Flame Employment Ltd are looking to recruitment an Accounts Assistant for their client based in Radlett. The company’s Accounts Department currently has a staff of three: all work as a closely-knit team from pleasant non-smoking facilities. All members of the Accounts Department take an active role to ensure smooth company administration and during any working day will have to liaise with members of the commercial, purchasing, secretarial, quality assurance, production and distribution staff.

The successful candidate for the position of Accounts Assistant will be self-sufficient, be able to work to deadlines and have good liaison skills. A sound background in accounting practice, a methodical approach and impeccable accuracy are essential qualities. This is a position of considerable responsibility and trust.

The Company has strong links with Germany and a candidate with a knowledge of the German language would have an advantage.



2. General Requirements

(a) A knowledge of prime entry to statutory accounts.

(b) The ability to maintain cash books and reconcile sales and purchase ledgers and post invoices and cash ledgers.
(c)
(c) A sound understanding of multi-currency accounting.

(d) Proven experience of payroll calculations using computer software.

(e) The ability to work in a methodical way and give attention to detail.

(f) Numerical accuracy.

(g) Experience of Pegasus/ Opera accounting systems and an ability to make entries to and to extract data from the computer system to meet a wide range of accounting and management information needs.

(h) The ability to communicate well both face to face and in writing.

(i) Although not essential, being conversant with the German language would be a great advantage as the company represents German organisations in the UK and has bank accounts in Germany.


3. The Vacancy

The main duties of the Accounts Assistant will be:-

• To help to maintain cash books for bank accounts in 4 different currencies.

• To prepare and post invoices to the purchase ledgers - (approx. 1500 per month).

• To reconcile sales ledger, purchase ledger, and cash books.

• To extract and analyse data to assist the Financial Director in production of monthly management accounts.

• To process computerised payroll in times of holiday - (monthly).

• To extract and analyse accounting data using spreadsheet and data base tools for presentation to Management. (Use of Access data bases is a requirement).

• To maintain various expense, asset management and management information records

• To assist with credit control problems.

• To complete statutory data returns (Government statistics).

• Holiday cover within the Department .

• Any other reasonable and relevant request of management.



The position is for a 40 hour week. Suggested working hours are 8.30 am - 5.00 pm with half an hour for lunch.

(c) Holiday Entitlement

Paid holiday entitlement is 5 weeks (25 days per year) plus Bank and Public Holidays. The Company reserves the right to fix up to 5 days for the Christmas/New Year shutdown period. Initially these entitlements will be on a pro-rata basis.

(d) Other Benefits

Free Life Insurance of three times annual salary is provided to all permanent employees whilst they are in the Company’s service.

After one year’s service in the Company, you will be able to join the company’s pension scheme.