Accounts Assistant

Job Title: Accounts Assistant


Location: Livingston


Contract: Full time, (Temporary, 9 months maternity cover)

Hourly rate: £12 – 14.50




AJ Connect is thrilled to be representing an exciting sports retail business, based in Livingston, for a Accounts Assistant position.



The postholder will be responsible for the monthly management accounts: purchase ledger, sales ledger, bank reconciliation, prepayments, and accruals.



The role is a perfect opportunity, for an immediately available Accounts Assistant looking to join an interesting sports retail business on a 9-month maternity cover basis.





Key Responsibilities will include:

• Prepayments & Accruals


• P&L / Balance Sheet make up


• Journal postings to nominal ledger


• Twice monthly run of posting purchase and sales invoices


• Central Invoice queries - liaise with suppliers


• Process BACS Payments Collections/Supplier Payments twice monthly


• Supplier statement reconciliation


• Turnover downloads for central invoice (quarterly after reconciliation)


• Setting up of new Partner/Supplier accounts


• Purchase Ledger Input


• Sales Ledger Input


• Bank Reconciliations


• Petty Cash Reconciliation


• Processing Staff Expenses


• Credit Card expenses - data input from receipts - journal


• Debtors - sending statements and chase if needed

• Experience working in a similar role essential


• High levels of accuracy


• Knowledge of accounting software


• Personable/friendly and professional


• Strong attention to detail


• Excellent timekeeping


• Basic knowledge of VAT


• A solid understanding of Excel