accounts assistant

Armstrong Knight; Rochford; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A financial services company with operations in Rochford is looking for a candidate to manage purchase and sales ledgers. Responsibilities include processing invoices, reconciling statements, and overseeing credit control. Ideal candidates should be self-motivated with relevant experience in financial management. The position requires relocation as offices will move to Chelmsford within the next 6 months.

Qualifications

• Must be self-motivated and pro-active.
• Experience in managing purchase and sales ledgers.
• Ability to address supplier queries and manage credit control.

Responsibilities

• Manage purchase ledger from receipt of invoice to payment stage.
• Reconcile monthly statements and prepare payments.
• Manage sales ledger and issue customer invoices.

Job description

Must be self-motivated and pro-active. As this position will initially be based in Rochford, there will be opportunities to commute and our offices will move to Chelmsford within the next 6 months. Candidate would need to relocate for the move.

Main duties to include:

• Manage purchase ledger (supply and sub-contractors) from receipt of invoice to payment stage – receiving invoices, processing invoices onto accounts system and distributing for authorisation by Transport Director.
• Reconcile monthly statements, address suppliers/sub-contractors queries, prepare payments for authorisation by Office Manager. Creditors weekly report to the Managing Director.
• Manage sales ledger raising customer invoices for authorisation by the Transport Office and sending out monthly statements to customers.
• Credit Control.
• Maintain the filing system for sales/purchase invoices.
• Answer the telephone and deal with enquirers taking messages as appropriate.