Accounts Assistant

KHR Recruitment Specialists • Permanent • Tonbridge, Kent, England, United Kingdom • £27k - £30k / year • 2d ago

Accounts Assistant
Staplehurst
Monday to Friday 9am - 5pm
£27,000 - £30,000 DOE

Are you an organised and detail-focused Accounts Assistant looking for a varied role within a busy and growing business?

KHR are working with a successful and growing UK distributor seeking a proactive Accounts Assistant to join its finance team. This is an excellent opportunity for someone who enjoys working across multiple areas of finance, building relationships with customers and suppliers, and playing a key role in the smooth running of the accounts function.

Reporting directly to the Financial Controller, you'll gain exposure to both sales and purchase ledger activities while supporting the wider business with day-to-day financial administration.

Key Responsibilities

Purchase Ledger
- Processing supplier invoices accurately and efficiently
- Investigating and resolving invoice discrepancies
- Reconciling supplier statements
- Assisting with supplier payment runs and handling supplier queries

Sales Ledger
- Raising customer invoices and credit notes
- Uploading invoices via external software platforms
- Sending customer statements
- Supporting the resolution of customer account queries

Credit Control
- Posting daily receipts and processing card payments
- Chasing outstanding balances and maintaining healthy cash flow
- Monitoring customer accounts and placing accounts on hold where necessary

General Accounts Support
- Maintaining accurate sales and purchase ledgers
- Managing finance inboxes and responding to enquiries
- Assisting with ad hoc finance and administrative duties
- Handling incoming post and supporting the wider finance function
- Maintaining strict confidentiality at all times

Candidate Profile

- Previous experience in an accounts or finance administration role
- Good understanding of accounting processes and procedures
- Strong Excel skills and confidence working with spreadsheets
- Excellent attention to detail and accuracy
- Strong organisational and time-management skills
- Confident communication skills with the ability to liaise professionally with customers, suppliers and colleagues
- A proactive, self-motivated approach and willingness to learn

Benefits

- Company pension
- Free onsite parking
- 28 days holiday
- Regular team social events
- Childcare voucher scheme

At KHR we take care to ensure that you are represented as well as possible so it is worth checking your CV for layout, spelling and grammar as well as making sure it is up to date before you submit. If you feel you need to highlight particular qualifications, skills or relevant experience with regards to a specific role then please add a cover letter or a preface page. This does not need to be formatted in the same manner. In addition, if your CV is heavy with graphics etc, please could you also submit a "clean" copy in Word. Thank you.

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