Accounts Assistant

Accounts Assistant

Established for over 50 years and recently recognised in the list of Sunday Times Best Places to Work 2024. Saxton 4x4 offers in excess of 2000 premium vehicles for sale at our state of the art multi-floor Showroom. You will have access to some of the worlds most luxurious brands including Rolls Royce, Ferrari, Lamborghini, Bentley, Aston Martin, Porsche, Range Rover, Mercedes, BMW and Audi. We also have long-standing partnerships with established luxury vehicle customisation companies such as Overfinch, Onyx, Khan and Urban.

Based in Chelmsford, Essex (CM1), Saxton have emerged as the largest 4x4 dealer in Europe, selling SUV's and specialist cars at incredible value to customers across the globe.

We are currently recruiting for an Accounts Assistant to join our busy Accounts Department supporting all of the Saxton operations. This role will be on a permanent basis, offering a salary of up to £27,500 per annum.

The Role:

• Review and reconcile debtors, and chasing late payments internally;
• Assisting with the processing of refunds on a daily basis;
• Report discrepancies to the relevant departmental manager
• Code & post invoices on a timely basis;
• Reconcile invoices to statement for daily & monthly payment runs;
• General administrative duties as and when required;
• Completing daily and monthly bank reconciliations;
• Posting monthly direct debits/receipts and making daily payments.
• Assist the management teams by resolving any accounting queries;

Person Specification:

• Part qualified (or other accounting qualification is desirable)
• Use of Sage and Keyloop preferred but not essential
• Previous experience as an Accounts Assistant (min 2 years)
• Attention to detail and accuracy
• Strong organisational skills
• Competent IT skills including excel
• Ability to work well under pressure, schedule work appropriately and show initiative to improve procedures where appropriate
• Be a team player

Salary: upto £27,500 (DOE)

Hours: 37.5 hrs (Monday – Friday 8:30 – 17:00)

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Pay: Up to £27,500.00 per year

Schedule:

• Day shift
• Monday to Friday

Experience:

• Accounting: 2 years (required)

Work Location: In person