Part Time Accounts Assistant

Hours: 15 hours per week working every Monday and Tuesday

Salary: £10,000

Location: Endeavour Automotive, Volvo North West London, 100 Centennial Park, Centennial Avenue, Elstree, WD6 3SA

At Endeavour Automotive, our vision is to develop our business to one that we can all be proud of, and we can only achieve this by attracting and developing the very best talent and delivering outstanding customer service. We put a lot of time and effort into finding and nurturing the very best candidates for every job; recognising and rewarding achievements of our team members and supporting their personal development.

We are one of the UK’s fastest growing dealer groups representing the Volvo, Hyundai, LEVC, INEOS, Polestar and Lotus brands across dealerships in London, Buckinghamshire, Hertfordshire, Suffolk and Essex. We are currently looking for a highly motivated Accounts Assistant to join our dynamic Accounts Hub. If you have excellent communication skills, a strong team player mentality, and a keen eye for detail, then we want to hear from you. Previous motor trade experience would be an advantage but not essential.

What you’ll do

You will report into the Regional Accountant and your role will predominantly deal with:

• Checking and Loading payments onto the online banking system
  -Reviewing payment requests for completeness
  -Communicating with the different locations to resolve queries
  -Load payments onto the online banking system for approval
  -Process payments on the inhouse DMS system ensuring allocations are accurate.

• Monitor Bank Receipts to verify cleared funds to the operational team
  -Requests for confirmation of cleared funds will be received from all sites. This will be verified using the online banking system and confirmation returned to the sites.
• Other Duties:-
  -Managing petty cash
  -Credit Control / chasing up payments etc
  -Reconciling and posting of PDQ daily
  -Processing daily bank payments & receipts
  -Supplier statement reconciliations
  -Processing of Purchase Ledger invoices
  -Allocation of the company credit card transactions
  -Work with both the finance and operational teams to maintain a robust control environment in line with Group and Brand policies and procedures
  -Ad hoc tasks as required
• Assist with:-
  -General administration tasks
  -Assist the ledger teams where needed
  -Assist Accountant and Assistant Accountant with ad hoc tasks

Who you are

As a person, you are highly organised with excellent attention to detail. An analytical thinker, you are good with numbers and solving problems. You have good interpersonal skills and can develop effective working relationships at all levels of the business. You are full of energy, self-motivated and make things happen – never settling for just the status quo.

Your experience

To be successful in this role you will have the following: -

• Experience within the automotive industry is preferable;
• Previous experience within an Accounts Assistant or Purchase Ledger role;
• Knowledge of Kerridge would be an advantage
• Hold an Accounting qualification or have a desire to study towards an industry-recognised qualification; and
• Excellent communication skills at all levels combined with an eye for detail.

This is an excellent opportunity for to join our rapidly expanding and innovative business. Submit your CV to us for immediate consideration for the role.

Note: We are not accepting applications or CVs submitted via Recruitment Agencies for this role.