Meallmore are looking for an Accounts Assistant - Sales Ledger and Payroll (Clients Accounts) to join our ever-growing team at head office in Caulfield House, Inverness. We are a leading provider of residential care services, currently operating 27 care Homes across Scotland. Our high-quality care is individually tailored to residents’ needs, while allowing them to be as independent as they wish.
Your role as a Meallmore Accounts Assistant (Clients) will include:
- Ensuring that care fees are accurately invoiced, and receipts posted accurately.
- To effectively carry out the credit control function, including participating in monthly debt calls with the Home/Area Manager
- Build relationships with Care Homes and Local Authorities
- Finalise accounts and arrange refunds, where appropriate
- Process Weekly Direct Debits and follow banking guidelines for issuing all correspondence relating to Direct Debits
- Communicate effectively, professionally and sensitively with clients’ families
- Have a good knowledge of Care Home funding
One week in four you will be responsible for processing payroll, responsibilities include:
- Importing data from our time management system to the payroll system
- Processing new employees, leavers and internal transfers
- Processing of any payments/deductions not exported from the time management system e.g. statutory payments, Company Sick Pay etc
- Updating payroll records by recording notified change
- Reconciling hours from the time management system to hours paid via the payroll system
- Submitting RTI information to HMRC using the Government Gateway
- Dealing with ad-hoc queries from staff in relation to their pay
Qualifications and skills:
- Excellent numerical/analytical skills
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Good organisational skills
- Good time management and the ability to work to deadlines
- Minimum one year’s experience in an accounts role.
- Experience of Microsoft Office programs.
- Be proficient at reconciling a fee account to carry out the credit control function effectively
- Ability to multitask, be tenacious and with experience be able to identify where there are errors or omissions in the information provided to you
What we can offer you:
- 30 days annual leave pro rata
- Investment in your ongoing professional development, including our mentorship scheme
- Refer a friend bonus scheme (up to £1000)
- Pension scheme
- Company sick pay scheme
- Free onsite parking
- Hybrid working is an option after the initial 3-month period.
Salary: £29,250 - £30,225 per annum
Hours: Full-time(Part time will also be considered) Hybrid working after 3 months training
If you want to be part of our Meallmore family and this sounds like you, please click apply.
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