Accounts/Finance Assistant

Assistant Accounts Manager/Buyer

West Sussex

Part-Time to Full-Time Role

Circa £35000

We are proud to be partnering with a large, expanding company who are seeking to recruit an Assistant Accounts Manager/Buyer to work in a busy and dynamic organisation.

This is an exciting opportunity to join a well-established ever expanding organisatiion who can offer long-term career prospects with full training and ongoing mentoring from the current Manager. This role is vital to the day-to-day running of the company so you will be a pivotal addition to the team who will be reponsible for the following:

Purchase Ledger

Processing high volumes of supplier invoices accurately and to deadline
Reconciling Supplier Statements and obtaining missing documentation
Resolving invoice queries and price discrepancies
Preparing Invoices for payment upon approval Senior Manager
Assisting Senior Manager with month-end Purchase Ledger proceduresProcurement Administration

Liaising with suuppliers and merchants regarding deliveries, pricing and availability
Obtaining quotations and maintaining purchase records for review by Senior Manager
Monitoring PO Values and ensuring expenditure is authorised in line with company thresholds
Administration of plant-hire on and off-hire and checking hire charges against return datesCommercial Administration

Maintaining commercial project files, quotation, subcontract documentation and valuation records
Assisting with contract documentation and project cost administration
Suporting document control procedures
Compiling and submitting Pre-Quailification Questionnaires and prequalification submissions for tender opportunities.
Maintaining the company prequalification library, including insurance certig=ficates, accreditation policies, project references and key personnel details.Site & Office Administration

Acting as Central point of contact between Head Office and external teams
Logging and filing Delivery notes and paperwork
Chasing outstanding delivery tickets and supplier documentation
Supportint Senior Manager with daily administration duties and ad-hoc reporting
Fielding all incoming calls and greeting visitors to the office
Ordering offices supplies and supporting company compliance records and documentationEssentiol Skills & Experience

Strong Admin skills gained in a busy office environment
Good numerical abiiity and confident when working with figures
Excellent organisational skills with the ability to prioritise demands and multiple tasks
Competent in MS Office, particularly , Excel, Outlook and Word
Clear professional written and communication skills with a confident telephone mannerCandidates must have own reliable transport as the client offices are in a rural location and are not served by public transport.

This role does not offer hybrid working but could be considered initially as part-time leading ultimately to full-time for the right candidate.

If you are seeking a varied role where no 2 days are the same and where you will soon become an integral part of a friendly team who can offer long-term career prospects, get in touch as soon as possible for a confidential conversation
Only candidates based in UK and eligible to work in UK are allowed