Accounts Assistant

•    Process purchase ledger invoices, including matching, coding, and posting accurately within agreed timelines.
•    Manage credit control activities, proactively chasing outstanding debts via telephone, email, and written correspondence.
•    Allocate customer remittances and investigate or follow up on outstanding balances and discrepancies.
•    Perform daily bank reconciliations across multiple GBP and EUR bank accounts, ensuring accurate financial postings.
•    Resolve invoice queries efficiently in line with company procedures, escalating issues to management where appropriate.
•    Reconcile debtor and creditor control accounts on a regular basis.
•    Support the preparation and submission of VAT returns.
•    Maintain and reconcile intercompany accounts to ensure balances are accurate.
•    Prepare bank payment data and accurately post banking transactions within the ERP system.
•    Assist with month-end and year-end finance processes as required.
•    Provide support to internal stakeholders and external suppliers, resolving finance-related queries via phone and email.
•    Assist with internal and external audit requirements, providing documentation and support as necessary.
•    Maintain accurate financial records and organised filing systems.
•    Liaise professionally with internal departments to respond to finance queries and provide administrative support.
•    Support wider finance and operational teams as required.
•    Undertake ad hoc finance and administrative duties as required by the business.
•    Any other duty as required by management commensurate with the post.