Job Details

Accounts Assistant

Sector:Accountancy

Region : North East England

Location: Newcastle

Salary:

Job Ref.: NM123534

Job Information

Cameron James are currently looking to recruit an experienced and capable Accounts Assistant on behalf of a firm of Newcastle based chartered surveyors.

Our client, a large regional firm is looking for a confident, personable and most importantly adaptable individual to join their dynamic finance team. Working in a fast paced environment you will possess the ability to work quickly and accurately.

This is a very varied role, encompassing all aspects of transactional finance, so you will ideally have experience of purchase ledger, sales ledger and credit control.
If you are an experienced Accounts Assistant looking for the career progression opportunities that come from working for a large, regional player than we want to hear from you.

Responsibilities:

• Reporting to the Sales & Purchase Ledger Supervisor you will have primary responsibility for the purchase ledger processing of UK suppliers to the group.
• Provide cover for their line manager, dealing with customer queries, collection of customer debts and other ad hoc work as it arises.
• Registration and processing of purchase ledger invoices in multiple companies and currencies
• Ensure costs are posted to the correct accounts within Coda from the various sub-systems.
• Escalate invoice queries to the appropriate staff member, both in the UK and abroad, following through to ensure invoices process correctly.
• Producing payments to suppliers using the appropriate method of payment.
• Deal with supplier payment queries and perform supplier reconciliations as part of a small team.
• Carry out bank and cashbook reconciliations.
• Assist in Accounts Receivable processing and credit control activity.
• Monthly Intercompany clearing reconciliations.
• Other duties as requested from time to time by their line manager.

Key competencies:

• Ability to work on own initiative after having been trained in the job
• Able to work flexibly taking account of priorities in daily tasks
• Having the confidence to cover certain aspects of their line manager’s role
• Good organisational abilities with a methodical approach
• Able to work well as a part of a team