Accounts Assistant in Leighton Buzzard

Location: Leighton Buzzard
Salary: £30,000 per year
Recruiter: Robert Half
Job Hours: Part-time

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The Permanent Division of Robert Half is currently recruiting for an Accounts Assistant for a part time role on behalf of an Energy & Development in Leighton Buzzard.

The Role
To provide support to the accounts department and be an integral member of a busy team. You will be required to maintain up-to-date purchase and sales ledgers, reconcile client accounts and to be pro-active, trustworthy and honest.

Key Responsibilities:

The day to day duties of the Accounts Assistant will consist of:

  • Creation of sales invoices
  • Entry of sales and purchase invoices on to sage line 50
  • Co-ordination of invoice approvals
  • Maintenance of paper invoice & scanned invoice files including HMRC documentation
  • Bank reconciliations
  • Bank payments in line with mandates
  • Management of expenses
  • Checking of VAT classifications
  • Proactive management of debtors and creditors

Your Profile

  • People person
  • Forward thinking
  • Professional and articulate, reliable and motivated
  • Comfortable working with people at all levels within the organisation
  • Confident telephone manner
  • Methodical, organised and accurate with ability to adhere to strict deadlines
  • IT Literate with Microsoft office (including; Outlook, Excel, Word)

Salary and Benefits
The Salary for the role of an Accounts Assistant will be paying up to £30k based on experience and skill sets. This is a part-time role in the office, Hours of work are 8 hours per day for 3 days, 6 hours per day for 4 days and this will be Monday, Wednesday and Fridays. BUPA healthcare, Performance Bonus and 25 days annual leave + bank holidays.

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