Purchase Ledger and Accounts Assistant

Tracker RMS; United States; On-site; USD 30,000 - 38,000; Full time

Job summary

Assured Group Ltd is recruiting a detail-oriented Purchase Ledger/Accounts Assistant for our Head Office in Warwick. Reporting to the Company Accountant, you will join an established team and support the finance function with day-to-day ledger activities and month-end duties.

This full-time role operates on a compressed four-day work week, Monday to Friday, with salary based on skills and experience.

Qualifications

• Qualified or near qualified to AAT standard.
• Proven experience working in a purchase ledger or accounts payable position.
• Strong understanding of basic accounting principles and the purchase to pay process.
• High level of accuracy and attention to detail.
• Confident IT skills, proficient in Microsoft Excel and accounting software.
• Ability to communicate professionally and build effective working relationships.

Responsibilities

• Manage the day-to-day operation of the purchase ledger function.
• Use of our own bespoke in-house system - Assured Management System (AMS).
• Utilisation of Access Lightyear to process purchase invoices, accurately allocating codes.
• Reconciliation of supplier accounts to statements.
• Reconciliation of intercompany balances.
• Processing supplier payments.
• Coding and processing credit card transactions from monthly statements.
• Coding and processing employee expenses.
• Liaise professionally with suppliers and auditors as needed.

Skills

Purchase ledger experience

Attention to detail

Team player

Microsoft Excel

Education

AAT qualification

Tools

Excel

Access Dimensions

Access Lightyear

Job description

Assured Group Investments and its subsidiaries adhere to the same company policies and guidelines. All practices, procedures, and protocols are aligned across the organisation to ensure consistency and compliance with our established standards.

Assured Group Ltd is currently recruiting for a detailed-oriented and reliable Purchase Ledger/Accounts Assistant to support the efficient operation of the finance function at our Head Office based in Warwick.

Reporting to the Company Accountant, you will be joining an established team of professionals enabling you to work in a positive forward-thinking company and environment with full support.

This opportunity offers an immediate start to the right candidate.

Duties

• Manage the day-to-day operation of the purchase ledger function
• Use of our own bespoke in-house system - Assured Management System (AMS)
• Utilisation of Access Lightyear to process purchase invoices, accurately allocating nominal and job costing codes.
• Reconciliation of supplier accounts to statements
• Reconciliation of intercompany balances
• Processing supplier payments
• Coding, and processing credit cards transactions from monthly statements
• Coding, and processing employee expenses
• Liaise professionally with suppliers and be a reliable point of contact to handle queries
• Liaise professionally with external Auditors and provide supporting documentation for audit queries during the audit process.
• Any other duties as and when required by the company to support the daily and month end activities of the Finance function.

Essential skills

• Qualified or near qualified to AAT standard.
• Proven experience working in a purchase ledger or accounts payable position
• Strong understanding of basic accounting principles and the purchase to pay process
• High level of accuracy and attention to detail
• Confident IT skills, proficient in Microsoft Excel and accounting software.
• Ability to communicate professionally and build effective working relationships with both internal and external contacts.
• Team player with a proactive and flexible attitude
• Knowledge of Access Dimensions Accounting software desirable but not essential
• Knowledge of Access Lightyear desirable but not essential

This is a full-time role with a compressed working week pattern of four days, worked between Monday to Friday.

Salary will be based on skills and experience.

Employment checks:

Appointment is subject to satisfactory Identity and Right to Work checks, together with Driving Licence and Driver Competency checks.