Accounts Assistant

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Are you looking for an opportunity to gain experience and enhance your skills for a career in Finance? We have an opportunity for an Accounts Assistant to join our Finance Team of five professionals in Brighton. This is an entry level role that would suit someone with the grounding in accounting seeking experience to start their career.

At L3Harris in Brighton we are part of Release Systems and the Mission Avionics sector operating in the Aerospace domain. We specialising in high performance electro-mechanical systems and pneumatic technology for airborne weapon carriage release.

We can offer hybrid office and home working with 3 days onsite and 2 working from home. The ability to travel and work in Brighton 3 days per week is essential.

What the role will involve

If you’re invited to join our team of dedicated experts, the responsibilities of your role will include the following:

• Processing supplier invoices through the bought ledger (customised ERP system)
• Checking and resolving any discrepancies to purchase orders, goods received, etc.
• Data entry of invoices, invoice matching and preparation for month-end payments
• Reconcile bought ledger records to supplier statements
• Cashiering; processing online payments and updating manual cashbooks
• Prepare weekly and monthly bank reconciliations
• General accounts duties

What you’ll bring

The role of Accounts Assistant requires the following experience and skills:

• A previous qualification or interest in an Accounting
• Basic understanding of bank reconciliation
• Basic understanding of invoice matching
• Proficient organisation skills
• Mathematically literate

Additional benefits

At L3Harris, we value and appreciate everything our people do for us, and offer a really attractive package. A few of our benefits are:

• Flexible working hours
• 12pm finish on a Friday
• Competitive cumulative pension scheme
• 25 days holiday per year, increasing with long service
• Private medical insurance and a health care cash plan
• Cycle-to-work scheme
• Training and development opportunities
• Mental health and wellbeing schemes

Important to know

Many of our roles require the ability to obtain a security clearance relevant to the country of the position. In addition, applicants who accept a conditional offer of employment must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information and may be subject to government security checks.

L3Harris Technologies is proud to be an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer. We are committed to maintaining a workplace that is free from unlawful discrimination and offers equal opportunities for all. Applications from individuals are encouraged regardless of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, and marriage and civil partnerships.

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