Job Title: Accounts Assistant

Location: Central Northampton

Salary: £24,000 to £28,000 - Dependent on Experience

Type: Permanent - Fully Office Based

Working Hours: 37.5 hours a week - Monday to Friday - 9am to 5:30pm

Job Responsibilities:

• Process a large volume of invoices and manage company credit cards.
• Ensure timely invoice processing and follow up with staff when goods are not booked in.
• Handle various recharge accounts and conduct payment runs in multiple currencies.
• Verify supplier banking details, set up new suppliers, and raise purchase orders.
• Understand purchase coding and handle accruals and depreciation for invoices.
• Manage the sales ledger, including collecting debts and handling credit assessments.
• Process invoices, prepare statements, and negotiate payment plans with slow-paying customers.
• Monitor bank transactions, post receipts and payments, and allocate customer payments correctly.
• Maintain accurate financial records and assist with audits and bank relations.

Key Technical Skills and Experience:

• Ideally someone with an understanding of the Purchase Ledger process
• If you are working towards your level 2/3 AAT that would be beneficial
• Any experience with Sage systems is advantageous but not essential

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