Position Overview & Specifications

Accounts Assistant

A busy general building company is seeking a strong candidate for a full-time varied role within their office in Woolwich Arsenal.

Main duties:-

1) To assist the company accountant with all aspects of the financial management of the company, to include:-

Management of the purchase ledger - entering/importing supplier invoices onto the Accounts system; monitoring supplier balances to ensure that invoices are approved; advising the Accountant of upcoming payments; setting up trade accounts with new suppliers.
Assisting with the Sales ledger - production of sales invoices to customers; helping to monitor Debtors and chasing in money where required.
Management of the subcontractors - dealing with their induction papers, processing weekly wages through to payment; production of the monthly CIS returns and statements to subcontractors.
Management of the company credit cards - through to reconciliation of the monthly statements.
Assisting with the company bank reconciliations.
Assisting with the management of the weekly cashflow.

There will also be some clerical duties to include, but not limited to:-

Candidate must have:-

Prior Accounting experience, to include use of Sage Line 50, or a similar Accounting package.
Knowledge of the building industry in terms of CIS taxation and Reverse charge VAT.
Good organisational skills.
Self-motivation. This role is largely unsupervised and requires the person to work independently, but to seek the appropriate help where needed.
Good communication skills and an outgoing personality.

Job specifics:-