Accounts Assistant

  • Exeter
  • The Exploding Bakery Cafe

The main responsibility of an account’s assistant is to support the Head of Finance with business accounting activities.

Responsibilities

  • Process Supplier invoices.
  • Manage internal and external invoice queries for debtors and creditors.
  • Controlling credit and chasing debt.
  • Maintaining and reconciling the company’s purchase and sales ledgers.
  • Working with spreadsheets and on QuickBooks.
  • Negotiating prices with suppliers.
  • Basic Admin duties.
  • Assisting the Head of Finance with any ad hoc duty requirements.

Experience

  • 2+ years of previous finance and credit control experience essential
  • Experience on operating sales and purchase ledgers

Personal Skills

  • Must be diligent and use own initiative.
  • Excellent attention to detail.
  • Proactive, motivated and enthusiastic.
  • Ability to build and maintain strong relationships within the finance team and across the business.
  • Excellent communication skills.
  • Ability to multitask and prioritise workloads.
  • Flexible, professional and team approach with the ability to manage own workload.
  • Strong work ethic.
  • Analytical skills.

Essential Skills

  • Ability to work as part of a team and take direction accurately.
  • Analytical thinker and problem solver.
  • Competent IT skills.
  • High level of accuracy.
  • Extremely organised in a manner that is easily read by others.
  • Trustworthy and discreet when dealing with confidential information.
  • Administrative skills
  • Knowledge of QuickBooks is beneficial not essential

Employers will be looking for 2 years previous experience as part of an accounts or credit control team. They will also look for experience with Microsoft software packages (Word, Excel etc.) Job Type: Part-time

Part Time Hours:

  • 8h00 - 16h00
  • 16 hours per week
  • 2 Days per week Monday to Thursday (Office Based) with potential to increase hours based on workload and availability.

Salary :

  • £ 12 per hour

Benefits :

  • On-site parking
  • Potential Annual Bonus
  • Cycle to work scheme

Work Location:

  • Office based - Marsh Barton Exeter

Job Type : Part-time Part-time hours: 16 per week

Salary : £12.00 per hour

Benefits :

  • Casual dress
  • Company pension
  • Cycle to work scheme
  • Employee discount
  • Free parking
  • On-site parking

Schedule:

  • 8 hour shift
  • No weekends

Supplemental pay types:

  • Yearly bonus

Ability to commute/relocate:

  • Exeter: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

Experience :

  • Accounting: 2 years (required)

Work Location: In person

Reference ID: Accounts Assistant