Finance Assistant - Accounts Receivable

Castle Employment Agency Ltd; Bridlington; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

Castle Employment Agency Ltd. in Bridlington is seeking an experienced Accounts Payable Assistant to join a growing finance team.

You’ll process supplier invoices, maintain the purchase ledger, reconcile supplier statements and support the payment run, ensuring accuracy and timely reporting. This permanent, office-based role is 37.5 hours per week, Monday to Friday, with a salary of £28,000–£30,000 per annum.

Qualifications

• Previous purchase ledger, accounts payable or similar transactional finance experience.
• Experience processing invoices and maintaining financial records.
• Confidence completing reconciliations and investigating discrepancies.
• Good numerical accuracy and attention to detail.
• Ability to manage competing priorities and meet deadlines.
• Good Microsoft Excel and general IT skills.
• Confidence communicating with suppliers and internal colleagues.
• Collaborative approach while managing your own workload.

Responsibilities

• Processing and checking purchase invoices accurately
• Maintaining purchase ledger and supplier accounts
• Completing supplier statement reconciliations
• Investigating invoice discrepancies and resolving queries
• Supporting supplier payment runs
• Checking invoices are correctly authorised and coded
• Completing account and bank reconciliations where required
• Liaising with suppliers and colleagues regarding outstanding queries
• Maintaining accurate and up-to-date finance records
• Working to agreed payment and reporting deadlines
• Supporting the wider finance team during busy periods

Skills

Purchase ledger experience

Accounts payable

Numerical accuracy

Attention to detail

Prioritisation

Communication with suppliers

Tools

Sage Line 50

Xero

Microsoft Excel

Job description

An exciting opportunity for an experienced Accounts Payable Assistant to join a growing business in Bridlington. If you have previous purchase ledger or accounts payable experience and enjoy working in a busy, fast-paced finance team, this could be an excellent next move.

Working as part of an established finance function, you'll take responsibility for processing supplier invoices, maintaining accurate purchase ledger records, completing reconciliations and resolving account queries.

This is a permanent, office-based position offering £28,000 - £30,000 per annum, working 37.5 hours per week, Monday to Friday.

What you’ll be doing

• Processing and checking purchase invoices accurately


• Maintaining purchase ledger and supplier accounts


• Completing supplier statement reconciliations


• Investigating invoice discrepancies and resolving queries


• Supporting supplier payment runs


• Checking invoices are correctly authorised and coded


• Completing account and bank reconciliations where required


• Liaising with suppliers and colleagues regarding outstanding queries


• Maintaining accurate and up-to-date finance records


• Working to agreed payment and reporting deadlines


• Supporting the wider finance team during busy periods

What you’ll need

We're looking for someone with previous purchase ledger, accounts payable or similar transactional finance experience.

You’ll also need

• Experience processing invoices and maintaining financial records


• Confidence completing reconciliations and investigating discrepancies


• Good numerical accuracy and attention to detail


• The ability to manage competing priorities and meet deadlines


• Good Microsoft Excel and general IT skills


• Confidence communicating with suppliers and internal colleagues


• A collaborative approach while being comfortable managing your own workload

Experience with Sage Line 50 or Xero would be beneficial but isn't essential.

We would be particularly interested in hearing from candidates currently working as an Accounts Payable Assistant, Purchase Ledger Clerk, Purchase Ledger Assistant, Finance Assistant, Accounts Assistant or Finance Administrator.

This is a great opportunity to join a growing organisation where you'll become an important part of a busy finance function and have responsibility for your own workload.