Accounts Assistant

The Role

Accounts Assistant

Naas, Co. Kildare

Permanent

Salary: €35,000 - €45,000

Hybrid Working

My client is seeking to appoint an experienced Accounts Assistant on a permanent basis.

Candidates will need to have a minimum 2-3 years’ experience in a similar role.

An IATI Qualification or studying towards professional exams would be a distinct advantage.

Experience using SAP would also be an advantage.

A good working knowledge of Excel is required for this role.

Key Responsibilities:

Processing income and reconciliation of same on a weekly basis.
Reconciliation of bank accounts on a weekly basis.
Purchase ledger support, including monitoring of purchase orders and purchase invoices.
Administration support in the preparation and processing of expenses
Working with spreadsheets and ensuring accurate data entry of information
Accounts receivable functions including reporting monthly and quarterly sales invoices
Liaising with inter departmental teams regarding fee calculations, collections and receipts.
Assist in other ad hoc duties where required.

Key Skills:

The ideal candidate will be interested in pursuing an accounting qualification.
The ideal candidate will ideally demonstrate experience in a finance administrative function.
Excellent attention to detail, understanding of nuances, and time management skills.
Ability to work to tight deadlines and deal with a high volume of tasks in a busy environment.
Ability to work on own initiative and follow procedures accurately to meet deadlines.
Ability to work as part of a small team delivering high quality work
Strong hands-on data entry and administration experience is required.
Strong competence in MS Excel (essential).
Strong IT and technical skills, with experience working on a range of administration systems.
High degree of aptitude and ability to identify process improvements implement changes to processes.
Experience with Debtors and cash collections (desirable).