Sales & Purchase Ledger Assistant

Job Title: Sales & Purchase Ledger Assistant

Location: Sharston

Salary: £17,373.72 - £23,107.24 per annum D.O.E. (based on 37 hours per week)

Job Type: Full time, Permanent

About Us:

Ontime Reports Limited is a sister company of Express Solicitors, that specialises in all areas of personal injury, including public liability, occupier's liability, road traffic accidents, employer's liability, industrial disease, serious injuries, and clinical negligence matters.

Express Solicitors are currently ranked 80 out of more than 10,000 law firms in the UK and listed in the top ten of the Best Law Firms to work for in the UK by Best Companies. We have a 5-star ranking with Trust Pilot from over 5,500 reviews, which, coming from our clients, means a lot to us.

Ontime Reports provides specialist support to Express Solicitors, providing medical records, pagination services, full medical reports, and provision for rehabilitation support.

The Role:

We are currently seeking to recruit a highly motivated person to work alongside the Sales and Purchase Ledger Supervisor. The successful candidate must possess strong mathematical skills and be competent in the use of Microsoft Office packages.

You will be working as part of a four-strong Finance team, reporting to the Sales & Purchase Ledger Supervisor.

While previous experience of working in an accounting environment would be advantageous, this is not essential, and the successful candidate will be provided with full, on the job training.

Key Responsibilities:

• The administration of the sales and purchase ledgers, including importing invoices, posting receipts and processing payments
• Liaising with suppliers
• Raising and posting sales and purchase credit notes
• Supplier statement reconciliations using Excel
• Daily banking functions including bank reconciliations
• Importing bank payments onto online banking software
• Liaising with internal staff regarding accounting transaction queries
• Other duties as may be required by the firm

Person Specification:

Required Qualifications/Training:

• GCSE Maths and English Grade C or above (or international equivalent)

Required Attributes:

• Have good numeracy skills with a high level of accuracy and attention to detail
• Excellent standard of written and spoken English
• Computer literacy
• Ability to deal with high volumes of work and manage conflicting priorities
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team
• Ability to take ownership and responsibility
• A willing and able attitude

Desired Attributes:

• Solid Microsoft Excel skills (vLookup, pivot tables, formatting)
• Working knowledge of Sage Line 50 or other accounting software

Salary, Working Hours & Benefits:

• The starting salary is £17,373.72 - £23,107.24. D.O.E. (based on 37 hours per week)
• Our standard working hours are 8:30am to 5:00pm Monday to Thursday and 8:30am to 4.30pm Friday
• 23 days holiday, rising 1 day per year to a max of 26 days, plus bank/public holidays
• 3 holiday buy backs per year after 1 year of service
• Optional pension salary sacrifice scheme after 3 months
• Private medical insurance available after 2 years' service
• Death in Service - 2 x salary based on annual salary only - eligibility commences when you join the company
• Active social committee, firm pays for trips to e.g. bowling, Christmas and Summer parties, quiz night
• Active training culture and various groups and events such as Diversity & Inclusion
• Netball and football teams, Manchester 10km team and more
• Usual ancillary benefits including Employee Assistance Programme etc

Next steps:

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Candidates with the relevant experience or job titles of; Accounts Assistant, Accounts Clerk, Finance Clerk, Credit Controller, Finance Assistant, Payment Processing, Purchase Ledger, Assistant Accountant, Financial Administrator, Accounts Admin, Finance Support, Assistant Credit Controller, Credit Control, Junior Accountant may also be considered.