Accounts Assistant

Executive Talent Solutions; Waterlooville; On-site; GBP 21,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

Our client, a dynamic FMCG, seeks an Accounts Assistant to support the Finance Manager with sales ledger and credit control duties. This is a full-time permanent role based at the Waterlooville office.

Key responsibilities include processing purchase orders and invoices, chasing outstanding debts, assisting with monthly management reports, and supporting the Sales Team with ad-hoc invoicing requests. You will work with a business-wide ERP system and maintain filing of invoices and statements.

Qualifications

• Transactional finance experience
• Experience with sales ledger and credit control
• Able to work with ERP system
• Based at Waterlooville office

Responsibilities

• Process incoming Purchase Orders and convert to Sales Acknowledgement
• Process sales invoices from deliveries
• Credit control and AR ledger management
• Assist in monthly management reports for Finance Director
• Support Sales Team with ad-hoc invoicing and testing
• Invoices and statements filing
• Forecast cash inflow and report variances

Skills

Sales ledger

Credit control

IT skills

ERP system experience

Education

Accounting qualification in progress

Tools

ERP system

Excel

Job description

Our client is a dynamic and fast growing FMCG with strong plans to continue to build their product lines and customer relationships.

Due to team and business growth they seek an accounts assistant with strong sales ledger and credit control skills to support the finance manager. This is an interesting role for someone who wants to develop their core accounting skills within a growing business with a Finance Manager available for support. Key responsibilities will include:

• Processing incoming Purchase Orders, converting to a Sales Acknowledgement and confirming the same with the customer
• Processing sales invoices from delivery shipments produced by the Warehouse Team
• Credit control, including management of accounts receivable ledger, chasing outstanding debtors and answering customer queries.
• Supporting the preparation of the monthly management reports for the sales ledger, reporting to the Finance Director
• Assist Sales Team with raising on testing and other ad-hoc invoice requests
• Invoices and statements filing
• Forecast cash incoming and reporting variances to the Finance Director
• Assistance with updating internal processes to drive efficiencies in the finance department

Successful candidates will have relevant transactional finance experience, you can be working towards accountancy qualifications although this is not essential. The role requires strong IT skills and ideally experience of working with a business wide ERP system. This is a full time permanent role based at the office in Waterlooville.