Accounts Assistant Livingston   £16000 - £18000 per annum

My client based in the Edinburgh area are looking to add someone to their busy finance team. The role is a 12 month contract which could lead to something more permanent. The company are flexible on the salary but I would expect them to offer around £16,000 initially. The role is interviewing as soon as possible with a start likely in the next couple of weeks.

This accounts assistant post will involve all aspects of finance including:

Matching, batching and coding invoices
Preparing accruals and prepayments
Preparing and processing weekly and monthly payment runs
Processing company expenses
Processing VAT returns and dealing with the HMRC
Processing weekly and monthly payroll
Dealing with sales ledger invoices
Chasing outstanding invoices and credit control
Performing bank reconciliations

The company are ideally looking for someone who is immediately available or has a short notice period.
They require someone with previous experience in an accounts assistant role.
Ability to work within a team, working to deadlines and tight timescales to meet set objectives
Good IT skills including Microsoft Excel and Word
Systems knowledge of Sage, Sun Accounts, Oracle would be an advantage

If this role sounds like an ideal opportunity please apply below or email your cv Reed Specialist Recruitment Limited is an employment agency and employment business.

Job Reference:   accas2012

Closing Date:     22-Oct-2012

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