Kenny Recruit are looking for an eager, efficient, hard working, all round Accounts Assistant to join a growing marketing communications business. Our client offers a variety of services to help their large, varied database of clients communicate with their service users nationwide. This is an exciting time to join the team as our client is growing meaning there will be opportunity to grow with the business by taking on further responsibilities. As the Accounts Assistant you will report into the Finance Manager, your role will be varied, you will look after the credit control as well getting involved in the purchase ledger tasks. Assisting in month end will also be included in your responsibilities and as time goes on, you will be take on further responsibilities. This role would suit someone who is studying as our client offers study support. Pay:£30,000 - £33,000 per annum (dependent on experience) + 10% bonus + benefits Location: Richmond (3 days in the office) Working hours: 9:00am - 5:00pm Responsibilities: * Taking a proactive role in collecting debts of company debtors * Setting up new customer and supplier accounts * Distributing weekly debtors report * Assisting in preparation of weekly sales invoices * Preparation of statements, client status reports and all relevant information as required * Resolving discrepancies on sales invoices with relevant account manager *Checking and posting of purchase invoices * Ensuring timely payments to suppliers * Managing monthly accruals, prepayments, fixed assets * Supporting the month-end closing process by preparing journal entries and assisting with reconciliations. * Providing administrative support to the team * Other tasks as required Requirements: * High degree of accuracy * Understanding of double entries * Work pro-actively * Comfortable working in a team but also happy to work independently * Build strong working relationships both internally and externally * Good written and verbal communication skills * Able to prioritise workload and manage peaks and troughs effectively * Strong time management and organisational skills * Understand when to escalate issues or hand over work to other colleagues Next Steps… We've been candidates too, so we know how frustrating it is if you don’t hear back from a job application. We’d love to respond to everyone, however given the high volume of responses we receive from the combination of job boards, social media and other sources and despite our best efforts, we simply can’t get back to every application - We know that’s not what you want to hear but we hope you’ll understand? Short-listed candidates will obviously be contacted for this specific role and if you haven’t heard from us within a week, please assume you have been unsuccessful on this occasion. We will keep your CV on file to contact you with regards to future roles and any other advice to help you, however if you do not wish to remain on our database, please let us know and we will obviously remove you. Alternatively, feel free to contact usfor a