Accounts Assistant - #1687387

Job Introduction

MJ Gleeson plc is a medium size housebuilder listed on the London Stock Exchange. The business operates across 2 main divisions, Gleeson Homes and Gleeson Land. Gleeson Homes specialises in low-cost house building, providing new homes to young people and low-income families in the North of England and the Midlands, helping to get first-time buyers onto the housing ladder. Gleeson Land specialises in land promotion, securing attractive residential planning consents on land mainly in the South of England, which ultimately helps to provide new homes in areas where housing need is high.

Gleeson Homes are looking for an Accounts Assistant to join the team. The successful candidate will have a number of responsibilities within the Treasury and Group Finance team, and it will involve working with various people across the Finance team and wider business.

Main Responsibilities

Cashbook management

• Daily cashbook posting for all of the Group's bank accounts
• Daily reporting of cash balances and variances against forecast
• Daily and monthly bank reconciliations
  
  

Payment processing

• Raising bank payments ensuring these are approved in line with the Group's delegated levels of authority and finance policies
• Raising purchase ledger and subcontractor ledger weekly and monthly payment runs and working with the Accounts Payable team to deal with queries
• Administering the Treasury inbox to ensure payment requests are processed on a timely basis and queries from across the business are dealt with promptly
  
  

Other Finance Activities

• Preparing and submitting the CIS returns together with the statements of deductions
• Posting credit card transactions and ensuring that statements are kept up to date
  
  

The Ideal Candidate

• Candidate would ideally have experience of a Finance role(s) that includes banking, cashbook and/or purchase ledger
• AAT Level 2/3 qualified or the desire to work towards an accountancy qualification
• Excellent communication skills and professional attitude as the role will involve working with various internal and external stakeholders as well as senior finance team members.
• Strong IT skills (MS office) and accounting software experience
• Ability to work to deadlines including month end closes, with attention to detail
• Highly motivated with a strong work ethic and willingness to get involved when opportunities arise.
  
  

Benefits

• Generous holiday entitlement of 26 days per annum + bank holidays
• Discretionary Bonus Scheme
• Holiday Buy Back Scheme
• Company Pension Scheme
• Private Medical Insurance Scheme
• Healthshield membership
• Life Assurance Scheme
• Share Purchase Plan