Job Role: SeniorAccounts Assistant, permanent position – this would suit somebody ideally studying for AAT/CIMA Certificate.
Salary: £22,000 – £27,000 D.O.E.
Area: ST12 9DQ
Hours: Standard hours are 8.30am to 5.00pm, 40 hours per week.
28 days’ holiday per annum, plus one additional day per year of service – up to 33 days (on a permanent contract)
About us:
With a number of rapidly expanding companies running from the same office, this role is a wonderful opportunity for someone looking to develop their skills and put their studies into practice – having a good attitude and aptitude to learning new things is everything to us. The parent company, the Planterra Business Centre, looks after the companies under its roof and helps to promote them. The other companies are predominantly based within the landscape development industry, providing services such as landscaping and garden maintenance, removal of invasive weeds, technical landscape development documentation, garden machinery repair and the provision of virtual assistant services. All of the companies focus on making a positive difference to the lives of our clients and colleagues and consider excellence to be our minimum standard. This is reflected in everything that we do.
There are currently thirty-eight people employed within the group which is based in Barlaston, Stoke-on-Trent.
About the role:
We are looking for somebody who is AAT/CIMA Certificate qualified or working towards this. After training you will be working in a predominantly standalone role, however will have the full support of the Business/Office Manager. In your role you will be working to co-ordinate purchasing and incoming payments across the companies.
Essential experience will include:
· Sales & Purchase ledger
· Credit control
· Bank reconciliations
· Xero accounts software – advantageous, training will be given if required;
· Accruals & Prepayments – advantageous, training will be given if required;
· Fixed Assets & Depreciation – advantageous, training will be given if required;
Day to day Duties will include:
· Processing purchase invoices, agreeing costs to quoted prices, recording purchases to jobs and paying suppliers;
· Sales Invoicing, recording of all sales receipts and some credit control
· Bank Reconciliations;
· Journal posting
Other Responsibilities:
- Acting with complete transparency, integrity, honesty and loyalty;
- Working towards KPIs on a weekly basis;
About you:
- Minimum 9 GCSE’S A* – C Grade (including English, Maths and ICT);
- AAT/CIMA Certificate qualified, or working towards;
- Familiar with Xero and Sage Pay;
- Competent using Microsoft Excel;
- Enhanced DBS checked will be completed;
- You will be well presented and respectful;
- Self-Motivated;
- Efficient and well organised;
- Time management skills;
- Work to a high standard, showing attention to detail, showing care and thought in all that you do;
- Good communication skills with other members of the team, clients and suppliers;
- Looking to improve processes that are in place with regards to efficiency aspects of the company;
- You will want to promote the companies using social media and in your general day to day affairs.
Although this is a standalone role (with the exception of a training period) you will be working amongst other staff in the office, it is important that you can work well as part of a team and are willing to help and support other members.
