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  • Bedford, Bedfordshire
  • Competitive salary
  • (Permanent)
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This premier teaching recruitment agency for both longer term teaching jobs and supply teachers is looking to employ an Accounts Assistant, to work as part of a team of 4, assisting the Company Accountant in keeping the Accounting Records complete and up to date. The position is for an immediate start.

Key Duties and Responsibilities:
- Maintaining the Sales Ledger
- Maintaining the Purchase Ledger
- Responsible for reconciling Petty Cash records
- Responsible for Reconciling the Bank Accounts
- Responsible for ensuring all credit card transactions get put onto Sage
- Assisting the Company Accountant in any ad hoc duties

Essential Skills and Attributes:
- To be numerate
- An ability to work quickly and accurately
- An ability to work to deadlines
- An ability to communicate verbally and in writing
- To be computer literate
- To be honest, discreet and trustworthy
- An ability to work under pressure

Desirable Skills and Attributes:
- Accountancy Qualification or working towards one
- A working knowledge of Sage 50 Accounts
- A working knowledge of Excel
- An understanding of the education supply business

Internal Communication
- You will be in constant verbal contact with all staff in your team, your manager and all departments within the business.

Remuneration Package:
- Annual remuneration: from £21,000 per annum.
- Company Pension
- Private healthcare
- Free gym membership
- Business mileage expense covered

Employment is full time and the normal working hours are Monday to Thursday 8.00hrs to 16.30hrs and Friday from 8.00hrs to 14.30hrs, totalling 40.5 hours per week.

Holiday entitlement is 20 days per annum (plus UK Bank Holidays) and Christmas closure allowance.