Accounts Assistant / Accounts Administrator

Accounts Assistant / Accounts Administrator Hebburn £28-30K Full time Position Monday - Friday 9am to 5:30pm Our client is seeking an experienced Accounts Assistant / Administrator to support the Financial Director in the running of the accounting function for the business. Duties: Sales Ledger - posting sales invoices, allocating receipts, checking PO's, Chasing debtors, monthly statement submissions Purchase Ledger - posting purchase invoices, matching to POs, Supplier payments, checking creditor statements On-line electronic banking Month and year end reconciliations Management of Pleo expense cards, daily checking and chasing receipts Checking & filing quarterly VAT returns Payroll, management of personnel records via Bright HR, hours weekly reporting Experience / Knowledge Ideally fully AAT qualified at a minimum with strong bookkeeping You must be fully competent in Xero cloud accounting software (or QuickBooks) Ability to create pivots/lookup/bespoke reports in Excel is essential Experience in a similar role would be ideal as this role is integral to the smooth running of the business and the person appointed will have considerable responsibility for the accounting function Ability to understand & analyse the P&L, Balance Sheet Familiarity with reviewing T&C's, e. supplier contracts