Accounts Assistant

Office Angels • Permanent • Dunmow, Essex, England, United Kingdom • £27k - £28k / year • 17h ago

Accounts Assistant

Location: Dunmow, Essex

Salary: £27,000 - £28,000

Hours: Monday - Friday 9am - 4pm (32.5 hours) - Hybrid working 2 days WFH

Benefits: 20 days holiday + Bank Holidays, pension, parking on site

We are looking for a proactive and detail oriented Accounts Assistant to join our client's growing team. This is a varied role with a strong focus on invoicing, credit control, and day to day finance administration.

You will play a key role in ensuring financial transactions are processed accurately and efficiently, while supporting both the finance function and wider business operations. This position is ideal for someone with a hands on accounts administration background who can quickly get up to speed and work independently.

Key Responsibilities

Finance & Accounts

Process a high volume of customer and supplier invoices accurately and on time
Raise daily invoices, including labour, parts, and additional charges
Manage accounts receivable, including chasing purchase orders and outstanding payments
Handle customer payment queries and resolve discrepancies within agreed time frames
Produce and review debtor reports, ensuring records are accurate and up to date
Send customer statements and actively chase overdue invoices via phone, email, and letter
Take payments from non-account customers
Process supplier invoices, ensuring correct coding and resolving queries
Reconcile supplier statements, bank accounts, and credit cards
Identify and investigate any discrepancies
Prepare supplier payment reports and highlight risks or concerns

Operations & Admin Support

Liaise with technicians and internal teams to ensure jobs are completed and invoiced promptly
Follow up on outstanding queries preventing invoicing
Maintain accurate records across accounting systems and spreadsheets
Manage inboxes, respond to queries, and keep communications organised
Carry out general administrative duties such as answering calls, filing, scanning, and document management

Skills & Experience

Previous experience in an Accounts Assistant, Accounts Administrator, or Credit Control role
Strong experience with invoice processing and high volume transactions
Confident communicator with a professional telephone manner
Excellent organisational skills with the ability to prioritise workload
Strong attention to detail and ability to spot numerical errors
Proactive problem solver with a hands on approach
Experience using QuickBooks Online (or similar accounting software)
Advanced Excel skills, including formulas and spreadsheet management

Office Angels is an employment agency and business. We are an equal-opportunities employer who puts expertise, energy and enthusiasm into improving everyone's chance of being part of the workplace. We respect and appreciate people of all ethnicities, generations, religious beliefs, sexual orientations, gender identities, abilities and more. By showcasing talents, skills and unique experiences in an inclusive environment, we help individuals thrive. If you require reasonable adjustments at any stage, please let us know and we will be happy to support you.

Office Angels acts as an employment agency for permanent recruitment and an employment business for the supply of temporary workers. Office Angels UK is an Equal Opportunities Employer.

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