Accounts Payable/ Accounts Receivable/ Payroll Clerk

Jackson Hogg are delighted to be working with a client based in South Shields on the appointment of an Accounts Payable/ Receivable Assistant or a Payroll Clerk.

Responsibilities:

AR/AP Responsibilities:

• Coding and posting of overhead invoices received from suppliers.
• Preparing and running weekly BACS payments.
• Ensuring all payment journals are allocated against paid invoices to maintain transparency over open items and supplier balances.
• Setting up payments for ad-hoc items such as payroll taxes, corporation taxes and payments on behalf of group companies.
• Reconciliation of supplier statements.
• Recording, investigating and resolving all queries raised with suppliers.
• Maintaining accurate records of all queries raised, status and their owners.
• Preparing daily bank account balance and weekly cash balance summaries.
• Processing Accounts Receivables
• Ensuring all invoices and credits are recorded promptly and accurately.
• Preparing and distributing daily bank receipts.
• Preparing statements for customers.
• Raising Inter-Company invoices and accruals, and reconciling accounts monthly.
• Preparing weekly commentary on Aged Debt reports.
• Engaging with the business on overdue accounts and job-related queries.

Payroll Responsibilities:

• Manage end to end payroll process
• Manage any staff advances or other deductions through payroll
• Manage company pension scheme
• Make monthly PAYE and NI payments
• Pay any DEO / AEO
• Complete P46 and P11D where applicable and issuing of P45's, P60's etc
• Deal with payroll year end procedures
• All other payroll activities and reconciliations

Experience & Skills - AR/AP

• Have experience in a similar position - experience in both Accounts Payable and Accounts Receivables.
• Be IT literate with good Excel skills.
• Experience with systems such as Navision, NetSuite and / or Microsoft Dynamics is desired but not essential.
• Ideally have knowledge of VAT
• Have excellent attention to detail.
• Have an ability to work to deadlines.
• Have a "hands on" approach and a flexible "can do" attitude.

Experience & Skills - Payroll

• Proven experience of working end to end payroll including year end activities
• Experience of Sage payroll is desired
• Excellent communication and negotiation skills
• Ability to work independently