Assistant Accountant

Mpeople Recruitment; Chadderton; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 36,000; Full time

Job summary

Mpeople Recruitment is seeking an Assistant Accountant to join the Oldham finance team. The role focuses on owning the Purchase Ledger, supporting Credit Control and assisting with Management Accounts in a well-established organisation.

The role is office-based in Oldham with typical hours 9am–5pm, Monday to Friday. Salary up to £33,000 depending on experience. Excellent opportunity for development within the finance function.

Qualifications

• Experience in purchase ledger in a finance role.
• Strong Excel skills and high attention to detail.
• Ability to work independently in an office-based environment.

Responsibilities

• Take full ownership of the Purchase Ledger function, ensuring invoices and payments are processed accurately within timescales.
• Review and improve Purchase Ledger processes and controls.
• Investigate supplier queries and reconcile supplier statements and GRNI reports.
• Process supplier payments including foreign currency and ad hoc payments.
• Support Credit Control activities, including allocating receipts and chasing overdue accounts.
• Assist with monthly Management Accounts and inter-company reconciliations.

Skills

Purchase Ledger

Credit Control

Management Accounts

Excel

Attention to detail

Organisation

Communication

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Pivot Tables

Microsoft Outlook

Job description

Mpeople Recruitment are excited to be recruiting for an Assistant Accountant to join a well-established and reputable organisation based in Oldhamwithin their Finance department.

Hours: 9am – 5pmMonday to Friday – 100% office based

Salary: up to £33,000 dependent on experience

Location: Oldham

The successful candidate will have primary responsibility for the Purchase Ledger function, whilst also supporting Credit Control and the preparation of Management Accounts.

Key Responsibilities

Purchase Ledger

• Take full ownership of the Purchase Ledger function, ensuring invoices, payments and supplier accounts are processed accurately, efficiently and within agreed timescales.
• Review existing Purchase Ledger processes and controls and make recommendations for improvements.
• Develop effective working practices and maintain a well-organised and efficient Purchase Ledger function.
• Investigate and resolve supplier queries, ensuring outstanding issues are followed up appropriately.
• Complete supplier statement reconciliations and monitor GRNI reports, requesting outstanding invoices.
• Plan and process supplier payments, including foreign currency and ad hoc proforma payments.
• Produce weekly reports on open Purchase Orders and Purchase Ledger to support cashflow forecasting.
• Update Shipping log daily for reconciliation/accrual of freight invoices at month end.
• Update month end Purchase Invoice Accruals.

Expenses & VAT

• Manage employee expenses, including reviewing company credit card and out-of-pocket expenses.
• Check appropriate coding and VAT treatment of expenses.
• Manage Petty Cash.
• Monitor VAT on Sales Ledger transactions and investigate any discrepancies.

Credit Control

• Support Credit Control activities, including:
  • Allocating customer receipts.
  • Resolving customer account queries.
  • Assisting with collections.
  • Supporting order release where required.
• Maintain accurate customer account information and ensure outstanding issues are followed up.

Management Accounts

• Assist with the preparation of monthly Management Accounts including journal preparation for accruals and prepayments.
• Complete account reconciliations and other month-end adjustments.
• Reconciliation of inter-company ledgers at month end, agreeing responsibility for settlement
• Provide accurate and timely information to support the Finance Manager and wider business.

General Finance Support

• Provide general support across the Finance function as required.
• Contribute to continuous improvement initiatives across finance processes and systems.
• Identify opportunities to improve efficiency, accuracy and consistency within the Finance function.

• Strong Microsoft Excel skills, including experience using Pivot Tables.
• Confident using Microsoft Outlook.
• Strong attention to detail and a methodical approach to work.
• Excellent organisational skills and the ability to prioritise competing demands.
• Ability to investigate discrepancies and resolve issues effectively.
• Proactive approach to identifying improvements to processes and ways of working.
• Ability to work independently, take ownership and use initiative.
• Good communication skills and the ability to build effective working relationships with colleagues and suppliers.