Job Description

Job summary:
As an Accounts Clerk working within our Volkswagen Division Accounting Centre, you will ensure the accurate processing, recording and completion of all accounts information as required by the Accountants, doing so in line with all required deadlines and JCT600 procedures.
It is our ambition to make JCT600 the best place to work. This is a fantastic opportunity to take the next step of your career with a business that is focussed on you and your training and development, whilst offering you a flexible, supportive, and fun working environment in which you can thrive!
Key Responsibilities:

• Ensuring that all accounting and administrative tasks within area of responsibility are carried out in line with company procedures.
• The accurate and complete processing in all accounts matters.
• Ensuring that all monies received and payments made are properly controlled, accounted for and allocated to the correct customer or supplier accounts.
• Dealing with all queries in relation to customer receipts both promptly and efficiently.
• Ensuring that incoming customer accounts queries and disputes are dealt with expeditiously.
• Ensure that appropriate payment procedures are operated within agreed timescales.
• Correctly analysing and recording cheque and cash payments plus direct debit and other outgoings, recording and analysing these for posting to the nominal ledger.
• Correctly analysing VAT on all purchase and expenses invoicing, ensuring that documentation received complies with VAT and Taxation requirements.
• Ensure that accounting and administrative records are accurately maintained and updated daily.
• Communicating effectively and professionally by telephone or email where required.

Qualifications:

• High levels of numeracy and literacy at a clerical level is essential.

• A customer centric approach, always striving to deliver service above customer expectations.

• An understanding of accounting information such as invoices, credit notes, payment methods, receipts and payment advice notes is desirable.
• Knowledge and understanding of VAT as associated documentation is desirable.
• Knowledge of any relevant financial legislation such as money laundering etc. would be desirable.

• Capable of providing a professional and courteous service to suppliers and customers.
• Ability to quickly build strong relationships.
• Motivated by working to targets and under pressure, with strong organisational skills.

Why join JCT600 and what is in it for you?
As part of our ambition to be best place to work, we offer:

• Highly competitive salary dependant upon experience.
• A life assurance plan and a company pension subject to T&C's.
• 26 days annual leave, increasing to 28 days at 5 years' service and 30 days at 10 years' service (from 1st July 2022) plus bank holidays.
• Flexible and hybrid working policies.
• 26 weeks paid maternity leave and 4 weeks paid paternity leave.
• A range of training and leadership development programmes.
• Colleague referral scheme worth up to 1000 per referral.
• Preferential Service Rates (This includes family and friends)
• Long service reward and Loyalty incentives.

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Our Ambition:
At JCT600 we don't want to be the biggest, we just want to be the best. For our colleagues, this means being the best we can be - every day, every week, every month. As a family business, with over 75 years of experience, we go all out to deliver the best customer experience and we do the same for our colleagues... we're proud to be trusted with our team's careers and our experience means we know the best ways to help you succeed, no matter what success looks like for you. We think it's crucial that everyone knows what's expected and is trusted to deliver it, we believe everyone's voice matters, and when you bring your values to the table, it makes us stronger. We love to embrace our differences - JCT600 is our home from home.
Together, we aim to be the best every day, creating an experience that sets us apart. In an industry that's always changing, we're always pushing ourselves to be better and celebrate each person's journey along the way.
When you join JCT600, you don't just join a business, you become part of the JCT600 family - you're always a name, never a number.
JCT600 provides equal opportunity to all candidates and employees. Integral to our values is our commitment to supporting diversity and inclusion for each and every colleague and all qualified candidates will receive consideration without regard to gender, ethnicity, pregnancy, religion, age, disability status, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression.

Skills Required