Senior Assistant Accountant - Exclusive to VANRATH
A well-established and growing organisation is seeking an experienced Assistant Accountant to join its finance team. This is a varied position with payroll as a key focus, alongside Accounts Receivable and wider accounting responsibilities.
The successful candidate will be responsible for the accurate and timely processing of payroll, alongside a range of financial transactions and accounting duties. Due to the high-volume nature of the role, strong attention to detail, accuracy and organisation are essential.
Salary/Benefits
- £37,000 - £40,000 depending on experience
- On-site parking
- Pension
- Early finish on Fridays
- Opportunity to join an established and growing organisation
About your next employer
Our client is a successful and expanding organisation with a busy finance function. The company offers a professional and supportive working environment and is continuing to grow.
The successful candidate will join an established finance team and will have the opportunity to take on a varied role covering payroll, accounts receivable and general accounting activities.
About you
- Strong experience in payroll processing
- Experience across UK payroll, with European payroll experience desirable
- Solid Accounts Receivable experience
- Excellent attention to detail and accuracy
- Strong numerical and organisational skills
- Ability to manage high volumes of data and financial transactions
- Comfortable working to strict deadlines
- Strong confidentiality and integrity
- Good problem-solving skills
- Experience with Sage or similar accounting/payroll software is desirable
- Flexible approach with a willingness to support the wider finance function
What you'll do
- Process weekly and monthly payroll accurately and efficiently
- Complete high-volume payroll data entry
- Process starters, leavers, salary changes, overtime, holiday payments and other adjustments
- Assist with PAYE, National Insurance and pension-related payments
- Maintain accurate payroll records and respond to payroll queries
- Ensure payroll deadlines are consistently met
- Process invoices, credit notes and receipts
- Allocate payments and maintain accurate customer accounts
- Monitor outstanding balances and support credit control activities
- Investigate and resolve account queries and discrepancies
- Complete bank, supplier and customer reconciliations
- Assist with accounts payable, VAT, payments and cashflow
- Process invoices, expenses and other financial transactions
- Assist with month-end and year-end activities
- Maintain accurate and well-organised financial records
- Provide general support to the wider finance team as required
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Senior Assistant Accountant employer: VANRATH
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