Accounts Assistant

Accounts Assistant 

Our client is the UK’s leader in anaerobic digestion. They own and operate anaerobic digestion (AD) plants, recycling food waste to generate renewable electricity for the grid and a valuable fertiliser for farmland. They provide food waste treatment services to local authorities in England and Wales and to major supermarkets, food manufacturers, pubs and restaurants. 
Position: Accounts Assistant 

Location: Milton Ernest, Bedfordshire 
Job type: Permanent 
Hours: 37.5 hrs per week, Monday to Friday 
Salary: Up to £20,000 per annum, dependent on experience 

About the role: 

The Accounts Assistant supports the Accounts Payable and Management Accounts function within the finance team with the day-to-day processing, reconciling and reporting; this full-time role requires previous AP experience with the adaptability and willingness to learn and improve new processes and continue to strive for self-development. Study support will be provided. 

Responsibilities: 

- Sorting the morning post, distributing within the team, scanning invoices into the online PO system and contacting suppliers to advise of new invoicing email address 
- Entering and matching invoices onto PO system 
- Monitoring the Payables email inbox, responding to suppliers chasing for payment 
- Resolving invoice queries with internal staff and suppliers 
- Reconciling supplier statements, requesting missing invoices and resolving issues 
- Reviewing the purchase ledger weekly with the AP&AR Manager to identify problem areas 
- Creation of weekly/monthly POs using weighbridge software and Excel 
- Cash Analysis allocation 
- Responsible for month end accounting of overheads 
- Production of generation invoices when required 
- Assisting with balance sheet reconciliations 
- Assistance with month end duties for management accounts team 

About you: 

- Strong IT skills including accounting software and MS Office, Excel knowledge is also a strong advantage. 
- Confident in using and switching between different software programs. 
- Previous experience in Accounts Payable (processing purchase invoices, resolving queries internally and externally, helping to compile payment runs, supplier statement reconciliations) 
- Excellent communication skills, both face-to-face and over the phone 
- Organised and methodical, with a high level of accuracy and attention to detail 
- Initiative and self-sufficiency, but not afraid to ask for help when needed 
- Flexibility and willingness to support all members of the team with any task that is required 



This vacancy is being advertised by EasyWeb Recruitment, the UK’s leading Online Recruitment Agency. The services advertised by EasyWeb Recruitment are those of an employment agency. No terminology in this advert is intended to discriminate on the grounds of gender, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, religion, or belief, and we confirm that we will gladly accept all applications.