Finance and Purchasing Administrator

Finance and Purchasing Administrator

Burnley

Monday – Friday 09.00 – 17:00

Salary £23K-£25K DOE

Ideal Recruit are looking for a Finance and Purchasing Administrator to join our client’s company in Burnley. The successful candidate will be experienced and comfortable working in an office-based environment within a small team. You will be responsible for ensuring the Finance and Purchasing function runs smoothly and efficiently.

Key Responsibilities:

Finance:

• Sales invoicing.
• Despatching orders and making sure the production schedule matches delivery notes and liaising with the Internal Sales and Engineering Teams if there are any issues.
• Issuing Credit Notes.
• Raising Commercial invoices for Export Sales and Supplier Returns.
• Sending Customer Statements on the 1st of every month.
• Chasing customer payments.
• Customer quarterly rebates.
• Issuing Agent commission statements.
• Numbering Purchase invoices, matching to delivery notes and scanning/filing.
• Checking Supplier statements to payment runs/invoices.
• Bank Reconciliation – Current, Commercial & Charge Cards.
• VAT Return – reconciling at month end to the VAT statements and quarterly filing with HMRC.
• Reconciling the Deferred Duty statements.
• Reconciling Petty Cash (monthly).
• Checking & Approving staff expenses
• Monitoring Customer credit insurance limits and doing customer credit checks.
• Help prepare the month end accounts.

Purchasing:

• Place orders & request lead times from suppliers.
• Monitor delivery dates and chase suppliers.
• Book in deliveries.
• Handle customs documentation, liaise with their Customs Agents.
• Update and maintain the stock inventory system.
• The team also covers Health & Safety for the company working with the Operations Manager to ensure that any Staff training, Risk Assessments, Policies etc are up to date and compliant.

Requirements

• Previous experience within a similar role essential
• Efficient, articulate and process driven.
• Experience of Xero or similar accounting systems.
• Highly motivated and pro-active
• Excellent communicator
• Computer literate

Benefits

• 23 days per year plus Bank Holidays
• Pension Scheme
• On-site parking

For a confidential discussion contact Ella Taylor-Dale @ Ideal Recruit Warrington or apply online

Unfortunately, due to a high number of applicants only those who are shortlisted for this position will be contacted, please take a look at our website for other positions available.

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