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Accounts Assistant Job in Oxford

Oxfordshire
Oxford
Car Dealership, Administration and Accounts
£30000 per annum
145761
Accounts Assistant - Oxford
  • Salary: Up to £30,000 per annum (negotiable pending experience). 
  • Hours: 40-hour 5-day week with a 30-minute lunch break.
  • Benefits: Enhanced annual leave, in-house training, staff purchase discounts on cars, servicing, parts, and labour, and fantastic long-term career development prospects with a family-run motor retail group and a multiple AM Award "Dealer Group of the Year" winner. 
Our client, a recently renovated franchise-approved car dealership situated in the Oxford region, is currently looking to recruit an Accounts Assistant to join their accounts team. 

Reporting to the Assistant Financial Controller and working as part of a friendly team, your duties will include:
  • Reconcile and post daily banking.
  • Scan and post-purchase ledger invoices onto the system.
  • Ensure unallocated payments on the purchase ledger are cleared.
  • Post petty cash onto the system and reconcile.
  • Reconcile supplier statements.
  • Verify sublet purchase invoices where necessary.
  • Credit control.
  • Post daily bank statement and complete bank reconciliation.
  • Monthly BACS run.
  • Sales and purchase ledger reconciliations.
  • Any other month-end tasks requested by the Accountant.
  • Ad hoc projects at the request of the Accountant.
  • Liaison with other departments to improve systems and communication.
To be eligible, you will ideally live within an easily commutable distance of Oxford and will need to hold recent or current experience working within a similar accounts/finance role. You will need to be IT literate with a proficiency in Excel and have a methodical and organised approach, as well as being a team player. Experience working in the motor industry or with the SAGE accounting software system would be advantageous, but is non-essential. A UK driving licence with minimal points is also required, as this position may occasionally require you to travel between sites within our client's group.

For your hard work, our client, as an Accounts Assistant, our client is offering:
  • Starting salary up to £30,000 per annum pending experience.
  • 31 days annual holiday allowance (including the bank holidays) with your holiday allowance increasing over the length of service.
  • Full in-house training/development provided.
  • Contributory workplace pension scheme.
  • Benefits platform with employee support programme.
  • Discounted rates of vehicle parts and servicing.
  • Fantastic long-term career development prospects with a family-run motor retail group and a multiple AM Award "Dealer Group of the Year" winner.
  • 40-hour 5-day week with a 30-minute lunch break.
If you are interested in hearing more about this Accounts Assistant job in the Oxford area, please contact Sarena Abbot at Perfect Placement Today.
 
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