Summary: The Accounts Assistant role involves managing both purchase and sales ledgers, ensuring accurate financial record-keeping, and processing invoices. The position is office-based in Blackburn and is initially a 3-month contract with the potential for permanent employment. The role requires collaboration with the team while also being capable of independent work. The working hours are 39 per week, with an early finish on Fridays.

Key Responsibilities:

• Purchase Ledger: processing payments, supplier reconciliation, posting bank payments.
• Sales Ledger: debt collection, customer statements, sales ledger receipts, posting bank receipts.
• Working closely with the wider team, but at times be able to work alone.
• Data Entry and Record Keeping: Inputting financial transactions, ensuring accuracy and completeness.
• Processing Invoices: Reviewing, processing, and ensuring payment of supplier invoices, including matching them with purchase orders.
• Bank Reconciliation: Ensuring that bank statements match the company’s records and reconciling any discrepancies.

Key Skills:

• Previous experience of working in an Accounts Receivable/Payable role - Tracking incoming and outgoing payments, ensuring bills are paid on time and debts are collected.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills via telephone and email, comfortable interacting with colleagues.
• Previous experience using Sage50 Accounts.
• Professional level of customer service both internally and externally.
• Strong attention to detail.
• Maintaining accurate and up-to-date financial records and ensuring that all documents are properly filed.

Salary (Rate): 15

City: Blackburn

Country: England

Working Arrangements: on-site

IR35 Status: undetermined

Seniority Level: undetermined

Industry: Other