About the Role
We have a fantastic opportunity available for a full time Accounts Assistant to join our team based at BMW Swindon!
Working as part of the Dick Lovett Financial accounting team, the successful candidate will complete the daily accounting operations of the cashbook and responsibility of the Sales Ledger and Purchase Ledger.
Job Opportunity
For this role, we are looking for someone who can reliably commute to our office in Swindon.
Responsibilities will include:
- Daily Bank reconciliation and cashflow forecasting
- Posting cash and card transactions daily
- Receiving supplier invoices and preparing for registering.
- Registering invoices on the system and allocating to Managers for Approval.
- Posting approved invoices to Nominal Ledger.
- Liaising with Managers regarding any PL queries.
- Reconciling supplier statements to our system.
- Supporting the setup and completion of bi monthly BACS runs.
- Liaising with suppliers for any missing documents or query resolution.
- Month end Sales and Purchase ledger control account reconciliations.
Company Benefits
- Private Medical Insurance
- Health cash plan – Claim back medical costs
- Rewards platform – Gym & high street discounts
- 25 Days Holiday (plus Bank Holidays)
- Contributory Pension Scheme
- Regular Pay Reviews
- Life Assurance
- Servicing, Parts and Accessories Discounts
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Staff Referral Scheme
- Learning and Development
- Enhanced Family Leave
- Volunteering Opportunities
- Onsite Parking
Essential Skills
The ideal candidate will have:
- Strong attention to detail
- A solid understanding of generally accepted accounting principles
- Experience with account reconciliation, sales ledger, purchase ledger and processing banking requests
- Experience of working within a motor industry accounts department and using the Keyloop Kerridge/CDK/DRIVE system is preferable.
- Must have a “can do” attitude and ability to follow up accounting queries.
If you have the skills and experience above, combined enthusiasm and commitment, you could be just the person we are looking for.