Accounts Assistant

Prince Personnel Limited; Craven Arms; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 28,000; Full time

Job summary

A recruitment agency is seeking an Accounts Assistant in Craven Arms. The role involves managing the Sales and Purchase Ledger functions and ensuring timely completion of monthly accounts. The ideal candidate has previous ledger experience and strong MS Excel skills. This is a permanent position with a salary of £26,000 - £28,000 per annum.

Qualifications

• Previous ledger experience required.
• Strong working knowledge of MS Excel.
• Good written and verbal communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Processing purchase ledger invoices.
• Matching and batching invoices.
• Arranging payment runs.
• Supplier statement reconciliations.
• Resolves queries on purchase ledger invoices.

Skills

Ledger experience

Strong MS Excel knowledge

Good written communication

Good verbal communication

Job description

Accounts Assistant

Craven Arms

Permanent

Mon - Fri - 8.30am to 4.30pm or 9.00am to 5.00pm

Salary - £26,000 - £28,000 per annum

We are recruiting for an Accounts Assistant for our client based in Craven Arms. This is a permanent role. Reporting to the Finance Director, the Accounts Assistant will be responsible for carrying out the Sales and Purchase Ledger function within the finance team and providing support to ensure monthly accounts are completed in a timely manner.

Duties

• Processing purchase ledger invoices.
• Matching and batching invoices.
• Arranging payment runs.
• Supplier statement reconciliations.
• Resolving queries on purchase ledger invoices.
• Allocate all cash receipts.
• Raising sales invoices, applications and credit notes.
• New Customer accounts set up including credit checks and monitoring.
• Aged debtors and debtor days monitoring.
• Chasing overdue payments by phone and email.
• Investigating and resolving invoice and PO queries.
• Producing aged debt reports.
• Delivering excellent customer service and establishing relationships.
• To maintain accurate records of the collection process.
• CIS payment allocation.

Skills and Experience

The successful candidate will need to have previous ledger experience and have a strong working knowledge of MS Excel. You will need to have good written and verbal communication skills in a professional manner.

Application Process

Our mission is to support our clients in their creation of an equal, diverse and inclusive workforce. We are committed to providing a barrier-free recruitment process, so if you require any reasonable accessibility adjustments within the application process, please make it known at the earliest opportunity.

We will carefully consider your details and advise you if we’re able to progress with your application within 72 working hours. If you do not hear from us within this time your details won’t be retained. So, if you’re not successful on this occasion, do continue to respond to future roles we advertise. In the meantime, all good wishes and continued success with your search for employment.

About Us

Prince Personnel are an employment agency working on behalf of our client. Whether you’re seeking a new permanent position, temporary assignment or contract you’ll find us easy to deal with. Located in thriving Telford, we focus on jobs in Shropshire, Staffordshire and North Wales. Prince Personnel specialise in commercial, accounts and finance and technical recruitment. With the best jobs around we are an independent agency working hard for you.

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