About the Role
Location: Chorley, North West 3 Days, Home-based 2 Days
Full-time | £28,000 per annum plus benefits
We are currently looking for an Accounts Assistant to join our friendly, fun, and hardworking Finance Team. This role will sit at group level in NTG.
In this role, you will be instrumental in supporting both Credit Control and Purchase Ledger functions, helping to ensure smooth day-to-day financial operations.
You will be responsible for tasks such as managing outstanding balances, posting and reconciling invoices, preparing direct debit collections, and maintaining accurate financial records. You will also be a key point of contact for internal and external queries, collaborating with other teams such as Sales and Customer Service to resolve issues efficiently.
If you are highly organised, proactive, and have excellent communication skills, this is a great opportunity to contribute to a dynamic finance team.
A day in the life of an Accounts Assistant looks a little like this:
- General account housekeeping across Sales Ledger (SL) and Purchase Ledger (PL).
- Prepare and manage direct debit collections, actively pursuing new sign-ups.
- Analyse total balance movements, aged debt, and recommend actions.
- Ensure all invoices and credit notes are received and processed daily.
- Process fortnightly expense runs.
- Monitor finance mailboxes and maintain service level agreements (SLAs).
- Invoicing to include recurring and one off’s.
- Contribute to finance projects as requested by the Transactional Manager or other departments.
- Supplier Reconciliations.
Role requirements
Some essential criteria for this role includes:
- Proven credit control and purchase ledger based background.
- A problem-solving, solution-based mentality.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- Experience with Sage 200.
- Excellent time management skills.
- Competency in using Word, Outlook email / calendar, PowerPoint etc.
- Intermediate level proficiency in Excel.
- Customer-focused with excellent relationship building skills, with both clients and colleagues.
- An effective team player with a precise approach and close attention to detail.
- Calm and considered when working under pressure.
Some desirables include:
- Experience in multi-company processing.
- Experience working within the telecoms/IT industry.
- Experience with Credit Hound.
- Experience with Halo.
Here’s why you’ll love working for us
Our vision is to be the leading sustainable Managed Services Provider (MSP) delivering world class Customer Experience (CX) and Digital Transformation solutions.
And, when it comes to support, we are always looking for new ways to help our team grow and develop. Our values allow us to nurture a supportive company culture and retain a dedicated workforce through valuing our team’s hard work, empowering each other to do our best, whilst staying humble and having compassion.
We will invest in your learning and celebrate your successes by recognising and rewarding your hard work. Some of our company benefits include:
- 25 days holiday + bank holidays + 1 volunteering day
- Your Birthday off
- Hybrid working
- Enhanced Maternity & Paternity Leave
- Employee loyalty rewards
- Accredited Investors in People organisation
- Regular company events
- Plenty of scope for progression and opportunities for training – technical and management
- Achievement celebrations & rewards
- Medical schemes and cycle-to-work initiatives
- Mental wellbeing and financial wellbeing support
- Check out our main careers page for more info on our benefits!
Elite Group is part of the New Technology Group – an equal opportunities employer. We are committed to equality of opportunity for all colleagues, and applications from individuals are encouraged regardless of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief and marriage and civil partnerships. Read our recruitment privacy notice here.
