Are you a proactive and resilient person? Are you looking for a role to grow your experience within accounting and payroll? Care Support provide staff in Extra Care schemes and work to inspire vibrant community hubs that enriches our clients later lives by promoting a way of life that gives people as many opportunities as possible to remain mentally and physically active. Care Support has been providing care and support to people for over 20 years. Originating in the homecare sector, we have now developed into a specialist Extra Care provider, delivering personalised Extra Care and support to over 800 clients in the South East and continuing to grow. This is an exciting opportunity where you can develop your experience of performing payroll, accounting and administrative tasks to accomplish the financial functions of the company. You will work within our small, friendly Finance team, based in Plaistow. Your responsibilities will include: Perform the accounts receivable functions, such as raising invoices, cash allocations & postings and credit control Act as first line contact with vendors regarding billing problems Perform the accounts payable functions, ensure all invoices are received, checked and processed in a timely manner Check and set the suppliers payment runs Perform payroll processing, reporting and quality assurance functions Submit reports and payments to HMRC and a pension provider to tight deadlines. Run Payroll year end routines Prepare and make bank deposits Maintain petty cash records Prepare month end accruals postings Keep Managing Director informed of potential accounting and billing problems Assist in the production of management accounts We are ideally looking for A colleague that has 3 years+ experience in an accounts payable capacity, with experience to include budgeting, accounting and reporting ideally within a multi-site operation You will make use of your analytical ability and modern payroll and accounting principles and practice knowledge A recognised finance, accounting or equivalent qualification or you may be in the process of working towards this qualification A good working knowledge of Microsoft Office, Sage 50 Cloud Payroll and Xero in order to process electronic data this is essential Additional requirements You will have effective time management skills You are resilient and happy to work with pressurised situations / deadlines at times You have an ability to perform mathematical computations accurately and quickly Effective oral and written communication skills; keen to establish and maintain effective working relationships Benefits for you We offer a competitive salary of GBP25,000 - GBP30,000 per annum (negotiable, dependent on experience) Up to 28 days paid holidays per year (inclusive of bank holidays, pro rata) A company pension scheme to help you plan for the future Support and recognition If you enjoy providing accurate financial and payroll information, we can offer you a career working with a friendly and supportive team so please get in touch with us today! Care Support is an equal opportunities employer which means we treat people fairly. Please note that we have a thorough referencing process, which includes a criminal record check