Accounts Assistant
Posted 2 weeks ago by KennedyPearce Consulting
£30,000 Per year
Undetermined
Hybrid
Stowmarket, England, United Kingdom
Summary: The role of Accounts Assistant involves supporting the finance team in a rapidly growing Renewable business in Suffolk. The position requires managing accounts payable tasks, including invoice processing and reconciliation, in a hybrid working environment. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in finance and excellent communication skills to handle a high volume of work efficiently. This contract role is essential for maintaining the accuracy and efficiency of the accounts payable process.
Key Responsibilities:
- Manage the accounts payable inbox and ensure daily invoice uploads to the invoice platform.
- Review general ledger accounts and cost coding for accuracy.
- Apply correct VAT treatment to invoices and demonstrate understanding of VAT.
- Review daily reports from the purchase order platform and resolve open status items.
- Troubleshoot flagged items in the purchase order system and provide user support.
- Reconcile supplier accounts to statements monthly.
- Process and pay staff expense claims and analyze credit card accounts.
- Manage and process invoices using the payment request function.
- Process invoices outside of accounts payable policy as required.
- Perform ad hoc duties as required by the Accounts Payable Supervisor/Manager.
Key Skills:
- Previous experience in a similar role for 2+ years.
- Experience in a high-volume environment.
- Excellent communication and time management skills.
- Ability to manage a steady but high inflow of work and strict deadlines.
- Willingness to work in a primarily team-based environment.
- Excellent attention to detail and ability to prioritize work.
- Strong customer service and communication skills.
Salary (Rate): £30,000.00 yearly
City: Stowmarket
Country: United Kingdom
Working Arrangements: hybrid
IR35 Status: undetermined
Seniority Level: undetermined
Industry: Other
Our client is a rapidly expanding Renewable business based in Suffolk with an ever-expanding footprint and a fantastic culture. Due to the continues growth, they require an energetic Accounts Assistant to help the finance team on a contract basis. This role is a hybrid working role.
The role:
- Be able to manage the accounts payable inbox using subfolders and ensure invoices are uploaded on to the invoice platform on a daily basis. This includes opening of mail and sorting invoices into the pre-defined policies.
- Review the general ledger account and cost coding submitted by operations as part of the purchase order and determine if the invoice coding in accounting review is accurate.
- Apply the correct VAT treatment to the invoice for that specific company and demonstrate a basic understanding of VAT.
- Review reports generated from the purchase order platform on a daily basis and resolve items with an open status which includes un-submitted invoices, unmatched purchase orders (including purchase orders that have exceeded their limits) and unapproved purchase orders or invoices.
- Troubleshoot flagged items within the purchase order system and resolve queries raised by users by providing them support.
- Reconcile supplier accounts to supplier statements on a monthly basis.
- Process and pay staff expense claims and analyse credit card accounts and journal payments to the finance system.
- Manage and process invoices using the payment request function and apply the relevant general ledger and cost coding before sending the invoice for approval.
- Process invoices outside of the accounts payable policy directly into the finance system as required and where required use an upload tool.
- Any ad hoc duties as required by the Accounts Payable Supervisor / Manager.
Additional Skills
- Previous experience in a similar role for 2+ years;
- Experience working in a high-volume environment;
- Excellent communication & time management skills
- Ability to manage a steady but high inflow of work and strict deadlines
- Willingness to work in a primarily team based environment
- Excellent attention to detail and ability to prioritise work; and
- Strong customer service and communication skills.