Accounts Assistant

A fantastic opportunity for an Assistant Accountant to cover maternity leave (12 months) to work in a high growth business in Edinburgh city centre (hybrid). The people are one of the selling point of this business and it has a family feel and wonderful culture.

Reporting to the Financial Controller in Edinburgh, this includes but is not restricted to:

Accounts Receivable:

• Prepare and send new invoices to customers on Sage, the details of which are send from the CRM
• Manage the customer set-up
• Review the accuracy of the new invoices weekly with the CFO
• Monitor Accounts Receivable for late payers and follow up on outstanding debt with customers and the sales team
• Effective digital filing of customer invoices
• Manage the admin e-mail in-box for correspondence from sales and customers
• Manage credit checks on Experian

Accounts Payable:

• Manage the accounts payable email in-box for correspondence from suppliers
• Manage the supplier set-up
• Raise purchase orders in line with levels of authority for procuring supply of services and stock for the company
• Prepare weekly payment files for review. Load payments into bank
• Monitor Accounts Payable for late payments and outstanding invoices
• Effective digital filing of supplier invoices

Banking and Internal Employee Cards:

• Reconcile the bank accounts weekly
• Manage the Pleo debit cards within the business

ESSENTIAL EXPERIENCE AND KNOWLEDGE:

• Bookkeeping qualification, or a numerate subject, however other backgrounds will be considered
• Minimum of 2 years in a similar role
• Worked in a growing entrepreneurial business would be helpful
• Initiative - self-starting not passive
• Technical - strong excel skills

PERSONAL ATTRIBUTES:

• Excellent time management/scheduling/planning with an acute level of responsibility.
• Strong attention to detail.
• Good communication skills.
• Intuitively a team player.