Role Overview & Responsibilities

Job Title: Accounts Assistant


Location: Livingston


Contract: Full time, (Temporary, 9 months maternity cover)

Hourly rate: £12 – 14.50




AJ Connect is thrilled to be representing an exciting sports retail business, based in Livingston, for a Accounts Assistant position.



The postholder will be responsible for the monthly management accounts: purchase ledger, sales ledger, bank reconciliation, prepayments, and accruals.



The role is a perfect opportunity, for an immediately available Accounts Assistant looking to join an interesting sports retail business on a 9-month maternity cover basis.




Key Responsibilities Will Include


  • Prepayments & Accruals
  • P&L / Balance Sheet make up
  • Journal postings to nominal ledger
  • Twice monthly run of posting purchase and sales invoices
  • Central Invoice queries - liaise with suppliers
  • Process BACS Payments Collections/Supplier Payments twice monthly
  • Supplier statement reconciliation
  • Turnover downloads for central invoice (quarterly after reconciliation)
  • Setting up of new Partner/Supplier accounts
  • Purchase Ledger Input
  • Sales Ledger Input
  • Bank Reconciliations
  • Petty Cash Reconciliation
  • Processing Staff Expenses
  • Credit Card expenses - data input from receipts - journal
  • Debtors - sending statements and chase if needed

Skills and Experience

  • Experience working in a similar role essential
  • High levels of accuracy
  • Knowledge of accounting software
  • Personable/friendly and professional
  • Strong attention to detail
  • Excellent timekeeping
  • Basic knowledge of VAT
  • A solid understanding of Excel
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