THE COMPANY

This leading Engineering firm in Wiltshire is looking for an Accounts Assistant to join its Finance team.

With a long and very well established history, this company operates a very successful business and is an expert in their field.

THE OPPORTUNITY

The Accounts Assistant is a full time, permanent, office based role, Monday to Friday, with an earlier finish on Friday and you will receive a starting salary of between £25,000.00 and £29,000.00 depending on your level of experience.

This will be complemented by a benefits package including the company pension and life insurance.

There is also an annual bonus scheme too, which is a great additional incentive.

This company prides itself on its friendly collaborative culture and staff turnover is very low as a result.

THE ROLE

The Accounts Assistant will be a full time, permanent role, based on-site at the company head office.

Please note that home working is not available for this role. This is very much a team environment with everyone at Head Office working together.

Reporting to the Head of Finance, you will support to the Finance Team, working closely alongside Sales and Procurement colleagues.

RESPONSIBILITIES

Most of the Accounts Assistant role will involve purchase and sales ledger work as below and there will be a chance to cover payroll too and an opportunity to be learn new skills as well.

Purchase Ledger

Create Supplier Accounts
Ensure all Supplier Bank Account Details are correct
Check any Bank details with the Supplier to ensure no cyber issues
Code and Post direct Purchase Invoices to the correct Nominal Account and Cost Centre
Code and Post all Purchase Invoices through the Purchase Order Processing System, again using the correct Nominal Account Number and Cost Centre
Reconcile Monthly Supplier Statements
Chase any missing Invoices in a timely manner
Chase Procurement with any booking In or pricing issues.
Run GRNI (Goods Received Not Invoiced) report at the end of every month
Ensure all allocations are posted in the correct period
Take Purchases Ledger calls
Update Payment Schedule with Supplier Queries

Sales Ledger

Post Sales Invoices to the Correct Nominal and Cost Centre on a daily basis
Ensure all allocations are completed in the correct month
Produce Credit Control report monthly
Produce and chase the Sales Order report prior to month end
Produce Credit Notes once authorised
Respond to Credit Control questions from Customers

Weekly Payroll

Complete the weekly overtime justification report
Complete Holiday Report
Weekly payroll with all reports completed

Other Work

Cover for VAT Export files
Cover costing clerk role during periods of holiday and absence
Any other ad hoc work as requested

YOUR EXPERIENCE

To succeed in this role you will need some previous experience of working within a Finance team, ideally within the manufacturing, engineering or FMCG industries and preferably in either an Accounts Assistant or Purchase Ledger role.

We are open to industries though and if you are coming from a finance function from within a different industry that’s great too.

You will need to be good with systems and IT literate; experience with SAP and SAGE would be good and you will need to be at least an intermediate user of MS Excel.

Owing to the location, most staff elect to drive in so a drivers licence and transport would be useful.

This is a lovely role with a really strong company, so if you have the skills and experience, apply now for immediate consideration.

Accounts Assistant