Purchase Ledger Assistant

4 weeks ago


Chester Business Park, United Kingdom Virtuoso Recruitment Limited Full time

**Purchase Ledger Assistant - Chester**

22-25k depending on experience.

Working for a well-established contracting services Company who provide outsourced payment management solutions for contractors in the UK.

Role Responsibilities
- Processing of bank account transactions to ensure that the bank reconciliation are accurate.
- Review of group company trial balances, reconciliation of various GL nominals, identifying and resolving accounting queries arising within the general ledgers.
- Producing period end journals including, where appropriate, accruals and prepayments.
- Reconciliation of inter-company trading balances for group companies.
- Reporting of retrospective rebates, including accruals.
- Maintenance of the sales ledgers including matching bank and invoice transactions.
- Preparation of weekly supplier payment runs, ensuring all invoices are appropriately authorised and entered correctly on the system before releasing for payment.
- Processing of expenses and company credit card transactions.
- CIS reconciliation and HMRC submissions.
- Identification and resolution of contractor overpayments and payroll queries.
- In conjunction with the Operations team, ensure the company collects all debt.
- Accurately record debt collection actions and commitments ensuring they are followed up and reported as appropriate.
- Assist with the development of processes that ensure data integrity and security and that are in line with all data protection obligations.
- Generate monthly internal financial reports and other financial administration as required.
- Provide cover for the Payments Team when required.
- Support with various statutory returns and year-end audit routines.
- **Core Competencies**:

- Experience of working in a team within a highly transactional environment.
- Accountancy expertise
- The ability to understand legislation that relates to our business
- Excellent financial acumen.
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
- Confident and polite manner, displaying patience, tact and diplomacy when dealing with difficult customers or situations.
- Team player with an ability to work well under pressure.
- Self-motivated.
- IT literate (Microsoft and internal database systems) and ability to develop the skills to manage systems.
- Good organisational and planning skills, with the ability to use initiative to develop better working practices.
- Open minded approach.
- A commitment to develop your skills and professional development on an ongoing basis.

Qualifications and Experience
- Five GCSEs (grade C or above) or equivalent.
- Experience within financial services is desirable, as well as the ability to interrogate data logically and methodically.

Qualifications and Experience continued
- Excellent Excel skills
- Proven experience in the delivery of projects.



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