Lead Accounts Administrator – Mercator Digital

What we’re looking for

We’re seeking a forward-thinking Lead Accounts Administrator with excellent communication skills and extensive experience of working in a growing business. You will be happy leading and managing other colleagues, maintaining good working relationships with clients and senior management. You will be responsible for all day-to-day accounts processes for the Mercator Group.

Job Type

Full-time, permanent

Location

Crowborough/London/South East – you will be expected to travel to our Crowborough and London offices on a regular basis.

As the Lead Accounts Administrator you will be responsible for:

All payments, including payroll
Creation of management accounts
Forecasting and cash flows
Bank reconciliations
Liaising with internal staff, directors, the accountants, bank and finance company
VAT returns
Sales invoicing and credit control
Journals and accruals
Looking after all aspects of the purchase, sales and nominal ledgers
Updating of various spreadsheets & working with internal systems
Ensuring timesheets, invoices and payments are processed within strict deadlines
Meeting strict deadlines for client reports
Production of ad-hoc reports for senior staff

You will have:

5-10 years of experience working in a busy accounts department.
Good administration, planning, organising and time management skills with excellent attention to detail.
Ability to work on your own initiative, working within a team and the ability to meet deadlines.
High level of customer service orientation and ability to deal with people at all levels.
Good computer skills, including excel spreadsheets at an advanced level and word documents at a proficient level.
Experience of using Sage 50 Cloud Accounts Professional or other accounting package.
Experience of dealing with invoice discounting or factoring.
Experience of working with multi-currency, multi-company accounting.