Purchase Ledger Clerk/Accounts Assistant

Fancy a new challenge? Purchase Ledger/Accounts Assistant role just in. RECfinancial are delighted to recruiting for this fabulous Loughborough based organisation once again due to continue growth. As a passionate, hardworking and focused individual, your role at my client will involve the processing, reconciling and the reporting of supplier transactions with accuracy and speed in a timely manner.
Our client is a group of businesses, dedicated to becoming one of the market leaders in their field. They operate a number of sites across the country, with each site having its own financial structure. Below are a list of what you might expect in your role.
Key Responsibilities
?? Processing purchase invoices received from suppliers and ensuring readiness for payment.
?? Reconciliation of supplier accounts whilst investigating and resolving any unknown or missing transactions via email, post and phone.
?? Identification and recommendation of weekly payment runs
?? Daily upload of bank transactions onto finance system and matching off to reconcile bank accounts.
?? Review and posting of purchase card transactions with monthly reconciliation to statements and reporting on spend.
?? Review and processing of staff expenses.
?? Managing supplier accounts within the finance system including creating new suppliers, updating changes to details and maintaining an up-to-date approved supplier listing.
?? Creating new staff users accounts on the finance system and administering the account.
?? Assisting with support to system users including query resolution, process guidance and providing training where needed.
?? Providing reporting to management.
?? Other duties, as reasonably required.

Qualifications and Professional Development

?? GCSE's including English and Maths at grade C and above.

?? A good standard of both written and spoken English.

Experience - Essential

?? Minimum of 6 months experience of working effectively in a purchase ledger role.
?? Experience of reconciling supplier statements, processing invoices and credit notes, reconciling complex customer accounts.
?? Demonstrable experience of building and maintaining effective relationships with stakeholders.
?? Experience of using the Microsoft Office package, in particular use of Excel.

Experience - Desirable

?? Experience of working within a multi-site organization.

Knowledge, Skills and Competencies

?? Excellent verbal and written skills, ability to communicate concisely and effectively
?? Deliver excellent customer services
?? Ability to work effectively on own initiative in day-to-day work
?? Work effectively consultation and negotiation with stakeholders as required
?? Highly organised with good planning skills and the ability to deliver to agreed target dates whilst maintaining accuracy.
?? Highly numerate, analytical and strong attention to detail
?? Desire and ability to challenge the status quo and support change
?? Promotor of equal opportunities
?? High personal integrity and able to maintain a high degree of confidentiality.
Now in the important bit.
My client recognizes that not all candidates have the level of experience they are looking for. Some do, some don't and it's as simple as that. So, they will offer training for those that possess the right attitude and want to progress their career in finance. They will also look at offer study support for those candidates wanting to progress further in their financial career. The options are there for those that want to take it.
In return they offer a generous package including hols, pension, study, onsite parking and of course, a great working environment.
So, interested? Then get in contact by calling RECfinancial on (phone number removed) or applying via email to this role