Role
With a good understanding of the company’s direction and focus on customer service, to manage the day to
day finance tasks as well as prepare monthly and annual financial reports. Also report on the viability of all
project and contract activities while keeps all the documentation that supports the figures contained in the
report, such as invoices and receipts, for auditing purposes.


Reporting to the management team, taking responsibility for all the company’s finance activities.

Skills and Qualifications
• A thorough understanding of the business and available resources
• Customer focused with excellent communication skills
• The ability to work under pressure and to accept criticism
• Knowledge of our industry
• The ability to use initiative and creativity to solve problems
• The ability to work well with others
• Enthusiastic and have a natural love of accountancy and business processes
• Outstanding attention to detail
• Familiar with Xero accounting system

Responsibilities
• Taken ownership of the preparation of management accounts and bookkeeping for the business
• Providing financial information and deducing the repercussions for business performance and
funding needs
• Prepare accounting reconciliations
• Controls day to day incomes and expenditures
• To draw up the organisation’s monthly budgets based on the necessities of the business
• Reconciliation of all bank accounts and balance sheet accounts
• Manage sales and purchase ledger, including reconciliation and dealing with queries
• Process employee expenses and commission calculations
• Produce reports on projects and contracts viability
• Run the credit control function, including aged debtor and creditor management
• Review current trends to model and forecast financial future trends
• Complete month end reconciliations and journals, including accruals and prepayments
• To improve the financial controls within the organisation

Remuneration and Benefits
• Competitive Salary based on ability and experience
• 40 Hours per week
• 25 Days holiday per annum plus public holidays
• Contributory Company Pension

Job Features

Job CategoryAccounting & Finance

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