Ledger Clerk

Accounts Administrator
Location: Manchester (Gottlieb)
Package: Basic salary £23,250 plus benefits
Sector: Packaging distribution

The Company
Gottlieb Packaging Materials, part of Macfarlane Group PLC, the UK s largest packaging distributor are seeking to recruit an experienced Accounts Administrator to join our established team based at their offices based in Manchester (Trafford Park). As a business, we are passionate about providing fully integrated and innovative packaging solutions augmented by outstanding customer service. As a Group we are continuing to grow significantly and are always keen to attract talented new individuals to our business.

The Accounts Administrator role
This is a full-time role, working Monday Friday 9am-5pm at our Gottlieb Packaging site in Trafford Park. The successful candidate will be responsible for the accurate and timely processing of the sales, purchase and invoicing documentation.

Accounts Administrator Key Duties

• To be responsible for the accurate and timely processing of the sales, purchase and invoicing documentation using both manual input and auto entry
• Setting up accounts on SAGE,
• Responding to supplier and customer enquiries etc.
• Checking and recording a variety of administrative transactions,
• Reconciling credit card statements and daily transactions,
• Liaising with warehouse staff regarding paperwork and stock queries,
• Supporting the Accounts dept in the daily, monthly and annual reporting processes.
• Will be working closely with Accounts Manager and Buyer to ensure stock records on SAGE are always up to date.
• Answering calls where necessary; taking messages and orders when trained.
• Other ad-hoc office tasks

Do you have the correct profile?
Applications are welcomed from candidates with experience in: sales and purchase ledger, accounting administration and invoicing. The successful Accounts Administrator must be organised and have relevant experience, excellent literacy and numeracy skills, be accurate, have attention to detail with the ability to multitask. A good knowledge of IT operations is also required, particularly SAGELINE 50, MS Outlook, Excel and MS Word.

We welcome and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds irrespective of your age, gender, disability, race, nationality, ethnicity, gender identity, religion, or sexual orientation. Should you require any specific support or adjustments during the recruitment process, please email our recruitment team directly.

The Package
From the commencement of your employment, your paid holiday entitlement will be at the rate of 23 days per calendar year, plus bank holidays. We also offer company pension, death in service insurance, free parking and a competitive basic starting salary.

How to apply/next steps
This is an urgent appointment whereby we will be working to identify and review the very best of applicants swiftly in the hope of selecting the successful candidate to commence with us ASAP. To make an application please simply click apply ensuring that your CV is up to date and relevant.
All applications will be acknowledged, shortlisted applicants normally hearing from us within a week or two. Unsuccessful applicants will also be notified at the end of our process, although if you haven t heard from us within 2-3 weeks of applying, please assume your application has been unsuccessful.

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