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My client is a well established and highly reputable business within the manufacturing sector, due to Maternity they now have a need for an experienced Accounts Assistant / Purchase Ledger Clerk to join the team.
Working from the Offices in North Leicester (LE4), you will report into the Finance Manager forming part of a small team.
Purchase Ledger
- To be responsible for the maintenance of purchase ledger procedures within the UK
- and communicate with foreign branches
- Sort mail and deal with purchase ledger telephone and email enquires
- Payment of supplier accounts via BACS, cheque and foreign currency bank transfers
- Closure of the purchase ledger month end including running of the month end reports
- Check supplier deliveries monthly and liaise with planning and supplier’s where necessary
- To maintain the uncleared invoice report on a bi-weekly basis
Nominal Ledger
- Weekly payments of nominal ledger invoices by cheque, BACS and foreign currency payments
- Preparation of a monthly list of accruals, prepayments and purchase ledger reserves
- To maintain the nominal ledger invoices and payments on a weekly basis
- To maintain the petty cash system for sterling and foreign currencies, and control the private expenses account
- To maintain the integrity and accuracy of the control accounts for the goods received not invoiced and petty cash controls accounts and carry out investigations of any discrepancies
- To ensure all expenses submitted by employees comply with the expense procedure and ensure timely payments
- To prepare and submit the monthly purchase and sales intrastat declarations and declare online
- Complete the monthly bad debt provision
- Complete the monthly Exchange rate journal
- Reconcile monthly control accounts
- Complete the monthly Pension Journal
- Complete the daily bank reconciliation
- Reconcile the general cashbook to the bank reconciliation on a weekly basis
- Reconcile the bank to Coda on a monthly basis
- Prepare and submit monthly VAT returns online
- Post other month end journals as and when required
General
- To assist in the year-end processes relative to the purchase and nominal ledgers
- To ensure the procedures manual is maintained and reflects any changes in the processes
- Any other duties within the department as and when required
The ideal candidate will be experienced across all areas of Purchase Ledger, ideally with a broad knowledge of Accounting Principles.
The post will initially be offered on a fixed term contract, however scope for a long term permanent role can also be offered.
A basic salary of up to £28,000 coupled with excellent benefits and a great environment await.
