JOBDESCRIPTION

JobTitle: Assistant Accountant

Responsibleto:BusinessandFinanceManager

Location:BirminghamResearchPark,97VincentDrive, Birmingham,B152SQ

Hours: 37hoursperweek

Contract: Substantive

Salary range:£17,500-£22,500

(depending on qualifications & experience)

JobSummary

To provide financial support for the organization;preparingandmaintainingaccuraterecordsofBILD financial transactions and the provision of accurate management information

KeyResponsibilitiesandDuties

1. Responsibility for the purchase ledger; ensuring that:

  • Supplier invoices are processed promptly and are correctly authorized prior to payment
  • Invoices are coded correctly to ensure accurate reporting
  • Suppliers are paid within our standard payment terms on weekly payment runs.

2Responsibility for the sales ledger; ensuring that:

  • Ensuring that customer invoices are coded correctly by other members of staff to ensure accurate recording of our income streams
  • Customer payments are processed promptly and are correctly allocated to the relevant income stream
  • Creditcontrolduties;pursuingoutstanding debtsunderthesupervisionofBusinessandFinanceManager

3 Other

  • Recordingof otherfinancialtransactionsincluding,cash,cheque,credit card, bank transfers,andothertransactionswithinBILD including maintenanceofledgersandaccountsundersupervisionofBusinessand FinanceManager
  • Toholdandadministerpettycashaccountandbalancereceiptsand paymentseachmonth
  • To generate P11D submissions and other payroll related activities.
  • Submission of timely, accurate VAT returns
  • General office management duties such as ensure the office is well organized and equipment is well maintained (in liaison with Personal Assistant to the Executive)
  • Month end duties associated with the production of accurate, timely management information to the organization.
  • Upkeep and maintenance of the central ‘accounts@bild’ email address.
  • SuchotherdutiesasmaybeagreedwiththeBusinessandFinance Manager inlinewiththelevelofresponsibilitiesforthisgrade.

QUALIFICATIONS

AAT Finalist or CCABpart-qualified (CIMA, ACCA, CIPFA) - or willing to undertake

EXPERIENCE

At least one year in Finance role such as book-keeping. Experience with Sage Line 50 is desirable but not essential.

PERSONAL ATTRIBUTES

Trustworthy, Accurate, Efficient, Good IT skills

EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES

BILDisstrivingtowardsbeinganequalopportunities employer.Inworking towards thisaimnoemployee,orjobapplicant willreceive lessfavourabletreatmentonthe grounds oftheirrole,gender, age,disability, race,nationality,ethnicornational origin,colour,sexualorientation,domestic circumstances,socialandemployment status, genderreassignment,privately heldpoliticalopinion, tradeunion membership,religious orsimilarphilosophicalbelief,ordisadvantaged byconditions orrequirementswhichcannotbeshowntobejustifiable.

BILDiscommitted toensuringallemployeeshavefairandnon-discriminatory systemsforrecruiting oraccessingtrainingtoenhance thedevelopmentor promotionofstaff.

Confidentiality

Theconfidentialnatureoftheworkmeansthatemployeesworking withinBILDmust maintain thestrictest security inrelation todocumentationand ensure that confidentialityismaintainedatalltimesinaccordancewithrelevant Data Protection andassociatedlegislation.

HealthSafety

Thepost-holderisexpectedtomakeherself awareofandcomplywithSILO'sHealth

SafetyPolicy.

Thisroleprofileisdesignedtoidentifyprincipalresponsibilities.Thepost holderisrequiredtobeflexibleindevelopingtheroleinaccordancewith changeswithinBILD'smanagementagendaandpriorities.

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