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Accounting Assistant

Finance · England, United Kingdom

Job description

Turntide’s Transport group is based in the North East of England and is focused on delivering electrification systems – energy storage, power electronics and advanced electric motors – to deliver emissions-free mobility and industrial machines across global markets.

There is a massive change happening across industrial Transportation.  Globally there is a rapid shift to new electrified platforms to meet the demands of their end users looking to reduce carbon emissions and create entirely new product types.  Our Turntide for Electrification solutions help ease the customer journey and accelerate their transition.   

An Accounting Assistant’s primary responsibility will be to manage the accounts receivable and banking functions. The role is based at our site in Gateshead and reports into the Finance Director.

Job Role

In this role the Accounting Assistant will be responsible for the following:

  • Responsible for raising customer invoices  
  • End to end management of Accounts Receivable Ledger including monthly reviews and balance sheet reconciliation  
  • Update of cashflow actuals & forecast on a weekly basis 
  • Credit Control for Sales Ledger  
  • Credit checks for new customers 
  • Sending statements to customers 
  • Regular updates of customer via credit safe 
  • Continuous management of customer credit limits 
  • Host weekly debtor calls 
  • Allocate receipts to invoices on a timely basis 
  • Issue Customer statements/reminders 
  • Maintain the Accounts Receivable inbox daily, making sure all queries are monitored 
  • Daily reporting of cash balances to the Finance Lead
  • Process bank statements
  • Bank reconciliation for all Turntide Transport accounts
  • Posting all cash payments and receipts to Business System; ensuring all transactions are posted on a timely basis
  • Support project work including cost reduction initiatives
  • Uploading BACS to bank system
  • Processing adhoc bank payments to suppliers and expense payments to staff
  • Reconciliation of revenue recognition in Business System 
  • Provide support for Internal Audit/External Audit  
  • Provide support to wider business for Process improvements
  • Other ad hoc tasks within the Finance Department

Experience and Skills

We’re looking for candidates with the following experience and skills:

  • Previous experience of working in an accounting function
  • Strong knowledge in MS Office, especially Excel

It would also be great (but not essential) if in addition to the above you also had:

  • Experience working with NetSuite

Qualifications

A recognised qualification is required to demonstrate proficiency in key skills: English Literature, English Language, Maths and ICT.

Relevant experience could also be considered.

Attributes

The ideal candidate will have the following personal qualities:

  • Enthusiastic, flexible and able to thrive and succeed in times of ambiguity and change
  • Structured individual with ability to interact and communicate at all levels of the organisation
  • Strong interpersonal, verbal and written communications and relationship building skills with internal and external stakeholders
  • Good commercial awareness and proactive problem-solving skills to ensure business needs are understood and agreed solutions are delivered.
  • This is a very hands-on position – we expect a person with a ‘roll up your sleeves’ attitude.
  • Ability to work well under pressure, prioritise work accordingly and meet tight deadlines
  • Pro-active taking ownership of tasks given and follow through to completion
  • Must model highest degree of moral and ethical behaviour given the access to such confidential data
  • Must be able to work alone with minimum guidance, but also be able to operate effectively as part of a team.
  • Must have an agile approach to work

 

Terms and Conditions

I understand that disclosure of my gender and ethnicity (“Voluntary Disclosures”) is completely voluntary and will not be used to administer by application for employment.  This information will only be used for diversity, equity and inclusion purposes.

I also understand and acknowledge all personal information, except for the Voluntary Disclosures, provided herein or collected in the future by the hiring company (“Company”) may be collected, used, or disclosed to administer my application of employment and this information may be shared with Company’s affiliates and subsidiaries for employment consideration purposes, as well as with third parties who perform related recruitment services on Company’s behalf.  These third parties are not authorized by Company to use or disclose application information, except as necessary to perform services on Company’s behalf or to comply with legal requirements.

I further understand that my personal information will be kept confidential, secure, and may be stored by Company and/or third parties in various locations worldwide, including the USA, Canada and the UK.

I consent to the collection, use, and disclosure of my personal information provided to Company for purposes noted herein, including the Voluntary Disclosures for diversity, equity and inclusion reporting purposes.  Except for consent relating to Voluntary Disclosures, I understand that if consent is withheld or revoked, my application will be withdrawn.

I verify that all statements made in my application for employment are true and correct and understand that any false statement shall disqualify me from employment.  For additional information regarding Company’s applicant privacy policies and the collection, use or disclosure of personal information in connection with submitting an application for employment, please refer to the Applicant Privacy Notice.

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