Accounts Assistant - Reporting in West Kirby

Accounts Assistant - Reporting in West Kirby

West Kirby Full-Time On-site
T. J. MORRIS LIMITED

About the Role

Job Overview

  • Process daily bank statements and complete banking administration across Group entities, ensuring transactions are recorded accurately and promptly.
  • Prepare and process supplier and other payments in line with authorisation procedures and agreed timetables.
  • Process sales and income, ensuring receipts are correctly recorded and allocated.
  • Administer employee expenses, checking claims against supporting documentation and company policy.
  • Manage petty cash, maintaining accurate records and appropriate financial controls.
  • Complete bank and other transactional reconciliations, investigating discrepancies and resolving them promptly.
  • Support month-end processing, ensuring tasks are completed within agreed deadlines.
  • Prepare and check transactional information to support VAT returns, ready for review and sign-off.
  • Provide accurate information to support the Financial Accountant with wider tax compliance.
  • Maintain complete, accurate and well-organised finance records and supporting documentation.
  • Assist with finance system administration, including maintaining standing data and supporting system updates.
  • Respond to routine finance queries from stores, Group entities, suppliers and colleagues.
  • Provide general administrative support and assist with additional tasks across the wider Finance team.

Package Description

Salary & Hours

  • Β£32,800 per annum
  • 37.50 hours per week
  • Based at our Liverpool Head Office

Employee Benefits

  • Contributable company pension scheme
  • 10% store discount at all our retail stores
  • Death in Service Benefit
  • Long service recognition scheme
  • MyHB colleague benefits platform with access to:
    • Discounts UK wide on retail, leisure, hospitality venues
    • Employee Assistance Programme with 24/7 confidential counselling and advice line
    • Low-cost voluntary insured health cash plans and cancer cover

Minimum Criteria to Apply

  • Experience working in transactional finance.
  • Working knowledge of financial controls, reconciliations and banking processes.
  • Excellent numerical and analytical skills, with strong attention to detail.
  • Strong Excel skills.
  • Ability to organise your workload, meet deadlines and manage competing priorities.
  • Strong communication skills and the ability to build effective working relationships with colleagues and external contacts.
  • An AAT qualification, or current study towards one, would be an advantage.

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T. J. MORRIS LIMITED

Contact Details:

T. J. MORRIS LIMITED Recruitment Team