Accounts Clerk

Our Company

Seddon Homes is part of the Seddon Group, which is a family-owned development, housing and construction business Seddon has grown from a small family run business to the UK’s largest privately owned and family managed contracting business, employing over 650 people.

But we’ve never lost sight of what really matters. To us, building relationships is as important as building buildings. The reason for our continued success can be summed up in one simple word: TRUST. Our customers know that when we make a promise, we keep it. That’s what sets Seddon apart. It’s what our business was founded on and it remains the cornerstone of everything we do today.

The Role

An excellent opportunity has arisen for a Accounts Clerk to join our growing housing business in Birchwood, Warrington. The principle purpose of the role is to assist the Finance Team to perform all financial functions of the company and to support the Commercial Department  sub contractor accounts team

 Key responsibilities include:

• To over see & assist Barclays Internet Banking including export and analyse all bank transactions where required. Assist the Accounts Assistant in the day to day posting of Cash Book, Purchase Ledger & Sales Receipts on TAS Book Accounting Systems, Monitoring cash receipts from Solicitors on completions and exchanges.
• Input purchase ledger invoices onto SAGE computer system. Reconciliation of costing information from COINS system to Sage 50. Input all recharge invoices for telephone/fuel/car costs for site managers ensuring they are costed to correct development for that period. Raise BACS, cheques and remittance advices. Statement Reconciliation.
• Process Bacs payments and inter-company transfers, Supervise & assist in the raising of remittance advices and send out to suppliers, and the posting of all purchase ledger payments onto Sage 50 computer system and file. Raise all Sales Ledger invoices/credits.
• Monitor procurer profiler to ensure all reservation fees have been processed and balance with current account.
• Process Council Tax payments monthly and inform when properties are sold, and Monitor all refunds received from Councils for business rates and council tax.
• End to end process of Material, subcontractor and Utilities invoices.

Skills, Qualifications and Experience:

• Have extensive experience of all accounting functions, AAT Level 3 Qualified standard as a minimum
• High level of analytical and numerical skills, with good communication skills at all levels
• Experience of analysing information, dealing with complex issues, data entry, accounting & attention to detail
• Strong IT skills particularly the use & formulation of complex Excel spreadsheets/pivot tables & Microsoft Office skills to collate various types of management reports. Knowledge of Sage 50 and Coins preferred but not essential as training will be given.

Application with full CV, before closing date of November 22, 2024 to [email protected] quoting job reference - DJM/0524