Senior Accounts Assistant

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McCarthy Stone, East Cliff, Bournemouth

Posted 2 weeks ago, 17 May | Get your application in now before you miss out!

Closing date: Closing date not specified

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Prepare corporate and resales bank reconciliations to include monthly submission to deadline of Working day 1 to group

Ensure that queries from both homeowners and internal customers are resolved on a timely basis.

Ensuring all colleagues within the Cash team are trained and confident in their daily applications along with providing daily support and an open-door policy with optimum communication

Act as a key point of contact for both internal and external audit, ensuring compliance and implementing any audit points within the required timescale

Willingness to learn cross department tasks (specifically within the Billing and Credit

Control teams) to work together to ensure full coverage of duties in the wider team at all times.

Being responsible for reconciling the Cleardown Accounts and clearing off any historic items in a timely manner before ME/& predominantly YE such as Company 5

Actively and effectively liaising with the Management Accounts team prior to month end and during month end to ensure any unreconciling discrepancies are resolved in a timely manner, along with any items which need to be noted

Overseeing AUDDIS runs and the processing of refunds

Experience working in a finance role preferably within a similar team, ideally at a Team Leader/Supervisory level, in a fast-paced, high-volume environment.

Excellent communication skills, when dealing with our customers to resolve their issues.

The ability to support and lead the team to achieve their individual and group targets and in turn the wider company ones.

Good working knowledge of Excel and finance systems., AAT qualified (or working towards) would be preferable.

Able to rapidly develop good working relationships, and work across organisational boundaries.

A thirst to resolve problems efficiently and effectively., Financial accounting: 3 years (preferred)

Cash management: 1 year (preferred)

Being part of the McCarthy Stone family means being passionate about championing the role, wellbeing, and happiness of older people in society. We aim to create a better understanding and appreciation of older people by playing our part in helping them to live happy and healthy lives. From senior executive positions to front-line colleagues, we have a shared vision of creating a thriving retirement community, built with innovation and heart, that celebrates later life.

Salary: Competitive, depending on experience and qualifications, plus bonus.

Working within a company that has been officially recognised as 'A Great Place to Work!'