Accounts Assistant

Job Title: Accounts Assistant

Location: Parkhaven Trust, Maghull

Accountable to: Finance Manager

Hours of work: 22.5 hours per week

Rate of Pay: up to £24,151 per annum, pro rata

About Us:

Parkhaven Trust is an organisation that includes, supports and empowers our service users and staff.

We do this by treating all people who use our services with dignity and respect whilst promoting independence, choice and individuality.

At the heart of everything we do is:

? Kindness
? Care
? Excellence


We give high priority to supporting and developing the skills of our staff and encouraging links with our local community.



Parkhaven Trust is committed to equality of opportunity for all.



Your Finance Assistant Role:

As an Accounts Assistant at Parkhaven Trust you will provide a high quality accounts function dealing particularly with the purchase ledger, payroll and general accounts duties.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Purchase ledger

? Entering and requesting authorisation of purchase ledger invoices
? Sending purchase ledger remittances
? Recording utility invoices


Payroll

? Processing payroll information from managers and forwarding to the payroll provider within strict time frames
? Responding to any payroll queries
? Carrying out payroll audits with the finance manager


Cash and Banking

? Personal and other allowances for service users and homes
? Banking as and when required
? Reconciling and posting petty cash to the ledger
? Reconciling and posting corporate cards to the ledger
? Assisting in the undertaking of cash audits
? Reconcile bank accounts


Quarterly management accounts

? Maintaining Fixed asset register
? Reconciling the contra accounts and suspense account
? Preparing prepayments and accruals


General duties

? Completing TV licences forms
? Archiving
? Assisting the finance manager in reviewing supplier