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Job Title: Accounts Assistant
Job Description: Devon - Barnstaple
Accounts Assistant
£18000


My client is a well established services business with a UK wide presence. They are currently recruiting for an Accounts Assistant to be based on the outskirts of Barnstaple.

The main purpose of this role will be to provide administrative and accounting support to the Financial Controller in the preparation of accounts and control of.

Key responsibilities include:

· Keep adequate records and control the cash receipts and payments:
· Open & distribute post
· Oversee registration of suppliers' invoices
· Post suppliers' invoices to ledger
· Reconcile suppliers' statements
· Prepare BACS payment list for authorisation
· Prepare and send out remittance advices
· Deal with enquiries from suppliers
· Prepare cheques or online BACS for one-off payments
· Prepare paying in book for cheques received by post and arrange banking
· Post all receipts to sales ledger
· Prepare sales statements for Financial Controller to review
· Prepare foreign payments online for authorisation
· Post actual entries to jobs on job costing
· Prepare final sales invoice from draft invoices supplied by Account Managers and post out
· Print out draft invoice list and investigate discrepancies
· Take enquiries from clients and members of staff in the absence of the Financial Controller and deal with or pass on as appropriate
· Reconcile control accounts at month end
· Prepare sterling and currency cash from orders prepared by Account Execs
· Reconcile cash expenses with advances, both sterling and currency
· Pay out cash for authorised expenditure
· Update petty cash book with receipts and payments in cash
· Reconcile cash balance with nominal ledger balance
· Post Print timesheets to job costing
· Prepare Print wages overtime spreadsheet from clock cards and timesheets
· Deal with enquiries from other staff about job costing
· Distribute credit card statements and assist with reconciliation of expenditure
· Oversee filing of all documents
· One off administrative tasks as requested by the Financial Controller
· Process documents relating to the preparation of accounts and control of finances.

Ideal candidates will be AAT qualified though my client is open to qualifications and experience if of greater importance than academics.

The company offers a superb working environment with real opportunity to allow your career to develop.

Trial Balance Consulting – Fresh Thinking Accountancy Recruitment
Trial-balance.co.uk is a specialist recruitment consultancy devoted 100% to the recruitment of Accountancy staff in Devon, Cornwall & Somerset. You may be unfamiliar with the company name but there is a strong likelihood that you will have dealt with members of our team in the past as we have been recruiting Accountancy professionals in the region for many years. If you are looking for a fresh thinking and ultra professional service, please contact us today. We always welcome speculative CVs of Accountancy experienced candidates and should this role prove to be unsuitable, we would encourage you to contact us to discuss other opportunities. We operate one of the best referral schemes in the industry. If you introduce another candidate to us (who is not already registered), and Trial Balance Consulting go on to successfully place that candidate, we will pay you £200 upon commencement of their new role! Please visit our website for further details...
Skills Required: accounts For jobs based in the UK it is unlawful to employ a person who does not have permission to live and work in the UK. Please ensure you have this permission before applying, unless the advert states otherwise.
Location: Barnstaple
Job Type: Permanent
Rate: £17K to £19K Per Year     Benefits: Negotiable
Start Date: ASAP     Duration: N/A
Contact: Alex Callister Contact E-mail: alex@trial-balance.co.uk
Contact Tel: 0845 224 2172 Contact Fax: 01752 451951
Reference: AC55A Added: 11-06-2008