Accounts Assistant

Job description

We're looking for a fast, accurate and detail-driven Accounts Assistant to join our Finance team at Mighty Ape. Reporting to the Finance Manager, you'll sit at the centre of our day-to-day transaction processing, making sure supplier invoices, customer receipts and refunds are entered accurately and on time. This is a high-volume processing role. If you take genuine satisfaction in a cleared queue, a tidy ledger and numbers that match, you'll enjoy it here. Job requirements

Essential

• Fast and accurate data entry, with a high standard of attention to detail.
• Tech savvy and confident working across different systems, including Excel.
• Understanding of financial terminology and basic accounting principles.
• Good interpersonal and communication skills for working with Purchasing, Inward Goods, Customer Service and suppliers.
• A sense of responsibility and ownership, and the drive to work to deadlines.

Nice to have

• Previous experience in an accounts payable, receivable or general accounts role.
• Tertiary study in accounting or business, completed or in progress.
• Understanding of supply chain, inventory and logistics processes.
• Experience in a fast-paced, high-volume processing environment.

Job responsibilities

• Enter and code supplier invoices accurately, working within a three-day turnaround for all non-discrepancy invoices.
• Process new release and priority invoices within 24 hours of the goods being received into the warehouse.
• Match invoices against purchase orders, backorders and goods receipts, ensuring local invoices come through within $1 difference.
• Maintain accurate invoice costing and balances, and prepare supplier payment runs for approval.
• Process customer receipts, refunds and credit notes accurately and on time.
• Flag invoice, pricing and quantity discrepancies to the Accountant, and follow up with suppliers where directed.
• Keep the supplier database accurate and complete, and clear system alerts and exceptions promptly.
• Reconcile supplier statements and bank transactions by the agreed month-end deadlines.
• Support the Finance team with month-end close tasks, audits and ad hoc projects.

Job benefits

• Free Primate subscription
• Team member discount
• Annual book allowance
• Health Insurance subsidy
• Collaborative, energetic team culture
• Fun team events, social squad & more
• Daily Fruit, Breakfast Cereals and Snacks
• Free Team Member parking