WSR is recruiting for an Accounts & Administration Assistant for our esteemed client in Milton Keynes.
Salary: Up to £32k
Location: Milton Keynes – Fully Office Based
Working Hours: 8:30 – 5pm Monday to Friday
Role Type: Permanent
Accounts & Administration Assistant Role Overview
Are you an organised and detail-focused Accounts & Administration Assistant looking for your next opportunity? This is a fantastic chance to join a busy finance team where you’ll play an important role in keeping day-to-day financial and admin operations running smoothly.
Working closely with the Head of Finance, you’ll be involved in a broad range of accounting tasks across both sales and purchase ledger, giving you great exposure to the full finance function as well as additional ad hoc admin assistance. If you enjoy variety, problem solving and working with numbers, this role offers a great opportunity to build on your accounting experience.
Accounts & Administration Assistant
Role Responsibilities:
You’ll support the finance team with a mix of transactional accounting and month-end responsibilities, including:
- Raising customer invoices on a daily basis
- Sending out monthly customer statements
- Posting customer receipts and reconciling accounts
- Carrying out weekly credit control and resolving customer queries
- Checking daily bank balances across GBP, Euro and USD accounts
- Reconciling daily bank statements
- Posting supplier invoices and reconciling supplier statements
- Handling supplier payments and resolving supplier queries
- Assisting with journal entries and management accounting tasks
- Supporting month-end processes and preparation of the trial balance
- Stepping in for the Financial Controller when required and assisting with other finance duties as needed
- Deputising for Head of Finance in their absence
- Supporting the wider business with ad hoc administrative tasks as required, demonstrating a flexible and collaborative approach in line with the company’s team-focused culture
Accounts & Administration Assistant
Experience, Skills & Attributes:
This role would suit someone who is methodical, proactive and confident managing multiple financial and admin tasks at once. You’ll also bring:
- Strong working knowledge of SAP and Excel is essential
- Excellent attention to detail
- Good problem-solving skills
- The ability to manage your time effectively and meet deadlines in a fast-paced environment
- Proactive, positive approach to working as a team in all aspects of the business.
If you’re looking for a role where you can make a real contribution within a finance team and continue developing your accounting and admin skills, this could be the perfect next step.
Please click ‘APPLY NOW’, or call the WSR Team at 01908 616184 for more info.
We appreciate the time and effort invested in your application. While we strive to respond to all applicants promptly, we kindly ask for your understanding in case of delays. If you do not hear from us within 10 days of submitting your application, please assume that, unfortunately, you have not been successful this time.
We will however keep your CV on file and review your suitability against any other vacancies we may have available.
