Accounts Assistant

Thrive Group; Chadderton; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A recruitment agency is looking for an Accounts Assistant in Chadderton on a temporary basis, with potential for a permanent role. The candidate will handle the accounts mailbox, perform bank reconciliations, and manage purchase invoices using Syspro. Essential skills include previous accountancy experience and proficiency in Microsoft Office. The role is Monday to Friday, 39 hours a week, with competitive salary offered.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Potential for permanent role

Qualifications

• Proven accountancy experience in a similar role is essential.
• Team player with prioritization skills and resourcefulness.
• Highly numerical with demonstrable organization skills.

Responsibilities

• Manage the accounts mailbox and respond to queries.
• Complete reconciliations of various bank accounts.
• Arrange and complete manual payments via NatWest Bankline.
• Manage the life cycle of purchase invoices using Syspro.

Skills

Accountancy experience

Proficient in Microsoft Office

Attention to detail

Education

Accounting qualification (desirable)

Tools

Syspro

NatWest Bankline

Job description

Thrive Oldham are delighted to be working with our client in the Oldham area who are actively looking to recruit an Accounts Assistant on a Temporary basis which could lead to a permanent role for the right candidate.

What you will be doing:

• Managing day to day the accounts mailbox, responding, actioning and/or forwarding emails queries accordingly.
• Complete reconciliations of EUR, USD, GBP current and SIBA bank accounts, resolving and updating relevant parties regarding any anomalies. Posting cash book, pro-forma supplier payments and bank transfers.
• Arrange and complete manual payment via NatWest Bankline, including a number of currencies, for miscellaneous authorised payments, completing the payments log, retaining bank slips for audit purposes.
• Record centrally documentation on accounts payable for non-standard payment runs.
• Check and resolve queries related to GRN trail balance, run and post currency variances on Syspro.
• Update and maintain prepayments database, logging and preparing the journal, obtaining approval in readiness for posting on Syspro.
• Manage the life cycle of purchase invoices from receipt to payment using Syspro, following up on missing and/or mislaid invoices, obtaining approval and completing by matching against purchase orders (POs), general ledger (GL) codes and/or goods received notes.
• Work closely with Purchasing to resolve purchase price variance's and/or discrepancies in orders to invoices received.
• Match and verify orders without goods received notes (GRN), processing upon approval, and booking against POs/GL codes as required.
• Using theERP software Syspro to manage, investigate and resolve queries regarding:
  • Supplier set up and maintaining records are update to date,
  • Reconciling supplier statements to original postings
  • All inter‑company invoices are posted prior to month end.
• Update Cash Book Journals, scanning and filing documentation as required.
• Drafting and updating department SOPs, uploading centrally to the BMS.
• Support the wider Finance & Admin team with general clerical duties; answering and directing incoming calls for the wider business, as well as attending to any work directed or requested by line manager.

What you will need to succeed:

• Maintain and improve integrity of financial controls, through reconciliations and Accounts Receivable, looking for new ways to make improvements and changes.
• Process Cashsafe requests by preparing currency as specified, assigning to the requestee, notifying the user for collection, and reviewing upon return, resolving any discrepancies, with a view to return to stock and reassign as available.
• Balancing between day to day tasks/responsibilities and ad hoc requests.
• During busy and high holiday periods, or absences support other areas within finance.
• Track, source approval and process business expenses for Russian and Malaysian.
• Travelling to post cheques and cash at NatWest, Oldham.
• Weekly review and reconcile accounts at month end/ year of NatWest EUR, USD, GBP and SIBA, managing discrepancies, ensuring accuracy.
• Run biweekly payment runs for EUR, USD and GBP.
• During month/year end complete and close the Cash Book and the Purchase Ledger on SYSPRO.
• Update and maintain the prepayments database on a monthly basis.
• Draft, review and update departmental SOPs/workflows on a quarterly basis.
• Ensure effective compliance, meeting internal and external financial and auditing requirements.

• Proven accountancy experience in a similar role is essential, holding a qualification is desirable.

• Team player, able to prioritise daily tasks with the capability to be resourceful and proactive in dealing with issues that may arise.
• Highly numerical, coupled with demonstrable organisation and prioritisation skills with high attention to detail.
• Proficient in the use of Microsoft Office packages, such as Outlook, Word and Excel.

Monday to Friday 39 hours a week

Salary competitive

Temp to Perm or the option for Permanent for the right candidate

What you need to do next:

If you are interested in being considered for this position, please contact Shareen/ Alena.

Thrive are acting as an Employment Business in relationship to this vacancy.

If you have not heard from a consultant within 7 days, please assume you have been unsuccessful on this occasion.