West Nautical are recruiting an Accounts Assistant to be based in our Gateshead office.

 The position of Accounts Assistant is a central role to the company’s operation, working within the company’s global accounts team and working directly for the Head Accountant in the Gateshead Office. 

 The primary objective of the Accounts Assistant is to support the Head Accountant with client accounts and to assist with the company accounts. The role is varied but shall be responsible for the following tasks, as well as other tasks as directed by their manager in the pursuit of their role:

• Assisting with client payroll (seafarers onboard vessels).
• Month end reconciliations of the company and charter accounts in Xero
• Month end bank/credit card/cash reconciliations of the client accounts
• Upload invoices/credit notes to the client accounting software whilst adding the correct cost categories and descriptions
• Assisting with general client and company accounting queries.
• Making bank payments and dealing with incoming payments when Head Accountant is on annual leave.

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Please send any applications to info@westnautical.com, with your name and 'Accounts Assistant' in the subject.