Accounts Assistant

7 hours ago


Leighton Buzzard, United Kingdom Red Source Ltd Full time

About the Client

Join my client’s friendly team and become an integral part of a highly regarded trade distributor in their field as an Accounts Assistant doing primarily Purchase Ledger. This is an excellent opportunity for someone looking to take ownership in a role.

Basic Salary: £28k - £30k DOE plus bonus

Hours: 8.30am - 5.00pm Monday Friday

Location: Office based, Leighton Buzzard

Benefits

  • Generous company team bonus for achievement of sales targets
  • 24 days annual holiday
  • Training appropriate to role including fun product training
  • Team Voted Employee of the Month scheme (£100 prize for winner)
  • Monthly Team Breakfast social meetings
  • Well invested and comfortable working environment
  • Great IT equipment for all staff
  • Fun, friendly team
  • Opportunity to attend various social events such as dinner socials, industry tradeshows, roadshows, industry events
About the Role

The Accounts Assistant will work with a team of 3 including the Manager and will support the Purchasing Team.

The main duties of this role are to take ownership of the Purchase Ledger and support the Purchasing Team. In addition to this is to become multi-skilled with the other accounting tasks within the Department. Responsibilities include:

Purchase Ledger
  • Process vendor invoices in a timely and accurate manner (mostly digital copies)
  • Enter vendor invoice information onto company ERP in timely and accurate fashion
  • Process vendor payments for invoices due, with settlement discounts in mind
  • Organise and process weekly vendor payment batch in company banking software
  • Allocate supplier payments made reconciling supplier ledgers
  • Check weekly Goods Received but Not Invoiced and action as appropriate
  • Monitor Aged Accounts Payable and action as appropriate
  • Keep vendor ledgers up-to-date and tidy
  • Reconcile vendor statements when received
  • Resolve delivery related invoice discrepancies in liaison with Logistics Manager
  • Set up and post Purchase Ledger Journals where appropriate to tidy up ledgers
  • Process vendor revaluation credits as required
  • Physical and digital filing of documents in line with agreed procedures
And supporting when required
  • The Purchasing Team with creating and placing Purchase Orders.
  • Sales ledger
  • General duties
  • Relevant Accounts experience relating to the position.
  • Proven record of working in a similar accounting role
  • A good basic level of education (i.e. schooling / further education)
  • Good communication skills both orally & written (emails etc.)
  • Good numeracy skills
  • Computer skills:
About YouExperience / Education RequiredSkills / Knowledge

o Competent in Microsoft Office (Outlook, Word, Excel)

o CRM/ERP Systems (Microsoft 365 Business Central / NAV Dynamics useful but not essential)

  • Self-disciplined, organised and ability to work on own initiative and with attention to detail
  • Ability to multi-task and work in a fast-paced environment and to prioritise as necessary
  • Ability and trustworthiness to work alone with minimal supervision
  • Great attention to detail and ability to maintain accurate and up-to-date information

If you have extensive experience as an Accounts Assistant, particularly Purchase Ledger and looking for a role with a lovely team , then don’t miss out on this exciting opportunity.


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