Purchase Ledger / Accounts Assistant

Rewards and Benefits on Offer

• Immediate start date.
• Varied and interesting job role.
• Great resources.
• Great team culture.
• Any support required is provided.

The Company you will be working for;

Our client is an established and successful company based in Peterlee. They are currently looking for a Purchase Ledger / Accounts Assistant

to join their team. If you are interested and meet the person specification of the job role, please apply below. This is working a 35 hour working week.

The Job You’ll be Doing

• Cash Book - Initial recording of all receipts and payments.
• Initial reconciliation matching transactions listed on the cash book with those of the bank statements.
• Purchase Ledger - Input of all supplier invoices.
• Tracking outstanding balances, organising all BACS payments and production of remittances.
• Tracking refunds owed.
• Produce reports.
• Accounts Reconciliation - Monthly Reconciliation
• Posting of Monthly Expenses
• Petty Cash Management - Recording small cash purchases/sales made by the business, compiled from petty cash vouchers.
• Credit card processing - including allocation of costs centre, matching receipts and reimbursement of non company expenses.
• Answering incoming telephone queries
• Ad Hoc Duties - As required by the financial controller on a day to day basis.

About You

• You must be customer focused, with a proactive approach to day-to-day work as well as being able to maintain effective relationships with current customers both internal and external.
• You must be a team player, and be able to contribute towards team goals, equally you must be able to demonstrate the ability to work under own initiative at times.
• AAT desirable, good knowledge of Microsoft packages especially Excel is essential.
• Knowledge of different accounting systems especially SAP is also desirable.