Accounts Assistant
Barnsley, South Yorkshire
Part time office-based role 30 hours per week, great hours, permanent position
Looking for an Accounts Assistant position? Keen on joining a market-leading company? Live near Barnsley? Great! We have a fantastic career opportunity for you.
We are looking for a part-time motivated Accounts Assistant to support our busy finance department. The successful candidate will assist with all aspects of the accounts payable and receivable functions
Key Responsibilities
- Accurate invoice processing by matching supplier invoices against purchase orders and goods receipt history
- Prepare weekly BACS payment runs using Sage 200
- Responding to supplier queries promptly
- Supplier statement reconciliations
- Querying pricing discrepancies
- Completing supplier account application forms / opening accounts
- Reconciliation of credit card statements
- Managing a list of debtors including contacting customers in line with payment terms to ensure payments are received on time.
- Performing daily bank reconciliations
- Posting and allocating receipts to customer accounts
- Creating and amending existing customer accounts
- Generating and sending sales invoices
- Sending copy invoices and statements to customers
- Raising customer credit notes
- Respond to customer queries and maintain customer relationships
- Assist with month-end close processes
- Provide administrative support to the finance team
Key Skills Required:
- Relevant previous experience within accounts department
- Strong inter-personal skills both verbal & written
- Computer literate with Microsoft Excel skills
- Accuracy and attention to detail
- Friendly and tactful personality
- Like working with people as part of a team
- Experience using Sage 200 Accounts
What You’ll Receive in Return:
- Competitive Base Salary: £21,600
- Buy/Sell Holiday Scheme
- Company Pension Scheme
- Ongoing Training & Development
- PHS Perks: Access discounts at over 800 retailers including supermarkets
- Other benefits include cycle to work and tech schemes, access to online GP for you and members of your household, improved parental leave, 24 hour wellbeing helpline, life assurance and more…
Do you feel ideally suited to this role? Apply now!
Why Join Countrywide Healthcare?
Based in the Barnsley area for over 28 years, Countrywide Healthcare are the leading specialist of healthcare consumables and equipment to the care sector and public. The business has an unrivalled reputation and has enjoyed fantastic sales growth to £38m in our last financial year. Countrywide are part pf phs Group, the leading hygiene services provider in the UK. We’re a trusted name in the care sector, with a reputation for quality, service, and innovation. As part of the PHS Group, you’ll be part of a business that values ambition, collaboration, and doing the right thing—always. This is a unique opportunity to grow your career with a company that genuinely cares about its people, its customers, and the difference we make every day.
At Countrywide, we pride ourselves on our diverse workforce and ensuring we have an inclusive environment for all our staff. We remain committed to ensuring our teams can bring their true selves to work without risk or fear of discrimination. Please let us know if we need to make any reasonable adjustments for you during the recruitment process.