Accounts Assistant

Solmar Villas is based in Burton-upon-Trent and offers its customers the opportunity to holiday in some of the most beautiful villas across Europe. Our award-winning business continues on a steady path of growth and we now have a fantastic opportunity for an enthusiastic and energetic individual to join our finance team as an Accounts Assistant to cover a period of maternity leave. This role reports directly into the Finance Controller and is pivotal to ensuring the smooth running of the department.

The main responsibilities of the role are:

• Process monthly balance sheet reconciliations
• Update and maintain both the fixed assets register and accrual and prepayment spreadsheet
• Produce weekly and monthly KPI reports
• Set up new suppliers, produce supplier invoices in Sage, reconcile supplier statements and deal with supplier queries
• Process both regular and ad-hoc payments (domestic and international)
• Management of both manual and electronic filing systems
• Raise and process purchase orders and self-billing invoices
• Process internal staff expenses

The ideal candidate will have:

• A good understanding of accounting principles through either gaining the relevant experience or studying for accounting qualifications
• 1-2 years minimum experience in accounting and purchase ledger
• Some familiarity with Sage 50 or a similar system
• Experience with Salesforce would be advantageous but not essential
• Some experience of working with different currencies would be desirable
• An ability to work to deadlines and manage work load effectively whilst maintaining a high level of accuracy
• Good communication skills and be able to work comfortably in a team environment

Location and hours

You will be based in our Burton offices Monday - Wednesday and working from home Thursday & Friday. We have a flexible approach to your start and finish times per day.

As well as being part of a progressive and supportive company, the key benefits on joining us are:

• Competitive salary
• Company pension scheme
• Opportunities for training and development
• Reward and recognition
• 30 days holidays (including Bank Holiday) PLUS your birthday off
• Perkbox subscription with £10pm flexipoints

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Salary: £21,000.00-£23,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• Additional leave
• Company events
• Company pension
• Employee discount
• Private medical insurance
• Sick pay
• Work from home

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Monday to Friday

Ability to commute/relocate:

• Burton-On-Trent: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

Experience:

• Purchase Ledger: 1 year (required)
• Accounting: 2 years (required)

Work Location: Hybrid remote in Burton-On-Trent

Please contact [email protected] to apply.