Accounts Assistant at Berkeley Oxford & Chiltern - London, Accounts Assistant - Berkeley Oxford & Chiltern

Accounts Assistant

Berkeley Oxford & Chiltern

Location: London, United Kingdom

Category: Accounting

Salary: 25,000 - 30,000 GBP / yearly

Full-time


Job Description

Join Berkeley Oxford & Chiltern as an Accounts Assistant to support the finance team in various accounting tasks.

Responsibilities

Producing purchase ledger and subcontractor payment runs weekly.

Preparing purchase ledger invoices for BACS payment runs.

Sorting of incoming invoices through the email system.

Matching delivery notes, hire sheets and credit notes to invoices.

Chasing for proof of deliveries from suppliers and checking authorisation levels.

Distributing and tracking the process of invoices on the accounts system (IFS).

Scanning documents onto the shared database including input and retrieval of information.

Dealing with suppliers reminder letters and telephone queries daily.

Dealing with queries for procurement invoices and liaising with suppliers and the buying department to resolve issues.

Ensuring all queries are logged and updated regularly onto the system.

Producing a monthly spreadsheet of outstanding invoices to the buying department.

Preparing the subcontractor system for a weekly payment run.

Entering subcontractor white cards and payment reports onto the system.

Ensuring the correct rate of VAT has been calculated and chase for VAT & TAX invoices.

Entering contra charges onto the system, issuing contra letters to the Subcontractor and resolving any contra charge disputes.

Generating a payment proposal incorporating VAT and CIS deductions.

Processing/querying expense claims.

Supplier statement reconciliations on Excel.

Processing utility accounts.

Archiving & ad hoc duties.

Qualifications

Experience working with complex ledgers essential.

Inquisitive by nature and a team player.

Flexible approach, agile to business demand.

Credible, and comfortable in dealing with a wide variety of stakeholders.

Empathic and strong communicator via telephone and email.

Keen to deliver exceptional customer service, within the business and externally.

Assured and demonstrating a keen attention to detail.

Organisational skills and ability to prioritise.

Desired but not essential: VAT knowledge, experience in construction industry.

Perks & Benefits

25 days annual leave, increasing with service to 33 days.

Health and wellbeing benefits including Private Medical Insurance.

Lifestyle benefits including access to an online discount platform.

Berkeley Foundation volunteer day.

Private pension plan.

Group life assurance.

Why Join Us?

Join a team committed to exceptional levels of customer service and delivering high quality homes in vibrant and sustainable communities.