Position Overview & Specifications
This is a job application specification for a book-keeper within a family run business with a successful 38 year history in the printing industry.
Job Type: Full-time, Permanent 0830-1730 with half hr lunch and tea breaks
Job Duties and Responsibilities (training provided where needed):
- Experienced (5 years minimum) and current user of Sage Accounting and Sage Payroll software
- Experience of using NEST pension software.
- Day to day methodical organisation and filing of Accounting & Payroll paperwork
- Bank reconciliation
- Check and marry delivery notes and invoices to Purchase order paperwork
- Entering purchase invoices onto Sage Accounting and subsequently paying the invoices
- Analysis spreadsheets of some suppliers
- Credit control chasing in overdue payments
- Assisting Admin department with various day to day tasks when needed to cover holidays
Candidate Experience:
- Experience within printing industry of benefit but not essential
- Use of Sage Accounting and Payroll software – inc knowledge of NEST pension software.
- Good understanding of organisational filing techniques
- Fluent use of Word and Excel spreadsheets inc basic formatting and formulas
- Good numerical skills
- Eligible to work in the UK
Candidate Characteristics:
- Open to learning new skills
- Methodical, thorough, careful and tidy minded with keen eye for detail
- Pleasant telephone manner
- Practical, hard-working, confident and efficient
- Good time management - prompt
- Excellent interpersonal skills – friendly – team player
- Pleasant written and verbal communication skills
- Adaptable and Flexible - able to juggle a variety of tasks in a day
- Able to prioritise work easily
- Ability to work unaided and as part of a team
- Comfortable in a fast paced environment
- Flexible - able and willing to assist with paid overtime in busy spells
- Able to follow instructions but also use own initiative
- Empathetic nature – experienced problem solver
- Can do attitude and willingness to take on extra responsibilities when required
- Have own car and can drive and lives within 20 miles of Basildon
Salary: Experience and capability dependent approx. £27K + overtime opportunities + annual bonus
Job Types: Full-time, Permanent
Salary: From £27,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- On-site parking
Schedule:
- Monday to Friday
Work Location: One location