NetZero Careers
Accounts Assistant
Through forward thinking, innovative technology and energy efficient, off-site manufactured buildings, we are transforming the speed, cost and environmental impact of new buildings.
We create award winning energy efficient, modern purpose-built net zero carbon buildings mainly focused in the education sector but with plans to expand our business activity into the residential and primary health markets.
We are a market leader in sustainable buildings and have become a prominent voice in the transition to the net zero building. We are committed to continually developing new buildings that meet the needs of our customers through being high quality, delivered faster with a lower cost than through traditional construction methods, whilst being kinder to the environment. Our buildings typically feature airtight, thermally efficient envelopes, heat recovery ventilation, integrated solar roofs and smart controls. They are designed to generate more power than they use. This approach significantly reduces ongoing energy bills for our customers and eliminates the carbon emissions associated with producing the energy that less intelligent buildings consume to operate.
Since 2012 we have designed and built over 75 schemes throughout the UK with an average EPC rating of A+ across our projects. We believe NetZero has delivered the highest number of A+ EPC rated school buildings in the UK. NetZero has won many awards over the last 4 years including Greenbuild Awards, Building Technology of the Year, Public Building Energy Project of the Year, Public Sector Energy Champion for Schools, School Building of the Year and most recently the Department for Education’s Environmental Award
Our business is rapidly growing and we are putting in place a team who have the skills, experience and determination to successfully deliver our record breaking pipeline.
Job Title: Accounts Assistant
Location: Newmarket
Reports to: Financial Controller
Hours of work: Mon-Fri 37.5 hours
Salary range: £18,000 - £20,000
Primary Responsibilities
The Accounts Assistant role is an important member of the finance team, reporting to the Financial Controller with responsibilities including purchase ledger processing, supplier liaison, expense analysis, payment processing, posting and reconciliations.
The successful Accounts Assistant will need a good academic background, strong communication skills and enjoy working as part of a small team, possess a high attention to detail and above all a have a positive attitude, be self-motivated and willingness to learn and improve.
It is likely the Accounts Assistant will be seeking an opportunity to progress AAT qualifications whilst gaining wide ranging experience of working with a finance team. Some study support will therefore be available.
- Data entry, transaction processing, review and approval and transaction analysis
- Maintaining routine transaction processes
- Analysis and coding of expenses;
- Creation and monitoring of purchase orders;
- Supplier statement reconciliations;
- Key contact with suppliers;
- Processing purchases ledger and bank payment runs;
- Other reconciliations as required; and
- Assist all aspects of the finance function.
- Fixed Assets accounting;
- Credit Card postings;
- Maintenance of milage Logs;
- CIS compliance and certification of suppliers; and
- Bank Reconciliations.
This is an outline description of the key responsibilities and accountabilities involved in the job. This is not an exhaustive list and the post-holder might be expected to undertake any other duties across the wider organisation, commensurate with level of responsibility of this post, for which the post holder has the necessary experience and/or training.
General Duties
Person Specification
| Qualifications | Essential or Desirable |
|---|---|
| Willingness to undertake AAT of equivalent | Essential |
| A Levels; Maths & English A-C or equivalent | Essential |
| Experience | Essential or Desirable |
|---|---|
| Previous experience in an office environment | Desirable |
| Personal skills/abilities | Essential or Desirable |
|---|---|
| Strong written and verbal communication | Essential |
| Attention to detail | Essential |
| Customer service skills | Essential |
| Positive, self-motivated and able to work effectively without close supervision and as part of a team | Essential |
NZB Competency Framework: Architectural Technician
Mandatory Training
| Course | Delivered | Refresh | Method |
|---|---|---|---|
| Corporate Induction | Within 1st Month | N/A | Face to face |
| Equality and Diversity | At Induction | 2 years | Face to face |
| Health and Safety Awareness | At Induction | 1 years | E-Learning |
| Fire Safety | At Induction | 1 years | E-Learning |
| Manual Handling | At Induction | 1 years | E-Learning |
| Mental Health Awareness | At Induction | 2 years | Face to face |
| Appraisal Training | Within 3 months of starting | N/A | Face to face |
| Accident Reporting | At induction | Annually | Face to face |
Technical/Role Specific Competencies
| Education | Essential or Desirable |
|---|---|
| Proficient in Microsoft Office | Essential |
Behavioural Competencies
Fairness, Inclusion and Respect
Treats everyone with respect and dignity. Openly and willingly listens to the views of others. Considers the impact of their own actions on others. Challenges inappropriate behaviour. Polite, patient and tolerant when dealing with others. Ensures processes and procedures are in place to promote fairness, inclusion and respect.
Works Collaboratively
Demonstrates an interest in others and develops contacts outside of their own team. Shares own knowledge openly and freely. Proactively seeks information, resources and support from outside own team. Takes time to understand the work of other departments. Understands how actions may impact on others and actively seeks to engage with them. Listens to others and regularly checks their understanding.
Drives for results
Ensures they are clear about what is expected of them. Organises and plans their work effectively and efficiently to deal with both the expected and unexpected. Alerts colleagues to potential problems in meeting deadlines and suggests solutions. Produces work of a consistently high standard, checks own work. Looks for solutions when encountering problems. Sees tasks through to completion.
Building Capability
Takes responsibility for own development, reviews own performance and identifies development needs. Seeks to develop new skills and experiences. Learns from and acts on constructive feedback. Helps others by sharing own knowledge and experience. Makes effective use of the full range of development opportunities. Promotes and delivers development opportunities for staff. Ensure and promote the value of the appraisal process.
Innovation, change and agility
Is not afraid to constructively question or challenge. Demonstrates enthusiasm for change and a willingness to get involved. Readily exchanges information with others across the business. Readily contributes ideas or suggestions for improvement. Is open to new ideas and asks questions to confirm understanding. Willingly adopts own working practices to support changes.
Communication with impact
Conveys information clearly and concisely in an appropriate format. Speaks clearly and effectively to different audiences. Conveys energy and enthusiasm about their work. Asks open questions to appreciate others points of view. Confidently handles challenging conversations. Quickly puts others at ease and builds rapport.
Customer Focus
Proactively keeps customers informed with timely and appropriate feedback. Identifies and clarifies individual customer needs. Is honest and realistic with customers. Do not over promise. Treat all customers with courtesy and respect. Resolves customer enquiries promptly only referring to others when genuinely appropriate. Apologises when services or products do not meet requirements.
Effective Decision Making
Makes effective decisions following appropriate criteria. Ask questions when unsure of correct approach. Investigates and responds to gaps in information. Undertakes appropriate analysis to support decisions or recommendations. Understands where to go and who to involve if further information is required. Thinks through implications of own decisions.
How we recruit
If you have seen a vacancy you would like to be apply for please complete the following application for and equal opportunities monitoring form and return to [email protected]
The qualifications listed in the job description are there to help you select the role that best fits your background and aspirations, so pay close attention and outline how you meet these requirements.
You will have an initial remote interview with either the recruiting manager, a nominated representative or HR. This is expected to last approx. 30 minutes to seek clarification on the application is required and provide information about the role.
If you progress through the remote interview you will be invited to a face to face interview with the recruiting manager and HR. You will be given to opportunity to meet colleagues and if a practical element of assessment is included you will be made aware of this at invite. Throughout the interview process, feel free to ask your interviewers for clarification. Ask questions—about the work, about the team, about the culture.
After your interviews are done, the panel review your application, interview feedback and scores, any work samples you submitted and any practical assessment undertaken. Once the recommendation for hire is complete this is finally approved by the relevant Director to provide another layer of objectivity and review.