Job Description
Support the Financial Controller in a variety of accounting tasks, including invoice processing, customer/supplier account reconciliation, and payment processing.
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**Job Description**
**Accounting and Administration Assistant**
The successful candidate will be responsible for:
- Raising and processing invoices, reconciling customer/supplier accounts, and processing payments and credit control.
- Monitoring daily communication and answering queries from customers/suppliers.
- Updating databases with relevant information and preparing month-end reports (Intrastat, VIES & VAT returns).
- Maintaining procedural documentation (SOPs) and attending weekly finance meetings.
**Essential Criteria**
- Excellent accounting and strong numerical skills.
- Experience and a thorough working knowledge of MS Office, particularly Word and Excel.
- A thorough working knowledge of the Sage 50 accounting package.
- Experience of accounts reconciliations.
- Proven ability to process large volumes of invoices and payments accurately.
- Excellent organisational skills.
- Ability to build strong relationships with customers.
- A knowledge of RCT/CIS.
- Excellent communication skills and the ability to be a good team player.
- High level of accuracy, attention to detail, and organisational skills.
**Desirable Criteria**
- ATI Diploma or equivalent.
- Proficient in Excel.
- Experience in Sage 50.
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