Accounts Payable/Accounts Receivable Assistant

MTrec Ltd Commercial; Cramlington; On-site; GBP 21,000 - 27,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Immediate start date

Permanent role after 12 weeks

Competitive starting salary

Easily accessible offices

Mon-Fri working hours

Friendly and supportive environment

Job summary

MTrec Commercial is seeking an Accounts Payable/Accounts Receivable Assistant to join their team. The role supports supplier invoicing, customer invoicing, and month-end reporting, with a view to permanent status after 12 weeks. You will work closely with sales and operations to ensure accurate ledgers and strong working capital.

The ideal candidate will have strong accounting knowledge, be highly organized, and perform well under pressure, with solid Excel/ERP skills and clear communication.

Qualifications

• Experience in both Accounts Payable and Accounts Receivable.
• Strong understanding of purchase ledger, sales ledger and reconciliations.
• Experience with payment runs, bank reconciliations and month-end processes.
• Good knowledge of Excel and ERP/accounting systems.
• Excellent communication and problem-solving skills with attention to detail.

Responsibilities

• Process supplier invoices and match to purchase orders, resolving discrepancies.
• Maintain supplier master data and process payments and remittances.
• Generate customer invoices, post receipts and chase overdue accounts.
• Prepare month-end reports and reconciliations; support audits.

Skills

Accounts Payable

Accounts Receivable

Reconciliations

Payment runs

Bank reconciliations

Month-end processes

Excel

ERP systems

Communication

Problem-solving

Teamwork

Tools

Excel

ERP/accounting systems

Job description

Rewards & Benefits on offer;

Immediate start date

Competitive starting salary

A permanent role after 12 successful weeks

Easily accessible offices

Monday - Friday working hours

Friendly and supportive working environment

The Company you will be working with;

MTrec Commercial are proudly representing our industry leading client on their search for an experienced Accounts Payable/Accounts Receive Assistant to join their team on a full-time basis. The role will become permanent after 12 successful weeks.

The Role you will be doing;

General Purpose

To provide day-to-day operational and administrative support within Accounts Payable and Accounts Receivable functions, ensuring supplier payments, customer invoicing, ledger accuracy, month-end reporting and compliance with company financial procedures. The role works closely with sales, customer service and operational teams to maintain strong working capital and accurate financial records.

The successful candidate will have strong all-round accounting knowledge, excellent organisational skills, and prior experience working under pressure.

Key Duties and Responsibilities

Accounts Payable

• Receive, review and process supplier invoices.
• Match invoices to purchase orders and investigate discrepancies.
• Liaise with suppliers and internal departments to resolve invoice queries.
• Maintain accurate filing and records of processed invoices.
• Complete weekly bank reconciliations and supplier statement reconciliations.
• Prepare and process mid-month and end-of-month payment runs.
• Post supplier payments and issue remittance advices.
• Reconcile company credit card transactions.
• Identify missing or late supplier invoices before month end.
• Accrue goods and services received but not yet invoiced.
• Process AP intercompany journals.
• Maintain supplier master data and create new supplier accounts.
• Support VAT preparation and internal/external audits.

Accounts Receivable

• Generate and issue customer invoices.
• Post and allocate customer receipts accurately.
• Respond to customer invoice and account queries.
• Resolve billing discrepancies with sales and operational teams.
• Investigate short payments and disputed invoices.
• Monitor the aged debt report and proactively chase overdue accounts.
• Issue customer statements and payment reminders.
• Escalate delinquent accounts in line with company policy.
• Review customer credit limits and payment terms.
• Process sales transfers, credits and AR intercompany journals.
• Produce month-end debtor and sales analysis reports.
• Create and maintain customer master data and complete credit checks.

Month-end & compliance

• Ensure all AP and AR transactions are recorded within the correct accounting period.
• Prepare month-end reports and reconciliation schedules.
• Review unusual transactions and expense trends.
• Ensure compliance with company policies, approval limits and financial controls.
• Assist with internal and external audit requirements.

About You;

Skills & experience

Previous experience in both Accounts Payable and Accounts Receivable.

Strong understanding of purchase ledger, sales ledger and reconciliations.

Experience with payment runs, bank reconciliations and month-end processes.

Good knowledge of Excel and ERP/accounting systems.

Excellent communication and problem-solving skills with strong attention to detail.

Key Attributes

• Deadline-driven and highly organized.
• Excellent Attention to detail
• Reliable and hands-on.
• Team player with flexible approach