Job Description

Due to growth by acquisition we require a full time Finance Officer to support the administration team at Q Electrical.. The position is a permanent role with some flexibility of working hours each day. You will be based in Pencaitland but report periodically to group Head Office

The Finance Officer role is critical to the smooth running of the account functions and therefore the person fulfilling this role should have the following qualities:

Excellent organisational skills IT Skills Numeracy skills Time Management skills Customer focused Good telephone manner.
An outline of duties will include the following but is not exhaustive:

Timely invoicing of all jobs completed by the engineers ensuring all costs are captured. Cash Book and Bank Reconciliation - Initial recording of all receipts and payments. Initial reconciliation matching transactions listed on the cash book with those of the bank statements. All data processed in XERO and reconciled daily. Sales Ledger - Reconciliation of ledger accounts. Production of statements and reports. Purchase Ledger - Supplier statement reconciliations. Tracking outstanding balances, organising all BACS payments and production of remittances. Tracking refunds owed. Produce reports. Credit Control - Process credit applications for potential customers. Tracking and reporting outstanding debts to Accountant with recommendations for Solicitors Letters. Accounts Reconciliation - Monthly Reconciliation Posting of Monthly Expenses Petty Cash Management - Recording small cash purchases/sales made by the business, compiled from petty cash vouchers. Credit card processing - including allocation of costs centre, matching receipts and reimbursement of non company expenses. Answering incoming telephone queries. Ad Hoc Duties - As required by the directors on a day to day basis.
You must be customer focused, with a proactive approach to day-to-day work as well as being able to maintain effective relationships with current customers. You must be a team player, and be able to contribute towards team goals, equally you must be able to demonstrate the ability to work under own initiative at times. AAT desirable as a minimum, good knowledge of Microsoft packages especially Excel is essential. Knowledge of different accounting systems especially XERO is also desirable.

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Pay: 28,000.00-32,000.00 per year

Experience:

Accounting: 2 years (preferred)
Work Location: In person