Huntress Looking for Accounts Assistant at Ealing, London Full Time

Accounts Assistant Salary £ 28,000 – £30,000

Based in Ealing

Hybrid working after 4 months (3 days in office, 2 days working from home)

A great opportunity has arisen for a high-performing, Accounts Assistant who enjoys working in a fast-paced environment with a top manufacturer and distributor of tools and accessories within the building industry, based in Ealing.

The roles require excellent attention to detail and a good level of Excel, able to work to deadlines, proactive and positive with a can-do attitude

Duties:

• Calculate additional charges, such as shipping costs, to include in invoices
• Ensure every invoice sent out is accurate
• Resolve billing errors that other staff or customers flag
• Keep a record of collecting payments with customer information
• Perform any necessary administrative duties, such as auditing customer records
• Prepare account statements for customers
• Follow up on outstanding payments
• Manage customer accounts, ensuring that new customers have healthy credit and that existing customers have settled monthly accounts in a timely manner.
• Reconcile a variety of accounts and reports for ensuring accuracy
• Research discrepancies in financial information and/or documentation (e.g., purchase orders, vendors, invoices, etc.) for ensuring accuracy and adherence to procedures before processing

Experience & Skills Required:

• 3+ years of directly related accounting experience, preferably in a large, high-volume corporate environment
• Excellent interpersonal skills
• Tenacity
• Excellent communication skills
• Good negotiation skills
• Able to clearly explain financial matters
• Business acumen
• High attention to detail
• Problem-solving skills
• The ability to prioritize a heavy workload
• Good analytical skills
• Computer Skills: MS Office Suite programs, Excel is a MUST, and ERP Systems / Accounting software (Acumatica ERP & QuickBooks accounting software experience preferred)

Benefits:

• Contributory Pension
• Discretionary bonus based on company and own performance
• 22 days + BH rising every year worked to 1 day up to 27 days
• Hybrid (after 4 months training and understanding the business, will offer 1 to 2 days working from home)
• Gym (Eden gym free 2 days per week)

Huntress Search Ltd acts as a Recruitment Agency in relation to all Permanent roles and as a Recruitment Business in relation to all Temporary roles.

We practice a diverse and inclusive recruitment process that ensures equal opportunity for all we work with, irrespective of race, sexual orientation, mental or physical disability, age or gender. As an organisation, we encourage applications from all backgrounds and will ensure measures are met when required, to allow a fair process throughout.

PLEASE NOTE: We can only consider applications from candidates who have the right to work in the UK.