General Accountant

Role Info

Hours: 37.5 hrs pw

Location: Morley, Leeds, LS27

Office Based: Initially full time office based

Duration: Initially 6-months

The Role

• Assisting in month-end and year-end closing procedures including accruals and reconciliations.
• Reviewing, verifying, and processing incoming invoices and expense reports from vendors and employees and matching invoices with purchase orders, ensuring their accuracy and completeness before initiating payment. Generating regular reports on accounts payable activities, including aging reports, outstanding payments, and cash flow analysis.
• Performing quality checks on financial reporting data, including fluctuations monitoring.
• Assisting in the timely and accurate processing of vendor invoices, ensuring all necessary documentation and approvals are in place.
• Inputting invoice and payment information into the accounting system with a high level of accuracy and assisting in reconciling vendor statements to ensure all outstanding payments are accounted for and resolved promptly.
• Performing analyses of business performance versus plan and proposing improvement actions.

Qualifications for the role

• Ability to demonstrate your experience in a similar role preferable in a manufacturing environment
• Strong knowledge of computerized accounting systems and financial reporting software
• You possess outstanding attention to detail, accuracy and multitasking abilities
• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance or Business or equivalent finance qualification