Accounts Assistant - Trafford Park

RG are pleased to be working with an excellent company located at Trafford Park, we are looking for an experienced and proactive Accounts Assistant to join the finance team. The successful candidate will support the day-to-day running of the accounts function, including purchase ledger, sales ledger, payments, reconciliations and CIS administration.

Key Responsibilities

• Processing purchase invoices accurately and efficiently.
• Matching, coding and posting invoices to the correct nominal accounts.
• Setting up and maintaining supplier accounts.
• Reconciling supplier statements and dealing with supplier queries.
• Raising sales invoices and allocating customer payments.
• Monitoring outstanding invoices and assisting with credit control.
• Posting daily bank transactions and completing bank reconciliations.
• Processing supplier and subcontractor payments.
• Verifying subcontractors with HMRC and applying the correct CIS deduction rates.
• Processing subcontractor invoices and calculating CIS deductions accurately.
• Preparing and submitting monthly CIS returns and issuing CIS deduction statements.
• Maintaining accurate subcontractor records and dealing with CIS queries.
• Assisting with month-end procedures, journals, accruals and prepayments.
• Assisting with balance sheet reconciliations and management accounts.
• Supporting year-end preparation and audit requirements.
• Maintaining accurate and organised finance records.
• Providing general support to the wider finance team as required.

Key Skills & Experience

• Previous experience within an accounts/finance role.
• Experience across purchase ledger, sales ledger and bank reconciliations.
• Previous CIS experience, ideally within a construction environment.
• Good Excel and IT skills.
• Experience with Sage, Xero, Quick Books or similar accounting software would be advantageous.

Benefits:

• 37.5 hours per week -flexible - office based role
• 25 days holiday plus bank holidays
• Company pension scheme
• Study support
• Parking on site + additional close by