CMA are currently working with an established and very successful family-owned business who despite their considerable growth, have maintained an outstanding reputation as an employer, with many of their team having worked for the business in excess of ten years. They are truly invested in their employees and have supported many of their employees through several promotions during their careers with the business. This is truly a unique and very rewarding business to be a part of. They are now in a position where they would like to welcome an additional member to the team in the form of an Accounts Assistant. This role will very much have an emphasis on the end-to-end payables function through to supplier statement reconciliations and preparing payment runs. There is also scope for this role to evolve in the future and offer fantastic opportunity for development should that be desired by the appointed individual. This is a permanent position which will be office based. The hours will be 9am to 5.30pm with one hour for lunch. They are easily accessible by public transport with bus routes right outside the offices. What will the Accounts Assistant role involve:

Match up purchase invoices from suppliers to our purchase order system and pass invoices where matched
Raising Purchase Orders on Sage for overhead costs from Purchase Order Requests received on MS Teams
Reconciling supplier statements to supplier accounts on Sage and investigating any differences
Liaising with our Operations Teams on invoice queries
Dealing with suppliers on the phone and by email regarding purchase invoice queries, agreeing statements of account etc
Ensuring that supplier accounts on Sage are accurate and up-to-date
Dealing with company credit card and ensuring all receipts are collated and entered correctly on Sage
Preparing the list of suppliers for the payment run - mid-month and at the end of the month
Creating payments on the Online Banking system for the supervisor/directors to authorise
Reconciling bank accounts (GBP, USD & Euro)
Ad-hoc duties relating to purchase ledger
End of month reconciliation of sales from job system to sales on Sage, to ensure all sales have been recorded correctly in the accounting system
Running end of month reports and reconciling Duty & VAT accounts

Suitable Candidate for the Accounts Assistant vacancy:

Relevant experience acquired in a similar role including solid experience of supplier statement reconciliations and payment runs
Strong communication skills with the ability to interface effectively with other departments
Proactive approach with strong problem-solving abilities

Additional benefits and information for the role of Accounts Assistant:

Pension scheme
Optional study support
Health care cash plan
Free onsite parking

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Purchase Ledger Specialist