Account Assistant

Optimise by Recruitment; Sheffield; On-site; GBP 22,000 - 28,000; Full time

Job summary

A prestigious engineering company is seeking an Accounts Assistant in Sheffield, reporting to the AP/AR Manager. The role involves supporting finance operations with purchase and sales ledger duties, processing invoices, and communicating with suppliers. Ideal candidates will possess strong Excel skills and have a willingness to learn, although specific payroll experience is not required.

Qualifications

• Willingness to learn new processes.
• No payroll experience required.

Responsibilities

• Applying purchase ledger invoices in a timely manner.
• Covering sales ledger and payroll assistant duties when needed.
• Matching receipts to invoices for payment processing.

Skills

Strong Excel skills

Job description

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Accounts Assistant - Sheffield

Legendary Engineering Company

The purpose of the job: Reporting to the AP/AR Manager to support with the transactional duties of the team

The scope of the job: Support the transactional teams in the following key areas: -

• Payroll weekly & monthly.

• Any other Ad hoc finance duties.

The responsibilities of the job:

• Applying purchase ledger invoices to the system in a timely manner.

• Dealing with internal queries with staff, and external queries with suppliers in a timely manner.

• Covering sales ledger assistant duties when required.

• Covering payroll assistant duties when required.

• Supporting the AP/AR Manager and the rest of the wider finance team with ad hoc duties.

The tasks of the job:

(Please bullet point) • Matching receipts to invoices and preparing them for payment. The team matches c1200 per month.

• Processing non-receipted invoices.

• Processing logged invoices that doesn’t match GRNI.

• Liaising with purchasers and suppliers to deal with invoice and receipting queries.

• Statement reconciliation for all suppliers.

• Reporting to the business as a whole and individuals regarding issues with invoices

• Liaising with suppliers regarding payments.

• Ensuring invoices are paid to terms and helping to drive improved payment performances for the business.

• Learning sales ledger and credit control – to be able to offer cover to the sales ledger assistant.

• Learning payroll assistant duties to be able to offer cover to the payroll assistant. Strong excel skills and a willingness to learn new processes are essential, but payroll experience is not.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Not Applicable

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Accounting/Auditing and Finance

• Industries

  Financial Services and Accounting

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