Finance Assistant

Finance Assistant - Accounts Payable / Accounts Receivable

London

Our client is a leading manufacturing business in their sector, currently seeking a Finance Assistant to join their team.

Skills and Experience:

• Graduate or Part-Qualified AAT or ACCA Accounting Qualifications
• Minimum of 3 years Account Payable experience
• PC literate – Microsoft Word, Excel – Intermediate to Advance Level
• Excellent communication skills and analytical thinking
• Good command of the English language
• Good at multi-tasking
• Flexible approach when working in a team
• Positive outlook and self-motivation
• Time management skills. Ability to cope with several tasks at a time and to work under pressure to meet deadlines
• Accuracy and attention to detail when finalising month end accounts
• Sage Line 50 experience is essential

Duties and Responsibilities:

 Purchase Ledger Responsibilities (Accounts Payable)

• Receive, verify, and process supplier invoices, purchase orders, and delivery notes
• Code invoices and allocate to the correct cost centres
• Calculate and record VAT
• Reconcile supplier statements against ledger records
• Respond to supplier inquiries and resolve discrepancies
• Monthly reconciliation of supplier statements including utilities and IT software
• Assist in the preparation of purchase summaries
• Process staff expenses and petty cash
• Arrange BACS payments for authorisation
• Maintain supplier database

Sales Ledger Responsibilities (Accounts Receivable)

• Process customer invoices and credit notes
• Monitor customer accounts and amounts owed
• Send statements to debtors
• Chase overdue payments
• Liaise with sales teams to understand customer conditions
• Aged Debtors Control
• Assist with bank reconciliations and month-end procedures
• Maintain accurate financial records and use accounting software
• Support the wider finance team as needed

If this sounds like the opportunity for you, please apply ASAP.

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