Accounts Assistant

Accounts Assistant
Location: Office based, Whiteley PO15 7AF
Salary: £28-32,000 FTE, depending on skills and experience
Contract: Part Time, Permanent
Hours: 15 hours per week, to be worked flexibly on site
Benefits: Company pension, Cycle to Work Scheme, Private Dental care
About the company:
iFAST Diagnostics is revolutionizing rapid antimicrobial susceptibility testing by developing technology that delivers full quantitative and qualitative results in under three hours, significantly faster than the industry-standard 48-72 hours.
Our innovative solution reduces costs and manual labour compared to existing methods, enabling every patient with bacterial infections to receive timely and precise antibiotic treatment.
We have just received UK approval and shipped our first few systems, which will be followed by expansion to the US and EU - iFAST is set to transform the $4 billion diagnostics market.
Our high-throughput system is designed to meet the demands of laboratories efficiently and effectively.
Job Role:
As we continue to grow, we are seeking an experienced accounts assistant to join our team in Whiteley, to help us bring our life-saving new technology to market.
Responsibilities:
You will join the Administration/Accounts team, and will be expected to:
• Administer the purchase order system
• Ensure goods received are properly recorded
• Receive and check invoices
• Post invoices and expenses to the Xero accounting system
• Check suppliers’ statements when received, resolve issues
• Reconcile payments made on the Xero system
• Any other duties as requested
Knowledge, Skills & Experience:
• Minimum 1-2 years in assistant accounting role / book-keeping experience
• An accurate and methodical approach to work
• Experience of accounting systems such as Xero is desirable
• Experience of accounts payable and dealing with suppliers
• Good Excel skills
• Great interpersonal skills, as we are a small, close-knit team with a culture of togetherness.
• Good communication skills, to liaise with colleagues and the wider community.
• Good problem-solving skills and the ability to use your initiative to fix things when they go wrong.
If you feel you have the necessary skills and experience to be successful in this role, click on “APPLY” today, forwarding an up-to-date copy of your CV for consideration in the first instance.
No agencies please