Accounts Assistant

Job Title:  Accounts Assistant

Hours:      Monday to Friday 8am to 5pm with a 1 hour lunch break

Location:  Shrewsbury, SY4 4RR

Benefits

• Up to 27 days holiday (plus bank holidays) depending on length of service. 
• 2 x basic salary death in service payment, payable to your nominated recipient
• Health care cash plan that covers some costs towards dental treatment, NHS prescriptions, Annual health checks etc
• Benefits platform giving discounts on major supermarket shops, high street vendors, holidays and gym memberships. 
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Ongoing training and Career Opportunities
• Cycle to work scheme
• Refer a friend bonus £500 per person – terms apply
• Boot Allowance 
• Long Service Award 10, 20 and 30 years
• Life Event Day – Getting Married, moving house or graduating

Part of the Dunstall Holdings Groups, Rea Valley Tractors (RVT) was established over 40 years ago and is a leading regional agricultural machinery dealer. We supply an extensive range of agricultural machinery throughout Shropshire, Staffordshire, Derbyshire, mid and North Wales, Cheshire and Lancashire and also sell high-quality used equipment across the UK and abroad. We have eight depots in Newport (Shropshire), Shrewsbury, Sudbury, Welshpool, Middlewich, Ormskirk, Denbigh and Knighton.

About the Role

This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced Accounts Assistant to join and support a dynamic team for multi-site credit control. The aim will be to process bank transactions, allocate payments, sales order invoicing and hire invoicing whilst conversing with and supporting staff members and customers on account queries.

This role requires confident ownership of processing for both sides of the ledger therefore having the ability to multitask and prioritise workloads is an absolute requirement. The individual should be able to work independently and as part of a team whilst being able to service internal and external customer effectively.

Responsibilities
On a day-to-day basis you will (this list is not exhaustive): 

• Bank Processing (Receipts and Payments)
• Credit Card transaction reconciliations and posting
• Sales Order Processing
• Hire Invoice Processing
• Management of the accounts inbox – dealing with queries effectively
• New Customer Accounts – credit checks and opening of accounts
• Assisting with Month End tasks 
• To support the Finance Team
• Reviewing credit applications and new account openings

Candidate Requirements

• Accounts administration experience
• Good Excel skills
• Ability to trouble shoot effectively
• A Confident communicator
• Able to work on own initiative and as part of a team
• Excellent organisational and time-management skills