Accounts assistant - united kingdom, coventry, west midlands

job tittle: accounts assistant

location: coventry -cv1

salary: £24,000 (will go to £25,000 after 6-month probation)

role type: permanent

gi group are looking for a friendly and approachable accounts assistant to join our client based in coventry on full time basis. reporting to the senior accounts assistant the role offers an exciting opportunity for a hands on and diligent individual to play a key role in the transaction's control of the company's activity and in the month end close and reconciliation processes, whilst also supporting the accounts team in the ongoing processing and reconciliation of transactions and balances.

whats in for you:

* working monday to friday 9am - 5pm (2 days working from home option after passing probation)

* £24,000 per annum (goes to £25,000 after passing probation)

* 22 holidays + bank holidays

* health care after first year of service

* christmas closure and extra 2 days paid for christmas time

* company pension

* development

duties involve:

* reporting to the senior assistant accountant, you will be responsible for reconciliation of the worldpay account, and other merchant accounts as introduced, on a regular basis and following up on any issues to completion.

* you will be responsible for downloading reports and preparing schedules to strict deadlines as part of the month end process.

* you will be responsible for the validation & reconciliation of commission payments to strict slas.

* facilitate and take ownership of new processes and controls as bespoke and customised products come on stream, ensuring full financial control and reconciliation.

* inputting of claims repairer invoices & follow up on discrepancies, missing data, and bank details; liaising with the claims team on issues and ensuring inputting is kept up to date

* run & perform the claims payment process, ensuring payments are made on time & to slas, to correct repairers, and all bookings are made and reconciled in sage.

* be responsible for various bank account reconciliations, ensuring unreconciled items are investigated and cleared in a timely manner.

* provide pro-active support for invoice processing, remittances & statements, prorata payments and policy cancellations; providing full cover to other members of the accounts team in periods of absence / leave.

* make ad hoc payments through banking system as required and ensure postings are made in sage for transactions; ensuring bookings are correct & to correct nominals and accounts & with correct vat treatment.

* you will actively communicate with other departments to schedule work, resolve issues and ensure a positive outcome for the business as a whole. this will involve investigating queries, reporting and correcting problems and improving existing processes as necessary.

* assist the accounts team to facilitate the good management of the business with strong and robust financial control.

* assisting in royalty account reconciliations and other control account reconciliations as required and as the business develops. this may involve foreign currency transactions.

* bacs rejection reporting, monitoring and follow up with policy holders on issues and missing collections.

* you will be responsible for the monthly aged debtor analysis for both a1g and global. you may need to liaise with other team members and ensure that all outstanding debt is being regularly reviewed.

qualification and skills

* qualified aat (or part-qualified)

* advanced excel

* experience using sage 200

gi group holdings recruitment limited group of companies includes gi recruitment limited, draefern limited, gi group recruitment ltd, intoo (uk) limited, marks sattin (uk) limited, tack tmi uk limited and grafton professional staffing limited. we are committed to protecting the privacy of all of our candidates and clients. following some recent changes to data protection laws we have updated our privacy policy. to view a copy and to help you understand how we collect, use and process your personal data please visit the privacy page on our gi group uk website.

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