Accounts Assistant
Job description
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Role Overview:
We are looking for a highly organised, numerate and detail-oriented individual to support purchasing and accounts functions within a busy team. This role will involve assisting with procurement, managing financial transactions and ensuring purchasing and accounting processes run efficiently. The position offers training and development opportunities across the role.
Benefits Include:
- Supportive and collaborative working environment
- Training and development across all aspects of the role
- Opportunity to grow within a dynamic and creative team
- Pleasant office environment
Key Responsibilities:
- Assist with procurement of goods and services, ensuring orders are accurate and timely
- Liaise with suppliers to obtain quotes and manage pricing
- Raise and track purchase orders and support accurate invoicing
- Maintain supplier databases and purchasing records
- Support accounts payable and receivable processes
- Reconcile supplier accounts and resolve discrepancies
- Assist with bank and credit card reconciliations
- Prepare and maintain financial documentation and records
- Support office management tasks including supplies and facilities coordination
- Assist with client proposals and project cost calculations (training provided)
- Provide general administrative support and respond to internal and external queries
Experience Ideally Required for This Role:
- 2 + years' experience in an Accounts Assistant or similar role
- Purchase ledger and bank reconciliation experience
- Understanding of basic accounting principles and procurement processes
- Strong Excel skills and proficiency with Microsoft Office
- Experience with Sage or Xero would be advantageous
- Excellent attention to detail and strong organisational skills
- Strong communication skills and ability to work independently and within a team
- Proactive approach with good problem-solving ability
Why Join Our Client's Team?
You'll be joining a supportive and collaborative team environment where development and growth are encouraged. The role offers variety, responsibility and the chance to build experience across both purchasing and accounts within a positive and well-structured workplace.
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⭐ Highlight your purchase ledger and bank reconciliation experience prominently as these are specifically mentioned as essential requirements
📊 Quantify your accounting achievements: 'Processed 200+ invoices monthly with 99.8% accuracy'
🌐 Emphasise your Sage or Xero experience if you have it, as this would be advantageous for the role
🎯 Showcase your Excel proficiency with specific examples of functions and reports you've created
🤝 Demonstrate your supplier management experience and ability to resolve discrepancies independently
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- •Processed 180+ purchase orders monthly using Sage, maintaining 99.5% accuracy in supplier invoicing and payment scheduling
- •Completed daily bank reconciliations for 4 company accounts, identifying and resolving discrepancies within 24-hour SLA
- •Managed supplier database of 120+ vendors, negotiating payment terms and resolving invoice queries to maintain positive relationships
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Dear Hiring Manager,
Faith Recruitment's Accounts Assistant position in Cobham perfectly aligns with my purchase ledger and bank reconciliation expertise. Your requirement for someone with strong Excel skills and procurement experience matches my background in managing supplier relationships and financial transaction processing.
My background in accounts administration has equipped me with the technical skills and attention to detail necessary to excel in this dual purchasing and accounts role.
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Interview questions
10 questions generated from this advert.
Technical
- ›How do you perform a three-way match in purchase ledger processing?
- ›What steps do you take when reconciling a bank statement with discrepancies?
- ›How would you set up a new supplier in Sage or Xero?
- ›What Excel functions do you use most frequently in accounts work?
- ›How do you ensure accuracy when processing high volumes of invoices?
Behavioural
- ›Tell me about a time when you had to resolve a supplier payment dispute
- ›Describe a situation where you identified an error in financial records and how you handled it
- ›How do you prioritise your workload when managing multiple deadlines?
- ›Give an example of when you had to learn a new accounting system or process
- ›Tell me about a time when you had to work independently on a complex reconciliation
STAR answer examples
Model answers using the Situation-Task-Action-Result framework. Adapt to your own experience.
Tell me about a time when you had to resolve a supplier payment dispute
Describe a situation where you identified an error in financial records and how you handled it