Accounts Assistant

11887 - Accounts Assistant Job Spec
Location: Remote Working With Phased Return To Leicester Office

Summary
Our Client - a manufacturing & retail group based in Leicester - is seeking an experienced purchase ledger clerk & credit controller to join their finance team on a full-time permanent basis.

The Role
The successful candidate will be responsible for:

Credit Control:
*Liaise with purchase ledger to reconcile customer payments with outstanding suppliers,
*Posting customer receipts on to Sage,
*Reconcile accounts,
*Carry out FDE VAT checks on customers,
*Maintain query / debits database to ensure paperwork is processed internally,
*Monthly customer statements,
*Act as cover for loading invoices on to system,
*Credit control on smaller accounts with a view to growing with business.

*Payments:
*Post cash payments on Sage, supplier payments, inter-company transfers, direct debits,
*Reconcile supplier accounts with customer receipts to raise payments to suppliers,
*Raise payments on bank.

The Right Person
*Ideally a graduate-level qualification, AAT-studier or qualified by experience,
*Experience in line with the duties outlined above,
*Experience using ERP systems / Sage would be preferable. Experience with Dynamics a bonus,
*Strong IT skills incl. Microsoft Excel, Word & PowerPoint skills to an advanced standard,
*Effective communication skills,
*Proactive and able to work on own initiative with minimal supervision, able to fit into a dynamic and fast-moving accounting team within a larger organisation,
*Excellent planning, organisation & deadline time keeping skills.

Package
*Appointment Type: Permanent
*Location: Remote Working With Phased Return To Leicester Office
*Salary: £20,000 - £21,000 (subject to experience)
*Hours: Full-Time
*Holiday 20 Days + Bank Holidays
*Auto-Enrolment Pension
*Parking

If you - or someone you might know - are interested & think this opportunity may be suitable, APPLY ONLINE or call Paul Mitchell Associates (quoting ref: 11887) on 0116 254 9404.

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