Accounts Assistant

A leading public sector employer based in Ballymena are recruiting an Accounts Assistant to join their team on an initial temporary ongoing contract. If this sounds like it might be of interest to you, please apply for more information.

Salary/ Benefits

In order to attract the very best talent on the market a generous remuneration package is on offer based on experience plus a range of benefits including:

• £27,000-£29,777
• Longterm contract
• Comfortable working environment

Client

A leading Public Sector organisation is currently recruiting an Accounts Assistant to join their team based in Ballymena on a temporary ongoing basis. This is a fantastic opportunity to join an employer with an excellent reputation in the local market and who provide an essential service to the local community.

Responsibilities

To work in conjunction with the Revenue Accounts Manager in the operation and delivery of the Debtors function and associated income. Including processing, validating, income via various methods of income receipt. Maintaining the commercial trade waste database to ensure all customer records are accurate and up to date.

• Responsible for receipting and lodging all income generated in various departments within timescales.
• Complete the transfer of income from weekly data sheets produced by outlaying sites onto spreadsheets to enable input to the computerised accounts system for timely and accurate management information.
• Deal with personal callers to the accounts department, including receipting and lodgement of all cash involved.
• Maintain the database by inputting new customers, updating any changes to existing customer details and ensuring all changes have been passed to the department for their records.
• Responsible for the operation of invoicing procedures to include liaison with customers and banks in relation to direct debit payments.
• Produce weekly sales invoices for all services as requested by various departments.
• Responsible for the allocation of payments received directly into bank account, match payments against remittance advices received from customers, annotate with debtor references and invoice numbers against each payment and post payments to the computerised accounts system.
• Carry out debt collection processes and submission of small claims applications in accordance with debt policy.
• Perform debtors' month end procedures, processing and reconciliation of general revenue income to management reports, report any variances to Revenue Accounts Manager.
• Provide a point of contact for all stakeholders, dealing with income related enquiries, including reconciliation of Debtors accounts.
• Assist the Revenue Accounts Manager with income queries and analysis as required.
• Provide support to creditors' function.

The Ideal Person

Applicants must:

Have a minimum of 5 GCSEs (Grade A-C) to include Maths and English or equivalent qualifications to demonstrate numeracy and literacy

AND

Be able to demonstrate, by providing personal and specific examples, that they have 2 years' experience working within a busy finance environment, to include:

• Dealing effectively with a range of stakeholders;
• Efficient use of computerised accounting packages; and
• Working within debt collection processes to ensure positive outcomes for the organisation.

OR, for candidates who do not meet the qualification requirements as outlined above:

Be able to demonstrate, by providing personal and specific examples, that they have 4 years' experience working within a busy finance environment, to include:

• Dealing effectively with a range of stakeholders;
• Efficient use of computerised accounting packages; and
• Working within debt collection processes to ensure positive outcomes for the organisation.

For further information on this vacancy, or any other Accountancy & Finance job in Belfast or wider Northern Ireland, please apply via the link below or contact Jamie Gault in the strictest confidence.

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