Accounts Assistant

4 weeks ago

Halifax, United Kingdom Hargreaves Foundry Full time

**Accounts Assistant - Hargreaves Foundry Group - Halifax, West Yorkshire**

A unique career opportunity has arisen for an Accounts Assistant to join our small, but diverse Manufacturing & Distribution Group, in an exceptionally interesting and varied role.

We are looking for someone who is not only proficient in Purchase Ledger, Sales Ledger, and Credit Control, but who can carry also out other ad hoc administrative duties as required. There is an expectancy for the role to ultimately develop into areas of troubleshooting, data cleansing/maintenance, and the improvement of administrative systems & procedures.

The ability to organise and prioritise the workload in a calm and positive manner is essential, along with excellent communication & interpersonal skills, and a good understanding of the interaction of the accounts function with other areas of the business. We would also expect the successful applicant to be a self-starter, proficient in the use of IT packages and able to hit the ground running.

**Key responsibilities of the Accounts Assistant will include**:

- Process and match payments from customers.
- Input sales invoices onto customers’ EDI systems / Portals.
- Process customer rebate claims.
- Provide PODs to customers upon request.
- Generate and issue customer statements.
- Pursue overdue customer accounts and elevate where necessary.
- Investigate sales invoice queries and resolve as appropriate.
- Raise sales credit notes as required.
- Process customer returns credit notes.
- Perform credit checks on new customers and create new accounts.
- Review and amend customer credit limits.
- Maintain customer & supplier records accurately on the Company’s ERP system.
- Receive purchase invoices, match to orders & delivery notes, obtain relevant authorisation, code, and enter onto the Company’s ERP system.
- Investigate purchase invoice queries and resolve as appropriate.
- Reconcile supplier statements.
- Process supplier BACS payments.
- Assist with answering the telephone during busy times.
- Ad hoc administrative duties as required by the business needs.
- Involvement in troubleshooting and process improvement of finance & admin functions across the business.

**Competencies**:

- Experience of Purchase Ledger, Sales Ledger & Credit Control.
- A good understanding of Nominal Ledger & Payroll.
- Working transactional knowledge of Sales Order Processing and Stock Control.
- Strong IT Skills (MS Office essential, Kerridge/Kingfisher desirable, SAGE Payroll advantageous).
- High level interpersonal & collaborative skills.
- Excellent organisational skills and attention to detail.
- Team Orientated and willing to assist where necessary.
- Good written and verbal communication skills.
- Report writing and analytical skills.
- Positive and proactive attitude.

**Job Types**: Full-time, Permanent

**Salary**: From £25,000.00 per year

**Benefits**:

- Company pension
- On-site parking

Schedule:

- Monday to Friday

Ability to commute/relocate:

- Halifax: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

**Experience**:

- Accounting: 1 year (preferred)

Work Location: In person

Application deadline: 29/08/2023

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