Sherry FitzGerald Group has an exciting opportunity for an ambitious Accounts Assistant to join their Finance Team. This is a permanent role with a focus on both Accounts Receivable and Accounts Payable for the Countrywide, Financial Services and Group business units. The successful candidate will report directly to the Group Financial Accountant of Sherry FitzGerald Financial Services / Sherry FitzGerald Countrywide.
The role will be based at our headquarters in Silverstone House in Sandyford, Dublin 18.
Role & Responsibilities
* Liaising with colleagues to ensure invoices are correctly authorised and coded;
* Scanning and inputting supplier invoices and credit notes onto the accounts system;
* Requesting creditor statements and reconciling to the accounts system;
* Assisting with the weekly and monthly payment run and creditor reconciliations;
* Reconciling petty cash and monitoring floats;
* Creating payments using on-line banking system;
* Entering and allocating payments on the accounts system;
* Dealing with creditor queries by phone / email;
* Ensuring creditors are paid in a timely manner;
* Processing credit card transactions, payments and reconciliations;
* Processing sales invoices and credit notes on the accounts system in a timely manner;
* Liaising with third parties via email and telephone regarding queries on Invoices and Debtors;
* Ensuring accurate recharging of client advertising and other related charges;
* Processing bank lodgements, deposit refunds and client balances due;
* Producing aged debtors' listings and statements in a timely manner;
* Following up on outstanding invoices and liaising with staff on their outstanding debtors / queries;
* Assisting with balance sheet maintenance including monthly reconciliation of control accounts, fixed assets, prepayments and staff expenses;
* Preparation of weekly bank reconciliations, cash position report, monthly commissions and cashflow analysis;
* Posting shared services monthly journals and providing monthly variance reports and detailed analysis when required by the heads of departments;
* Reconciling valuation projects, posting invoices and preparing payment files;
* Creating monthly rental payment schedule, posting invoices to accounts system and preparing payment file;
* Providing support and cover to the financial team members as required;
* Supporting any other ad-hoc tasks that may arise;
Requirements
The successful candidate will have the following attributes:
* Two years previous experience in an accounts role;
* A good knowledge of MS office packages - specifically Excel and Word;
* Excellent interpersonal, organisational and communication skills.
* Highly motivated with an ability to take ownership and multi-task;
* Strong attention to detail and accuracy;
* Ability to pro-actively communicate with third parties;
* Reliable and diligent team player focused on delivering an exceptional service;
* Capacity to prioritise workloads and meet deadlines;
* Experience of SAGE accounting systems an advantage but not a requirement;
Sherry FitzGerald is an equal opportunity employer. All job applicants are considered solely on their ability to do the job and selection criteria will firmly reflect the needs of the job.