We are looking for a helpful and proactive Office & Accounts Assistant to join our small friendly team based in Edgware, Middlesex. This role offers plenty of variety as it’s a dual role working for sister companies - a property management business and a car park management company. The role involves providing dedicated support to the Directors and organising and implementing office duties; completing a range of accounts duties and ensuring all secretarial and administrative tasks are effectively completed. Office administration and accounts experience is required and you will need to be able to work independently and have plenty of common sense. Reporting to: Managing Directors Hours of work: Monday - Friday, 9.15am – 5pm (early winter close) Salary: £20 ,000 - £22,000 per annum, depending on experience Benefits: 28 days paid annual leave Main duties include: Answer the telephone, take and relay messages and deal with email enquiries from tenants, agencies, clients and members of the public Use a variety of software packages, such as Microsoft Word, Excel, Powerpoint etc., to produce correspondence and documents and maintain records, spreadsheets and databases Provide support to the Directors including preparation and presentation of information and reports, arranging meetings and appointments Reconcile accounting records to corresponding bank statements Create invoices to send to clients from our current database and programs Calculate and check to make sure payments, amounts and records are correct Complete quarterly VAT returns Assist with preparation of year end accounts Oversee good compliance management procedures; ensuring customer and client personal data is processed accurately and kept confidential General administrative support, including filing and maintaining files in an orderly fashion Requirements for the role: Previous office administration experience including writing letters and emails, updating spreadsheets and maintaining a filing system Previous accounts experience with excellent knowledge of Sage Accounts 50 Strong computer skills, fully conversant with all relevant software applications (MS Office, Word, Excel, Outlook etc.) Accurate with excellent attention to detail Excellent written and verbal communication skills and a professional telephone manner Organised and efficient, able to multi-task and demonstrate strong time-management skills Able to use own initiative and demonstrate a common-sense approach to office duties Self-motivated and able to work independently and as part of a team The ability to remain calm under pressure and remain professional at all times A willingness to undertake training, learn new skills and take on new tasks The knowledge and ability to work within an equal opportunity framework and develop an awareness within the staff team of anti-discrimination practice If this position sounds of interest to you and you have the experience and skills described above, we look forward to hearing from you. Please send CV and short covering letter to [email protected] Applications by email only.