Accounts Assistant

We're delighted to be working with a fast growing Barnsley based business, who have a fantastic opportunity for a part-time Accounts Assistant to join their friendly team on a permanent basis.
The successful candidate will work closely with colleagues to ensure the accurate processing of purchase invoices to ensure the timely payment of debt, liaising with suppliers as necessary.
Responsibilities:
- Process and match high volume purchase invoices including inter-company
- Query resolution
- Processing payment runs
- Cashflow and bank reporting
- Period end reconciliation
- Negotiation and communication with suppliers in order to secure quotes and resolve queries
- Reconcile payments as appropriate to invoicing to ensure prompt follow up
- Monitor, reconcile and review all standing order and direct debit payments ensuring accurate account management
- Production of aged creditor reports for review to management
- Investigation of all supplier queries, communicating to operational teams where necessary
- Ensure all supporting records relating to an invoice are checked, validated, filed and archived
- Ensure the maintenance, upkeep and integrity of purchase ledger accounts and records on SAGE
Candidate requirements:
- Previous experience working within a finance/accounts role
- Sage 50 experience (desirable)
- Strong administrative skills
- PC literate with good excel skills
- Excellent customer service skills.
- The ability to work to tight deadlines.
Benefits:
- Hybrid Working
- 25 days holiday + bank holidays (pro rata)
- Competitive salary - £24,000 (Full Time Equivalent)
- Flexible working hours
- Pension scheme
- Onsite parking
If this role sounds of interest, or you would like any further information, please don't hesitate to get in touch!
To apply please send your CV, quoting our reference and specifying which website you saw this position advertised on. Due to the high volume of applications please accept that if we have not responded to your application within seven days, your application has not been successful. Sewell Wallis is a specialist recruitment company with a vast amount of experience in our industry we offer permanent, temporary and interim recruitment support for accounting and finance, human resources and business support positions. We recruit at all levels within finance from Purchase Ledger Administrator and Credit Controller level through to Financial Controller and Director positions. With offices in Sheffield and Leeds, we are well situated to cover all of South Yorkshire, West Yorkshire and Manchester. Please visit our website for more information on accountancy and finance jobs and human resources or business support positions