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Finance Assistant

Midland Building Products Ltd
Posted 2 days ago, valid for a month
Location

West Bromwich, West Midlands B70 7AB, England

Salary

£28,000 per annum

Contract type

Full Time

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  • The position requires assisting the Payroll and Purchase Ledger Manager in managing payments across a busy manufacturing department.
  • Candidates must have experience in a similar role, specifically within a purchase ledger team handling high transaction volumes.
  • The role involves daily banking, reconciling supplier accounts, processing invoices, and preparing supplier payments, among other tasks.
  • A minimum of two years of relevant experience is preferred, along with proficiency in SAGE 50 and MS Excel.
  • The salary for this position is competitive and commensurate with experience, with contracted hours set at 40 hours per week.

PRIMARY OBJECTIVE OF POSITION:

To assist PayrollandPurchaseLedgerManager with managing payments across the group and support the purchase ledger department

CONTRACTED HOURS: 40 hours (8.00am-4.30pm Mon-Fri)

ENVIRONMENT: Busy department within a manufacturing unit.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES AND PERFORMANCE MEASURES:

Daily banking and updating cash sheets

Reconcile Sage daily

Preparing supplier payments

Process Ad-Hoc payments

Processing suppliers invoices

Coding of invoices, matching and price checking invoices to POs

Reconcile supplier accounts monthly

Interrogate and clear debit balances

Liaise with suppliers and internal managers

Monitor and reconcile purchases for supplier rebates

Complete KPIs

Support team where needed

General filing

Any ad hoc duties as required by line manager

.and any other duties required to support the achievement of the Companys objectives

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS/EXPERIENCE REQUIRED:

Experience in a similar role (essential)

Worked within purchase ledger team with high volume of transactions

General accounting experience (preferred)

Computer literate with strong experience of MS Excel (essential)

Accurate recording and classification of fixed assets. (preferred)

Experience of SAGE 50 (essential)

KEY BEHAVIOURAL COMPETENCIES:

Keen eye for detail

Good verbal and written communication skills

Be motivated and proactive

Able to work to strict deadlines

Adaptability to work and learn new accounting systems such as ODOO or EPICOR (essential)

Professionalism: having empathy for others' feelings, ideas, efforts and backgrounds.

Capacity to collaborate and work effectively with others towards a common goal, including sharing responsibility, providing support, and resolving conflicts constructively

ADDITIONAL SKILL REQUIREMENTS:

Capable of working under pressure

Methodical

Able to multi-task

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