Accounts Payable and Receivable Officer

Sewell Wallis Ltd; Barnsley; Sur place; GBP 27 000 - 33 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Competitive salary

Long-term progression opportunities

Pension contributions

Résumé du poste

Sewell Wallis Ltd in Barnsley is seeking an Accounts Payable and Receivable Officer to join its finance team. You will manage day-to-day transactional finance duties and contribute to month-end processes and financial reporting.

Key tasks include supplier invoice processing, reconciliations, maintaining the purchase ledger, and supporting audits and VAT activities. Strong Excel skills and attention to detail are essential, with good communication across the team.

Qualifications

• Strong Excel skills, including SUMIFS and XLOOKUP/VLOOKUP.
• Good understanding of purchase ledger processes, supplier invoices and payment runs.
• Strong attention to detail and commitment to accurate financial records.
• Strong communication skills within the finance team and with suppliers.

Responsabilités

• Perform daily reconciliations of bank accounts and ledgers.
• Process supplier invoices and credit notes; match to orders and goods received.
• Reconcile monthly supplier statements and resolve invoice queries with suppliers.
• Review purchase orders and set up supplier accounts; verify bank details.
• Monitor credit card expenditure and ensure proper coding and documentation.
• Support month-end processes: accruals, prepayments, fixed assets, balance sheets.
• Assist with financial analysis, reporting and management accounts prep.
• Gain exposure to audit and VAT processes and develop accounting knowledge.

Connaissances

Purchase ledger processes

Invoices & payment runs

Attention to detail

Communication skills

Outils

Microsoft Excel

Description du poste

Sewell Wallis is currently working with a fast-paced South Yorkshire retail business that is now looking for an Accounts Payable and Receivable Officer to join their finance team in Barnsley. This is a great opportunity for someone who enjoys working in a fast-paced environment, takes pride in getting the detail right and is confident managing a varied transactional finance workload.

You'll play an important role in supporting the day-to-day finance function, taking ownership of Accounts Payable and Receivable, while also having the chance to be involved in month-end processes and financial reporting.

What will you be doing?

You'll be providing day-to-day support across a broad range of transactional finance duties, including:

• Performing daily reconciliations of company bank accounts
• Processing supplier invoices and credit notes, matching invoices to purchase orders and goods received, and maintaining an accurate purchase ledger.
• Obtaining and reconciling monthly supplier statements, investigating disputed invoices and liaising with suppliers to resolve queries.
• Reviewing and monitoring purchase orders and setting up new supplier accounts, ensuring bank details are verified in line with company procedures.
• Reviewing credit card expenditure and ensuring expenses are correctly coded and supported by the appropriate documentation.
• Supporting month-end processes, including accruals, prepayments, fixed asset accounting and balance sheet reconciliations.
• Assisting with financial analysis, reporting and the preparation of management accounts as your experience develops.
• Gaining exposure to audit and VAT-related processes while continuing to develop your technical accounting knowledge.

What skills are we looking for?

• Strong Microsoft Excel skills, including the confident use of SUMIFS and XLOOKUP and/or VLOOKUP.
• A good understanding of purchase ledger processes, supplier invoices and payment runs.
• Strong attention to detail and a commitment to maintaining accurate financial records.
• Strong communication skills

What's on offer?

• A competitive Salary of c 30000
• Excellent long-term progression opportunities
• Pension Contribution