Accounts Assistant

An Accounts Assistant’s responsibilities can vary, but mostly include the following:

• Managing financial records and transactions, maintaining accurate and up-to-date financial records is an integral part of an accounting assistant’s job. A large percentage of your time will be spent recording financial transactions, such as sales, purchases, and expenses, in the accounting system and ensuring all transactions are correctly documented.

• Assisting with budget preparations – gathering financial data and preparing reports is another key duty. This could include both analysing past financial performance and forecasting future trends to help your employer make financial plans.

• Handling accounts payable and receivable – processing invoices, verifying, and recording payments, and ensuring suppliers are paid on time are also key accounting assistant tasks you can expect to do in this role. You’ll also monitor customer accounts, send out invoices, and follow up on outstanding payments.

• Answering questions from clients and suppliers – accounting assistants often manage any payment or invoice queries that come in via email or over the phone.