Accounts Assistant (Cashbook)
Job Description
We are currently looking for an Accounts Assistant to join our Finance department at our Headquarters in Steeton (West Yorkshire, UK) on a 12 month Maternity Contract.
The purpose of the role is to ensure that all payments and receipts are posted quickly, efficiently and at the highest levels of accuracy.
Why work at Acorn Stairlifts?
- Induction and training programme
- Investors in People award
- Excellent transport links to Leeds, Bradford, and Skipton
- Free car parking
- Healthcare and pension provisions
Acorn Achievers:
We run a monthly incentive scheme to recognize employees that go over and above their job duties by rewarding them with a first prize of £100 vouchers and two runner ups of £50 vouchers each.
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The Ideal Candidate
- Proven experience working in a finance or accounting role
- Excellent attention to detail and accuracy in data entry
- Experience of SAP ideal but not essential as full training is given
- Ability to prioritize tasks and meet deadlines
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
Key Responsibilities
- Processing payments & receipts for the group of companies across several countries and in a number of currencies, including: banking cash and cheques, supplier payments ,customer refunds and reward vouchers, Direct Debit collections
- Processing expenses claims
- Reconciliation and coding of Credit Card returns
- Reconciling bank statements
- General administrative work such as filing, scanning, telephone calls and emails
- Work in other functions in Finance as required to cover holidays & sickness
Salary Package
Salary: £22,500 Pro Rata (subject to experience)
Benefits
- Excellent Transport Links to Leeds, Bradford and Skipton
- Free Parking
- Healthcare Provision
- Induction and Training Programme
- In-house Canteen
- Life Insurance Cover
- On-going Coaching and Development
- Pension Provision
About the Finance Department
Our Finance team takes responsibility for efficiently budgeting, planning, analyzing and managing the company’s money, ensuring payments are processed accurately, regulatory controls are in place, and working with the business to set future objectives. Opportunities within Finance include management accounts, ledgers, cashbook and credit control, providing the opportunity to develop new skills.
Working with Acorn Stairlifts
Employing around 1,500 people worldwide Acorn is the world's largest independent manufacturer and supplier of straight stairlifts, with sales in over 80 countries and offices on 4 continents. Acorn achieved the Investors in People award and continues to invest in its most valuable resource: its people.
