Purchasing and Sales Ledger Assistant

National Composites Centre; Bristol; Hybrid; GBP 27,000 - 36,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading analytical research centre in Bristol is seeking a Purchasing and Sales Ledger Assistant. This full-time role involves processing invoices, maintaining ledgers, and supporting project activities within a finance team. Ideal candidates will have relevant experience in finance and familiarity with ERP systems like Dynamics 365.

Benefits

12.5% employer pension contribution

Private medical insurance

Annual salary reviews

Wellbeing and development focus

Flexibility in working patterns

Qualifications

• Experience in a finance role supporting purchasing and sales ledger activities.
• Experience dealing with low volume, high complexity invoicing.
• Familiarity with ERP systems, specifically Dynamics 365.

Responsibilities

• Process NCC purchase invoices and expense claims timely.
• Maintain sales ledger and assist with credit control.
• Resolve queries related to Purchase Orders and invoices.

Skills

Accounts Payable

Accounts Receivable

Credit Control

Invoice Processing

Tools

Dynamics 365

Job description

Purchasing and Sales Ledger Assistant

The National Composites Centre

Bristol based with Hybrid working – 2 days on site, 3 days home

Salary: £27,630 to £35,188 per annum plus 12.5% employer pension, private medical insurance and additional benefits package.

Sponsorship:We are unable to consider sponsorship for this role.

Summary:

We have two members of the finance team moving into part time roles and are recruiting an additional full time finance professional to support our purchasing and sales ledger teams.

You’ll be responsible for the processing of NCC purchase invoices and expense claims through the NCC’s purchasing system in a timely manner. Maintaining the sales ledger and associated credit control process. Ensure all purchase ledger and sales ledger activity is in accordance with NCC financial regulations.

Our finance teams work differently from many companies which makes the work interesting. Our financial year runs from August 1st, and we manage a relatively low volume of purchases, however they are often highly complex in nature. You’ll support business as usual activities and get involved in project work.

We are looking for an experienced Accounts Payable / Accounts Receivable assistant ready for rapid progression and increased responsibilities.

Specific Responsibilities Include:

You’ll support and improve the efficiency of the Finance Transactional team by ensuring all day-to-day activities and deadlines are met.

You’ll be responsible for the NCC’s accurate, timely and efficient processing of key transactional activities, including but not limited to:

• To receive and validate all purchase invoices
• Resolve any queries and issues that arise in relation to matching of Purchase Orders, Goods Receipt Notes and Invoices.
• To act as first point of contact for Supplier queries relating to purchase invoices.
• Validate and process Expense Claims – check policies are followed, and relevant approvals obtained
• Process company Credit Card statements; coding, posting and balancing of accounts
• Prepare Sales Invoices: Check accuracy of details against purchase orders and issue to customers
• Customer onboarding – Carry out credit checks, Approval of new customer accounts and terms of payment
• Sales credit control - be the point of escalation for unresolved ageing balances
• Settle Bank Accounts; coding, posting and reconciliation
• Project Activities: Support the Programme management community with project posted transactions, complete Project adjustment and transfers when required
• Maintain and update departmental policies and forms on our internal intranet – SharePoint
• Provide guidance and support to other staff within the business in relation to processing tasks

So, what are we looking for in your application?

We will prioritise applications with background in fields such as engineering, defence & manufacturing. Specific experience we will look for in your CV would include:

·Career experience – you’ll need to have worked in a similar finance role supporting purchasing and sales ledger activities.

·Experience of low volume and high complexity invoicing

·Experience working with Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems. We use Dynamics 365 so please let us know if you have used that specific system (desirable).

·Experience of working in a Finance Processing Team Environment

Unsure if you should apply? Got a quick question you wanted to check beforehand? Please feel free to reach out to Jon Barratt via linked in, or the recruitment team – Recruitmen at NCCuk.com

What do we offer in return?

Hybrid and flexible working patterns as standard, annual salary reviews, company paid private medical insurance, up to 12.5% employer pension contribution, great people, honorary staff status at the University of Bristol. With a genuine focus on wellbeing, EDI and learning and development this is a chance to build your career in a thriving R&D facility with a bright future.

Why the NCC?

We see our success in yours. The future of composites manufacturing relies on theNCC, and we rely on the right individuals to make it happen, whether they’re engineers or not!

Diverse challenges– the NCC isn’t just about aerospace. We’re working with over 16 sectors and a variety of customers, from private ventures to the global tier 1 companies, providing variety to your experience.

Innovation– a world-leading research and development centre, the work we do brings novel and innovative solutions to industry, with the future firmly in mind. So we need innovating thinking not just in Engineering, but across all support functions.

Development in composites, and you– if the scope of exciting work isn’t enough to sway you, our ethos of continued learning and development and flexible working patterns will.

We look forwardto hearing from you.#fulltime