Accounts Assistant

Adaptable Recruitment; Liverpool; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 36,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Free parking on site

Office-based role

26 days holidays + 8 bank holidays

Job summary

Adaptable Recruitment are delighted to be working with a rapidly growing, highly successful business based in South Liverpool who is looking to recruit an Accounts Assistant to join their dynamic team. In this office-based role you will manage sales and purchase ledgers, process payments, and support month-end close across multiple currencies.

You should have solid Excel skills and experience with an ERP system (NetSuite is advantageous).

Qualifications

• Previous transactional finance / accounts assistant experience in sales and purchase ledgers.
• Strong attention to detail and accuracy in high-volume transactions.
• Excellent communication, especially when chasing payments.
• Proficient in Excel.
• Experience with NetSuite or similar ERP is advantageous.
• Experience in wholesale, multi-currency or ecommerce is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Raise and issue wholesale invoices on time during busy periods.
• Monitor aged debt ledger and chase outstanding payments.
• Resolve invoice, credit note, and payment queries.
• Liaise with wholesale/sales teams on orders and invoicing.
• Support month-end sales ledger reporting and reconciliations.
• Process supplier invoices and manage payment runs.
• Post daily bank transactions and assist with cash administration.

Skills

Attention to detail

Confident communicator

Excel

Month-end deadlines

ERP / accounting system

Wholesale / multi-currency / ecommerce

Debt collection

Tools

NetSuite

Job description

Adaptable Recruitment are delighted to be working with a rapidly growing, highly successful business based in South Liverpool who is looking to recruit an Accounts Assistant to join their dynamic team.

Salary and Benefits

Uo to £33000 per annum DOE
Office based- 37.5 hours per week
26 days holidays + 8 BH
Free parking on site

Key Duties and Responsiblities

Sales Ledger, Wholesale & Credit Control

• Raise and issue wholesale sales invoices accurately and on time, including at high volumes during busy periods.
• Monitor the aged debt ledger and proactively chase outstanding customer payments.
• Resolve customer queries relating to invoices, credit notes, and payment discrepancies.
• Liaise with the wholesale/sales team on order and invoicing issues.
• Support month-end sales ledger reporting and reconciliation of the sales ledger control account.

Purchase Ledger & Payments

• Process supplier invoices, ensuring correct coding, VAT treatment, and purchase order matching.
• Prepare and process payment runs, checking for duplicates and ensuring payments are made on time.
• Maintain supplier accounts, resolving queries and completing statement reconciliations.
• Ensure purchase orders are raised and approved in line with company policy.
• Reconcile the purchase ledger control account at month-end.

Banking & Credit Cards

• Post daily bank transactions accurately across all accounts and currencies.
• Support the bank reconciliation process, ensuring feeds are complete and postings are correctly coded.
• Process and reconcile company credit card transactions and expense claims.
• Assist with day-to-day cash administration as required.

Necessary experience

• Previous experience in a transactional finance / accounts assistant role, covering both purchase and sales ledger.
• Strong attention to detail and accuracy, particularly when working with high transaction volumes.
• Confident communicator, comfortable chasing payments and resolving queries with customers and suppliers.
• Good working knowledge of Excel.
• Able to work to month-end deadlines in a fast-paced environment.
• Experience with NetSuite or a similar ERP/accounting system( advantageous)
• Experience working within a wholesale, multi-currency, or e-commerce business would be a huge plus