Accounts Assistant

Accounts Assistant | Shrewsbury | Permanent | Up to £27,000 dependent on experience

Are you anAccounts Assistant looking for a new opportunity where you are part of a friendly, supportive team?

We are supporting a well-known local business in their search for an organised team player to join their finance department. Supporting the day-to-day transactional requirements of the business you will be able to demonstrate a good understanding of accounting principles to ensure both sales and purchase ledgers are accurately maintained.

Key areas of responsibility:

Purchase Ledger:

• Processing of invoices received (c 2000 per month across the team).
• Matching and batching invoices with relevant purchase orders and GRN’s.
• Coding and processing overhead invoices.
• Liaising with other departments as required to resolve invoice queries.
• Reconcile supplier statements and follow up discrepancies as required.
• Expense Invoice Processing - Coding and processing staff expenses onto the system and following through the approvals process.
• Achievement of month end closure deadlines.

Sales Ledger:

• Collating sales data for distribution.
• Process cash receipts - direct bank receipts, credit cards, etc
• Monitor and liaise with sales managers in respect of debtors.
• Achievement of month end closure deadlines.

Other duties:

• Processing cross-ledger journals.
• Month end cost analysis.

About you:

• At least 1years’ experience in a similar role.

• A good understanding of double entry bookkeeping.
• Good time management, planning and organisational skills, with a high level of attention to detail.
• Strong customer service ethos and team player
• Good work ethic, committed to delivering high quality of work.
• Ability to work calmly under pressure to meet deadlines.
• Knowledge of Excel and Microsoft office advantageous
• Good interpersonal skills, confident and engaging when dealing with suppliers and colleagues.

Hours: 8.30am - 5pm

Salary: Up to £27k (DOE), Company Pension Scheme, staff purchase scheme.