At a Glance
- Tasks: Maintain sales and purchase ledgers, issue rent demands, and undertake annual reconciliations.
- Company: The role is within a firm focused on delivering financial services to clients.
- Benefits: Opportunity to build relationships with clients and financial advisors.
- Other info: Contact details provided for further inquiries.
- Why this job: Join a team that values accurate financial reporting and client satisfaction.
- Qualifications: Experience in bookkeeping and familiarity with VAT reporting required.
The predicted salary is between 25000 - 35000 £ per year.
The role of Accounts Assistant is a crucial element in the delivery of services to the firm's clients. The Accounts Assistant is responsible for maintaining up to date sales and purchase ledgers, receiving and posting rent and service charge monies, transferring funds, paying contractors, and assisting in providing all financial information that the client may specifically require.
Responsibilities:
- To build working and durable relationships directly with the client as required, and their financial advisors, accountants, and book-keepers.
- Maintain up to date tenancy/proprietor records on the department's computer system.
- Maintain up to date sales and purchase ledgers.
- Issue rent demands and service charge demands timeously.
- Undertake credit control where required.
- Recharge insurance premiums where required; recharge individual exceptional items where required such as dilapidation charges, penalty charges and so on, ensuring that monies are collected and receipts accounted for.
- Assist colleagues in organising daily bank payment runs for processing by the firm's Executive Directors.
- Receive brought ledger invoices from contractors providing common services, and once authorised by the relevant person arrange for payment to be remitted to the contractor, with details of the expenditure posted to the correct service charge schedule.
- Undertake annual reconciliation of each and every service charge account within their portfolio, providing accounts to be signed off by the relevant property manager and head of department and once finalised, issue year end certificates/statement of expenditure to tenants/proprietors raising balancing charges or credits as appropriate.
- Undertake monthly reconciliations of all discrete client accounts within their portfolio and pass to Head of Department for counter signature.
- Deal with any enquiry received from Tenants/Proprietors regarding their account.
- Undertake VAT reporting for clients where required, providing summary of VAT inputs and outputs.
Bookkeeper employer: ASA Recruitment
This firm offers a dynamic environment for Accounts Assistants, focusing on client relationships and financial accuracy. Located in a vibrant area, the team prioritises collaboration and professional growth. Employees benefit from direct communication with clients and financial professionals.
