Accounts Assistant

Orange Recruitment; Michigan; On-site; USD 28,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

Simply Solutions is growing and invites an energetic Ledger Clerk to join our Finance team at the International Operations Centre in Livingston. You will handle high volumes of financial transactions with accuracy, across our finance systems and client portals.

Previous hands-on Xero experience is essential, and you’ll work across purchase and sales ledgers, supplier invoices, reconciliations, and month-end tasks.

Qualifications

• Must have Xero experience and strong ledger processing skills.
• Excellent accuracy and attention to detail are essential.
• Ability to navigate multiple systems and client portals while meeting deadlines.

Responsibilities

• High-volume processing of purchase and sales ledger transactions.
• Processing, coding and matching supplier invoices accurately.
• Allocating customer and supplier payments and performing reconciliations.
• Bank and credit card reconciliations and investigating discrepancies.
• Supporting supplier payment runs and month-end financial reporting.
• Maintaining accurate records across third-party client portals.

Skills

Xero experience

Ledger processing

Excel

Attention to detail

Tools

Xero

Job description

Accounts Assistant – Simply Solutions

Location: International Operations Centre, Livingston, West Lothian

Role: Office-based

Simply Solutions is growing, and we’re looking for an energetic and highly accurate Ledger Clerk to join our Finance team at our International Operations Centre in Livingston.

This is a busy, fast-paced role within an international facilities management business, so we’re looking for someone who enjoys working at pace, can confidently process high volumes of financial transactions, and maintains exceptional attention to detail and accuracy.

You’ll be working across our finance systems as well as multiple third-party client platforms, so being comfortable with technology, learning different systems and managing competing priorities is essential.

Previous hands-on experience of Xero is a must.

Key Responsibilities

• High-volume processing of purchase and sales ledger transactions
• Processing, coding and matching supplier invoices accurately
• Allocating customer and supplier payments
• Supplier statement and account reconciliations
• Bank and credit card reconciliations
• Investigating and resolving invoice and account discrepancies
• Supporting supplier payment runs
• Maintaining accurate financial records within Xero
• Processing financial information across multiple third-party client portals and platforms
• Liaising with suppliers and internal operational teams to resolve queries
• Supporting month-end processes and financial reporting
• Ensuring all transactions are processed accurately and within agreed deadlines

About You

We’re looking for someone who is energetic, organised and comfortable working in a high-volume environment.

You will need:

• Previous Xero experience – essential
• Strong purchase and/or sales ledger experience
• Experience processing high volumes of transactions
• An excellent level of accuracy and attention to detail
• The ability to work confidently across multiple systems and third-party client platforms
• Strong organisational and time-management skills
• The ability to work to strict daily, weekly and month-end deadlines
• Confidence investigating discrepancies rather than simply processing transactions
• Good Excel and general IT skills
• A positive, proactive approach and willingness to support the wider team

This is a great opportunity for someone who enjoys a busy finance environment, takes pride in getting the detail right and wants to become part of an ambitious and growing international business.

• International Operations Centre – Livingston, West Lothian
• Xero experience essential
• Office-based