Accounts Payable / Receivable Coordinator

Trial Balance; Okehampton; On-site; GBP 27,000 - 33,000; Full time

Job summary

Trial Balance Consulting are delighted to have been reassigned by a well-established services business employing almost 300 people and based in a stunning location on the outskirts of Okehampton. They seek an experienced Ledger Clerk for a full-time, permanent AP/AR Coordinator role.

Working alongside the Finance Manager in a small team, the successful candidate will post invoices to Sage 200, manage supplier accounts, coordinate payments, perform month-end duties and support system

Qualifications

• Part/fully AAT or qualified by experience.
• Excellent communications skills and ability to work in a small team.
• Good general IT skills and experience with MS Excel and cloud-based accounting platforms.

Responsibilities

• Post supplier invoices to Sage 200 and create/update supplier accounts.
• Reconcile supplier invoices and administer authorisation for payments.
• Assist with month-end duties and ensure accurate management information reports.
• Post customer invoices and reconcile income from multiple income streams.
• Reconcile transactions in BACS, credit card and cash and act as a point of contact for invoicing queries.
• Assist in ongoing accounting projects and system improvements.

Skills

Communication skills

MS Excel

Cloud-based accounting platforms

Education

AAT qualification or qualified by experience

Tools

Sage 200

Job description

Accounts Payable / Receivable Coordinator - Nr. Okehampton - £30,000

Trial Balance Consulting are delighted to have been reassigned by a past client, a well-established services business employing almost 300 people and based in a stunning location on the outskirts of Okehampton. Due to continued expansion the business seeks to recruit an experienced Ledger Clerk, a full time and permanent opportunity.

Working closely alongside an experienced and friendly Finance Manager, and as part of a small but long established team, the incoming AP / AR Coordinator will play a key part in a largely transactionally orientated role. Focussing on all aspects of the accounts payable and receivable functions, the key responsibilities of the role will include:

Purchase Ledger control

• - Posting supplier invoices to Sage 200 system
• - Create and update supplier accounts
• - Act as a first point of contact for supplier queries
• - Reconciliation of supplier invoices
• - Administer the authorisation of supplier invoices and assist in weekly payment runs
• - Assist with a range of month-end duties to ensure accurate management information reports
• - Posting of all transactions using Sage 200
• - Create and send a variety of customer invoices
• - Reconciliation of income from multiple income streams
• - Monitor accounts receivable and aged debtor accounts
• - Reconciliation of transactions in BACS, credit card and occasionally cash
• - Act as a key point of contact for customer invoicing queries
• - Assist in a range of ongoing accounting projects and system improvements

For this role we’re more focussed on relevant experience than qualification so welcome applications from those who are part/fully AAT or qualified by experience. The person-fit is almost as crucial as technical experience as the successful candidate will be working as part of a small, tenacious and busy team.This is a highly visible role that regularly interacts with colleagues throughout the business so great communications skills a must! Good general IT experience and competent in the use of MS Excel and cloud-based accounting platforms would be highly desirable skills.