Accounts Administrator (AP/AR) — Onsite Manchester

Azenta Life Sciences; Manchester; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 34,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bupa Healthcare

Company Bonus Scheme

Share Purchase Options

Electric Car Scheme

Cash Back Schemes

Job summary

Azenta UK, Ltd. in Manchester is seeking an Accounting Administrator to support accounts payable and accounts receivable, ensuring timely invoicing and payments.

Based on site in Irlam, you will join a busy finance team and interact with staff at all levels, including directors. You will enter invoices, approve purchase orders, reconcile supplier statements, process expenses, and assist with month-end activities.

Qualifications

• Proven background in a Finance Administration role in AP and AR.
• Strong Microsoft Excel skills and full proficiency across Microsoft Office.
• Experience with Oracle is an advantage.
• Excellent organizational, communication, and administrative skills.
• Ability to communicate across departments and with directors.
• Independent and proactive as part of a team.
• High attention to detail.
• Flexible, hardworking and productive approach.

Responsibilities

• Perform accounts payable and/or accounts receivable activities.
• Enter invoices and purchase orders into financial systems and obtain internal approval.
• Verify invoice accuracy and schedule payments to suppliers and creditors.
• Handle queries from suppliers and the purchasing department.
• Process payment runs and cheque preparation.
• Reconcile supplier statements.
• Process company credit card transactions.
• Review and process travel expenses.
• Use office automated systems to input data.
• Support month end and year end reporting processes, including preparing monthly reports where required.
• Raise and issue customer invoices accurately and on time; process customer payments and allocate cash receipts.
• Monitor outstanding customer balances and follow up on overdue accounts.
• Investigate and resolve invoice, payment, and account discrepancies.
• Perform customer account reconciliations and resolve unreconciled items.
• Assist with month-end accounts receivable reporting and close activities.
• Report and post client accounts receivable transactions and payments.
• Liaise with internal departments to resolve billing and collection issues.
• Prepare and send invoices to clients and update client records.
• Research billing discrepancies.
• Send billing reminders and prepare reports as required.
• Match and post invoices.
• Support the team with ad-hoc tasks as needed.

Skills

AP/AR experience

Excel proficiency

Organizational skills

Communication skills

Independent worker

Team collaboration

Attention to detail

Flexible mindset

Tools

Oracle

Job description

Azenta UK, Ltd. in Manchester is seeking an Accounting Administrator to support accounts payable and accounts receivable, ensuring timely invoicing and payments.

Based on site in Irlam, you will join a busy finance team and interact with staff at all levels, including directors. You will enter invoices, approve purchase orders, reconcile supplier statements, process expenses, and assist with month-end activities.