Assistant Accountant

Mpeople Recruitment North West; Oldham; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 33,000; Full time

Job summary

MBpeople Recruitment North West is seeking an Assistant Accountant in Oldham to join the Finance team. The role focuses on owning the Purchase Ledger, supporting Credit Control and assisting in preparation of Management Accounts.

Office-based, standard hours 9am-5pm, Monday to Friday, with salary up to £33,000 depending on experience. The successful candidate will handle end-to-end Purchase Ledger tasks, including supplier reconciliations, reporting for cashflow and month-end close, while

Qualifications

• Primary responsibility for the Purchase Ledger function.
• Support Credit Control and preparation of Management Accounts.

Responsibilities

• Take ownership of the Purchase Ledger, processing invoices, payments and supplier accounts within timescales.
• Review and improve Purchase Ledger processes and controls.
• Resolve supplier queries and maintain reconciliations (GRNI, supplier statements).
• Process supplier payments, including foreign currency and proforma payments.

Job description

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

Hours: 9am - 5pm Monday to Friday - 100% office based

Salary: upto £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.

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