Job Description

My client has an amazing opportunity for an Accounts Assistant to join their forward thinking business based in Cranfield.

This role will report to the Group Financial Controller. They are looking for a flexible team member with a confident, positive manner and the ability to work well within the team, on their own initiative and to given deadlines.

This is a varied, hands on role which will be full time and based at the head office in Cranfield. Ideally, the role will be office based for 2/3 days per week.

Areas of responsibilities include:

• Sales ledger - raising invoices
• Purchase ledger - posting invoices for costs to complete projects or support contracts from external suppliers
• Credit Control - ensuring invoices are paid by customers as per due dates
• Raising purchase orders as required
• Posting overhead cost invoices against the correct overhead cost code
• Banking and bank reconciliations
• Preparing and maintaining cash flow forecasts to be reviewed by the Group Financial Controller
• Supporting project managers to ensure jobs are closed and invoiced on a timely basis
• Ensuring support contracts revenue is invoiced and identify any delays in this occurring
• Ensuring employee expenses are received on time and posted against the correct cost code
• Ensuring company credit cards are posted against the correct cost code
• Preparing and Submitting the VAT returns
• Reconciling inter-company transactions on a quarterly basis
• Support month end accounts process by posting monthly journals, reconciling the balance sheet, all in line with the month end timetable.

In order to carry out your responsibilities, you will require the following knowledge, skills and experience:

Desired qualifications and experience :

• Microsoft Business Central D365 accounting software
• Xero accounting software
• Knowledge of project accounting
• Practical experience within an accounts department
• Good excel skills

This is an exciting time for the business with lots of room for progression, along with a competitive salary of \xc2\xa330,000 - \xc2\xa335,000 along with a benefits package.

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