Accounts Assistant

ACCOUNTS ASSISTANT

BURY | OFFICE BASED

UP TO £30,000 + BENEFITS

THE COMPANY:

We're proud to be exclusively partnering with a fast-growing manufacturing company located in the Bury area that is looking to recruit an Accounts Assistant to join the team.

As the Accounts Assistant / Finance Assistant, you'll be working as part of a small team and be reporting directly to the Finance Manager. Responsibilities will include. Sales Ledger/Accounts Receivable, Purchase Ledger/Accounts Payable, Bank Reconciliation, Month End/Management Accounts Support and Credit Control.

This is a great role that will give you exposure to full transactional process and have the opportunity to progress with your career.

THE ACCOUNTS ASSISTANT / FINANCE ASSISTANT ROLE:

• Responsible for purchase ledger ensuring all invoices and necessary credit notes are processed and orders are authorised in line with limits.
• Petty cash & bank including day to day posting of transactions and weekly & monthly reconciliations.
• Invoice finance daily notifications, allocation of transactions and monthly reconciliations.
• Responsible for Sales ledger, allocation of payments and dealing with customer account queries.
• Credit control, including setting up new customer accounts, evaluating customer credit information.
• Reconciliation of depot delivery accuracy and retailer debit note / claims process, using retailer individual portals and systems.
• Preparing payment runs in line with cash flow.
• Assist in the preparation of management accounts such as Journals and prepayments
• Effective communication with all departments, working closely with Sales & Dispatch to link all their processes with accounts.
• Upkeep of invoice filing system and ensuring best practice.
• Reconcile purchase ledger statements.

THE PERSON:

• Must have experience within an Accounts Assistant, Finance Assistant role or similar, as this is an all-round transactional finance role.
• Microsoft Excel, Word, Outlook, PowerPoint and Sage Line 50 or Sage 200 are essential.
• Commercial awareness and a sound understanding of financial systems, procedures and processes.
• Analytical and good at problem solving.
• Experience of working in manufactuyring or FMCG industry would be an advantage but not essential.
• AAT qualifications or similar would be desirable, but are not essential

TO APPLY: Please send your CV for the Accounts Assistant / Finance Assistant role via the advertisement for immediate consideration.

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