Senior Accounts Assistant in Southampton

Senior Accounts Assistant

Hybrid (min. one to two days per week in Chilworth office)

Permanent

Part time/full time min. 25h per week

Salary very competitive DOE

Financial direction for your business

Our client, Avonglen is a team of strategically minded and commercially astute Finance Directors who work alongside business owners and CEOs across many sectors. By delivering strategic vision and commercial acumen as well as operational support, they can provide the services that their clients might expect to receive from a top Finance Director. They offer that support on a part-time basis so that ambitious businesses of any size can benefit.

As a result of strong growth and ambitious expansion plans, Avonglen is seeking to recruit an experienced Senior Accounts Assistant to join their busy team based in Chilworth, Southampton. Reporting to a Senior Finance Manager, the successful candidate will be responsible for a small portfolio of clients.

Senior Accounts Assistant, the role:

• Validation and processing of sales/purchase ledger invoices and expenses
• Bank reconciliations
• Sage payrolls including potential BIK reporting, PSA and CIS submissions
• Prepayments, accruals, depreciation and other monthly journals
• Assisting in the preparation of periodic VAT returns
• Cash flow reporting and proactive credit control
• Assist in the preparation of monthly/quarterly management accounts
• Maintain fixed asset register and other control accounts including potential intercompany reconciliations
• Assist with the Statutory Accounts and forecasts, and other ad hoc financial tasks

Senior Accounts Assistant, the applicant:

• Previous experience within similar role is a must
• AAT level 4 qualification preferred, or above
• Experience in Xero cloud accounting technology and Sage 50 essential
• Enthusiastic and passionate
• Outstanding ability to multitask with a positive can do attitude
• Dynamic, team orientated and confident
• Excellent knowledge of Microsoft Outlook, Word and Excel
• Great organisational skills, self-motivated, resourceful and task driven
• Committed to personal development

Senior Accounts Assistant, the benefits:

• Competitive salary
• Hybrid work environment
• Life and private health insurance
• Opportunity to join a proactive and supportive team
• 25 days annual leave plus bank and public holidays (pro rata for part time hours)
• Free parking

Pure Human Resources Limited work in partnership with Avonglen in providing Recruitment support. We are not a recruitment agency. No applications from agencies please.