Accounts Assistant in Cheshire, Northwich

One of the UK's largest Property Management companies, Residential Management Group, has an opportunity for an experienced Accounts Assistant, based at our Northwich office, to ensure that the property management function has the support and knowledge to deliver the highest quality service to their clients. Delivering information on all aspects of Property finances to both internal and external customers.

Where will I be working?

• Full time at our offices in Northwich (CW9 7LN) - 37.5 hours per week (Monday to Friday)

What are some of the responsibilities you will have?

• Issue periodic letters and invoices to customers and handle queries that arise from this
• Reconciliation of supplier and customer accounts
• Process and follow up on the set-up of completions on new build developments
• Undertake customer debt recovery and processing of Customer receipts
• Process supplier invoices and payments and liaise with contractors to resolve disputes

What skills, experience and qualifications are we looking for in our Finance Assistant?

Essential

• Interest in developing into an entry level accounts or finance based role
• Microsoft Office competent - Excel to intermediate level minimum
• Good communication skills via telephone, email and video conferencing - with both internal and external customers
• Ability to follow procedures and work to deadlines
• Minimum Grade C in GCSE maths

Preferred

• Studying towards AAT or willingness to undertake
• Previous experience in accounts or finance roles
• Experience dealing with customer disputes and working towards a resolution

What does RMG have to offer you?

• A 37.5 hour working week and a competitive salary
• 27 days holiday plus all Bank Holidays
• Free Healthcare cashback Plan (re-claiming for things like optical treatment and dental care, physiotherapy and GP Charges plus more!), plus 24/7 access to remote GP Services
• Sponsorship for study and professional qualifications (up to 4 study days)
• Pension scheme (matched up to 7%) and Life assurance (4 x annual salary)

As part of Places for People Group (RMG's parent company), you will have access to Our Place Rewards, where you can choose from a huge range of shopping discounts, instore vouchers and reloadable e-cards, earn cashback on online purchases and take advantage of many exclusive offers!

What’s next?

If you meet the criteria and are ready to make the next step in your career then click apply. You will be redirected to our careers site where you can discover more about the role, read a full job description and apply directly to us.

As part of our commitment to diversity and inclusion, we offer a guaranteed interview to candidates who are disabled, neurodiverse, or have served in the Armed Forces, provided they meet the essential criteria for the role. If you would like to be considered under this scheme, please indicate this in your application. We are dedicated to creating a supportive and accessible recruitment process for all.

We are committed to creating an inclusive and accessible recruitment process. If you require any reasonable adjustments to support your application or interview experience, please let us know. We’re happy to work with you to ensure you have the opportunity to perform at your best.

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We understand the importance of a supportive and inclusive work culture so please talk to us at interview about flexibility you may need. We can't promise to give you exactly what you want, but we promise not to judge you for asking. For this role we are open to discussing the possibility of reduced hours, flexible start and finish times or compressed hours.

If you are a recruitment agency please note we operate a PSL and do not take cold calls.

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