Accounts Assistant
About Candidate
Education/Qualification
- NVQ – Level 2 Food and Drink Manufacturing
- Learn Direct – CLAIT and ECDL
- O Levels – 2 gained at level C (night school education)
- 5 GCSE’s gained level 3 and above including Mathematics and English
Systems used
- Microsoft Word and Excel
- Xero
- Sage
- In-House Systems
Career Summary
Most Recent Employer – Construction
Position – Accounts Assistant
Dates – January 2024 – September 2024
- Payroll x4 (2 weekly, 2 monthly) using Pegasus CIS system:
- Created clock reports from time and attendance software, sent to site to approve
- Wage queries
- Created BACS/bulk list payments, HMRC month end, expenses and any ad-hoc payments
- RTI submissions, processing new starters/leavers. Submitted workplace pension
- Checked right-to-work information, tax code changes
- Sales Ledger using Pegasus CIS system:
- Created and processed sales invoices and email out
- Set up new clients
- Submitted labour-only submissions and verified new start labour-only subcontractors
HR:
- Set up new employees and complete right-to-work checks. Send out offers of employment/contracts of employment
Previous Employer – Construction
Position – Office Manager/Accounts
Dates – June 2019 – January 2024
STEM Construction Ltd are an established and experienced Civil Engineering and Building Contractor who specialise in providing Principal Contractor services.
- Worked independently in a sole role and reported to the Director
- Led the Purchase Ledger, processing around 30 Invoices daily and ensuring accuracy using three-way matching
- Manually coded Invoices
- Responsible for processing Credit Notes
- Responsible for the allocation of Customer Receipts and matched them to the relevant Invoices
- Investigated and resolved Purchase Invoice Queries
- Chased Suppliers for missing Invoices
- Reconciled Supplier Statements Monthly
- Sent remittances to Suppliers on an Ad-Hoc basis
- Responsible for ensuring all Invoices were processed ready for Monthly Payment Runs
- Handled new Supplier Account setups and related queries via Email and Telephone
- Oversaw End-Of-Month Reporting for Purchase Transactions and project costing
- Processed Supplier Payments via BACS, adhering to schedules
- Conducted monthly VAT Submissions and Bank Reconciliations
- Administered stationary stock control and provided weekly Cost Reports
- Managed fleet-related tasks, including vehicle maintenance and ordering
- Independently managed 30 daily emails, ensuring prompt responses and effective communication
Reason for leaving: Redundancy
Previous Employer – Education Courses
Position – General/Accounts Office Clerk
Dates – October 2010 – May 2019
Previous Employer – Bakery
Position – Bakehouse Operative
Dates – September 1990 – May 2011
