Assistant Accountant

Kingdom People; Lancashire; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 34,000; Full time

Job summary

Kingdom People is recruiting an experienced Assistant Accountant in Oldham to join a thriving finance team. The role focuses on owning the Purchase Ledger, managing expenses, VAT, credit control and management accounts support, with opportunities to develop in a busy environment.

The ideal candidate will have AAT Level 2, solid ledger experience, and strong Excel skills. The position offers an on-site role in Oldham with room for progression and exposure to a wide finance function.

Qualifications

• Minimum AAT Level 2.
• Experience within Purchase Ledger and ownership of the function.
• Good understanding of double-entry bookkeeping and accounting principles.
• Experience of Credit Control and customer account management.
• Experience assisting with Management Accounts production, including journals and reconciliations.
• Experience of foreign currency transactions.
• Strong Excel skills including Pivot Tables.
• Confident using Outlook and able to prioritise tasks.

Responsibilities

• Take full ownership of the Purchase Ledger function, ensuring invoices, payments and supplier accounts are processed accurately and on time.
• Review Purchase Ledger processes and controls, and suggest improvements.
• Maintain an efficient Purchase Ledger with organised processes.
• Investigate and resolve supplier queries and follow up on issues.
• Complete supplier reconciliations and monitor GRNI; request outstanding invoices.
• Plan and process supplier payments, including foreign currency payments.
• Produce weekly reports on open Purchase Orders and Ledger for cashflow forecasting.
• Update Shipping log daily for freight accruals at month end.
• Update month end Purchase Invoice Accruals.
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Skills

Purchase Ledger ownership

Double-entry bookkeeping

Credit control

Customer account management

Foreign currency transactions

Attention to detail

Organisational skills

Independent working

Communication skills

Education

AAT Level 2

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Pivot Tables

Microsoft Outlook

Microsoft Dynamics Navision

Job description

Job Title: Assistant Accountant

Salary: Negotiable depending on experience

Location: Oldham

Our client is currently looking to recruit an experienced Assistant Accountant to join the team due continued growth. An excellent opportunity for someone wanting to take that next step in their career and work in a thriving finance team.

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

Essential Skills & Experience

Minimum AAT Level 2.

Good experience within Purchase Ledger, with the ability to take ownership of the function.

Good understanding of double-entry bookkeeping and accounting principles.

Experience of Credit Control and customer account management.

Experience assisting with Management Accounts production, including journals, reconciliations and month-end procedures.

Experience of foreign currency transactions.

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. communication skills and the ability to build effective working relationships with colleagues and suppliers.

Desirable

Experience using Microsoft Dynamics Navision.

Experience within a manufacturing or similar commercial environment.

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