Job Description
Job Title: Accounts Assistant
Location: Central Northampton
Salary: Up to £30,000 per annum
Type: Permanent - Full time Office Based
Working hours: 8:30am - 17:00pm (Flexibility on this) - Monday to Friday - with a 1 hour lunch
Company Overview:
Are you currently an accounts assistant who is either coming towards the end of their AAT qualification or having completed their AAT qualification? If you are a number cruncher who is looking for the next step in their finance career, keep reading!
Macildowie are currently working with a leading business within their respective field. They have an opportunity for an experienced accounts assistant who is looking to continue to progress. You would work alongside a team of three management accountants, one other accounts assistant, and a vast purchase ledger and credit control team.
Key Benefits:
- Study support available for the right candidate including ACCA and AAT exams
- Free parking on site
- Opportunity to work in a progressive environment with a progression plan towards assistant accountant responsibilities
Key Responsibilities:
Accounts Payable:
- Process all Purchase ledger invoices and credit notes, matching them to GRNI, and follow up on missing invoices.
- Ensure accurate invoice coding.
- Perform reconciliation of the Aged Creditors at month-end.
- Create, maintain, and review Vendor card information for accuracy.
- Verify and update the latest bank details for Vendors.
- Handle Vendor communications, address inquiries, resolve discrepancies, and manage disputes professionally and in a timely manner.
- Monitor invoice aging and due dates.
Sales Ledger:
- Generate customer invoices.
- Verify the accuracy of invoices, ensuring they match the corresponding orders.
- Maintain Customer Master Data for accuracy.
- Reconcile the Aged Debtors at month-end.
- Manage and review Customer card information.
- Engage in credit control activities, including chasing up overdue sales invoices.
Experience:
- Minimum of 1 years' experience in a similar role.
- Effective communication skills for both internal and external interactions.
- A team player who is flexible and enjoys collaborating with colleagues.
- Intermediate Excel skills - must be able to comfortably use pivot tables and v-lookups
If you want to join first class business and take that next step in your career then apply ASAP to avoid missing out!
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Macildowie is a specialist recruitment consultancy with a rich history of enhancing the careers of professionals across the Midlands and the Northern Home Counties. We have an unrivalled understanding of the local market place and recruit for the majority of the region's premier employers. To search for all of our live jobs please visit us at macildowie.com.
