We are currently working with a fantastic company in Harlow who are looking for an Accounts Assistant to join them their friendly office.

Our client, a market leader in their field, are looking for an experienced and resilient professional to assist in all areas of accounts. This will be a varied role and will suit someone who enjoys multi-tasking.

In this role, you will work a 40 hour week between Monday and Friday. Our client can also offer you the following benefits:

• Free on-site parking
• 20 days annual holiday + bank and public holidays
• Friendly and clean environment
  
  

Responsibilities:

• Validate invoices against items or services received
• Matching, checking and coding supplier invoices
• Reconcile supplier statements regularly and clear any outstanding queries
• Issue invoices and credits to customers where required
• Check all financial transactions for accuracy
• Key data into company accounting system   
• Support areas of credit control – ability to deal effectively, competently and decisively with debtors
• Process purchase orders
• Ability to input financial date with speed and accuracy
• Allocating cash to customers’ accounts
• To post and allocate payments to the sales ledger
• To implement and enforce company credit and allowance policy
• To evaluate and grant credit up to an agreed authority level
• To provide regular progress reports on all aspects of the debt to the line manager
• Monitor the performance of the systems and report and weaknesses that may result in the mis-statement of debt
• Handle all personal administration
• Support the accounts function in various other areas when required  

Key Skills and Competencies:

• A resilient, confident and proactive individual with bundles of enthusiasm
• Ability to organise own workload ensuring all routine work is completed to relevant deadlines
• An organised approach to filing and office systems
• To build effective and productive relationships with customers/supplies and internal staff
• To ensure timely resolution of issues that may otherwise result in an increase in aged debt
• Be a flexible member of the team and support other members of the department with their work activities