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Assistant Accountant

EA FIRST LTD
Posted 9 days ago, valid for 5 days
Location

Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk IP28 6LD

Contract type

Full Time

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  • This role involves a combination of Purchase Ledger and Sales Ledger responsibilities within a small head office function.
  • The position offers a salary ranging from £30,000 to £35,000, along with benefits.
  • Candidates are required to have experience in both Purchase Ledger and Sales Ledger.
  • The company promotes hybrid and flexible working arrangements and has an international finance function with excellent office space.
  • Key tasks include financial data entry, customer account maintenance, and assisting with high-volume invoice processing.

This role will offer a mix of Purchase Ledger and Sales Ledger and will play a key role in this small head office function. The company offer hybrid and flexible working.

International finance function with great office space.

Main Responsibilities and Tasks:

  • Assist with financial data entry and record keeping to maintain accurate financial records.
  • Daily posting and allocation of cash received against customer accounts
  • Regular customer account maintenance through review and clear down of payments on account, under/over payments in agreement with the customers
  • Provide information and back up to allow appropriate credit limits to be established for customers in accordance with the company's authorisation limits
  • Review ageing of outstanding customer balances and contact customers to request payment through appropriate contact (statements, email, telephone)
  • Proactively work with Customer Services to facilitate the release of blocked orders
  • Prepare credit notes and invoices as required and in accordance with the company's authorisation limits
  • Assist Accounts Payable with high volume invoice processing, stakeholder communication and payment reconciliation.
  • Confirm supplier invoices are matched to purchase orders and coded and authorised correctly, where invoices are without purchase orders ensure authorisation and coding is sought before processing.
  • Deal with invoice queries/discrepancies with suppliers, purchasing departments and goods inwards.
  • Assist with supplier payments in line with supplier credit terms and internal policies.
  • Processing of intercompany invoices and liaising with colleagues overseas as required.
  • Post cash transactions on a number of bank accounts in multiple currencies and reconcile bank accounts.
  • Support in monitoring and tracking financial transactions, employee expenses and fixed asset purchases to ensure accuracy and completeness.
  • Assist with financial audits and internal control evaluations, providing necessary documentation and support.

This role will suit a candidate with experience of Purchase Ledger and Sales Ledger. Someone with good communication skills and an attention to detail.

£30,000 to £35,000 plus benefits

EA First Ltd are acting as an Employment Agency for this permanent vacancy.

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In order to submit this application, a Reed account will be created for you. As such, in addition to applying for this job, you will be signed up to all Reed’s services as part of the process. By submitting this application, you agree to Reed’s Terms and Conditions and acknowledge that your personal data will be transferred to Reed and processed by them in accordance with their Privacy Policy.