Job description

Job Summary

At eStar, it's our mission to keep people and businesses moving, with state-of-the-art facilities and an award-winning team, and we have an exciting opportunity for a Accounts Assistant to join our team at eStar.

The key purpose of this role is supporting various areas of day to day transactional processing and month end duties.

Hours

• 40 hours per week, 8.30am - 5pm with 30 min unpaid lunchbreak.
• Monday - Friday
• Based at Knowsley Head Office

Reward and benefits package.

£27,000 - £30,000 depending on experience.

At eStar we offer following Colleague Benefits;

· Pensions Scheme

· Sick Pay

· Recommend a friend bonus

· Free fruit

· Free tea and coffee

· Cycle to Work Scheme

· Free Parking

· Bonus Scheme & Pay Reviews

· Cinema Ticket Scheme

· New Baby Hamper

· Enhanced Maternity/Paternity Leave

· Compassionate Leave

· Free Eye Tests

· Employee of the Month Recognition

· Charity Volunteer Days

· Long Service Awards

TASKS AND RESPONSIBILITIES

· Review of Overhead accounts by site/dept on a daily basis to ensure accuracy of postings and support calculation of month end prepayments/accruals

· Control of Warranty/R&M accounting and write off process

· Control of various aspects of vehicles sales on a day to day basis – deposits, debtors, stocks etc

· Posting and reconciliation of MB parts statements on a monthly basis

· Processing of ad hoc payments

· Maintenance and control of vehicle supplier accounts

· Maintenance and control of zero balance and mis-postings account including investigation/resolution

· Responsible for various Balance Sheet reconciliations

· Involvement in budgeting/forecasting process

· Cover for the Assistant Accountant as necessary eg bank posting/reconciliation, other aspects of vehicle sales process etc

· Assistance on Purchase ledger when necessary

Other ad hoc support eg assistance in year end, tax analyses, ONS surveys etc

SKILLS & EXPERIENCE

• Sound experience in management accounting and transactional roles
• Part qualified or training for an accounting qualification
• Motor industry background advantageous but not essential

COMPETENCIES REQUIRED

· Good Excel knowledge, including data manipulation, lookups and pivot tables

· Proactive demeanour able to form good working relationships within and outside of Finance

· Organised with strong attention to detail and accuracy

· Able to demonstrate initiative

· Someone who wants to understand the why and how something is done rather than just following a process and is keen to develop within and beyond the role

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Salary: £27,000.00-£30,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• Additional leave
• Bereavement leave
• Company events
• Company pension
• Enhanced maternity leave
• Enhanced paternity leave
• Flexitime
• Free parking
• Life insurance
• On-site parking
• Paid volunteer time
• Referral programme
• Sick pay

Schedule:

• Monday to Friday
• No weekends

Work Location: In person