Purchase Ledger / Accounts Assistant

Purchase Ledger / Accounts Assistant
St Helens (Working in the office)
Up to �12.42 per hour depending upon experience
12-month maternity contract
Monday to Friday 9am - 5pm
37.5 hours per week

Purchase Ledger / Accounts Assistant

The Role

You will be required to carry out day to day accounting tasks to support the department (predominantly Accounts Payable) and aim to achieve a high standard of work whilst ensuring data is handled with strict confidence. This role initially sets out to cover a 12 Month period with a possibility of this being extended to a permanent position dependent on a performance review and demand.

Your duties will consist of but not be restricted to the following:

Process purchase invoices, including price checking, statement checking and producing reports when required. (Training will be provided).
Liaise with customers and suppliers whilst maintaining a professional manner.
Be responsible for processing transportation tasks, such as, recording invoices, price checking, and processing claims. (Training will be provided).
Produce and send daily reports such as daily income, sales summaries. (Training will be provided).
Reconcile multi-currency bank accounts daily.
Handle petty cash (income and expenditure).
Record incoming and outgoing payments.
Submit reports to HMRC (Training will be provided).
Be willing to undertake any necessary training offered.
Ensure you comply with Health and Safety regulations.
Good time keeping is essential and being ready to commence work at shift start times.
Be flexible to undertake non-routine tasks or duties.

Purchase Ledger / Accounts Assistant

The Candidate

You will have the following skills, experiences, and attributes...

Purchase Ledger / Accounts Assistant experience is essential.
You must be IT literate - SAP experience is preferred but not essential.
You must be personable and be able to communicate with people of all levels and quick thinking within a pressurised environment.
Quick thinking and able to problem solve/use own initiative.
Excellent interpersonal skills as you will be working with other departments as well as external suppliers.
Excellent organisational, planning prioritisation and time management skills.
Ability to work in a team and have a flexible approach to work to meet the requirements of both the finance team and the wider company.
Flexible approach to hours to ensure deadlines met and finance department adequately staffed.

The Company

Our client is a leading manufacturing organisation and the accounts department are a essential team for the business. They are a busy, fast paced and they are looking for someone to join ASAP.

Winsearch acts as an employment agency for permanent staff. We recruit for roles based in Engineering & Manufacturing, Food & Drinks, Pharmaceutical, Supply Chain & Procurement and Professional Services.

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Consultant - April Bryan - april.bryan@winsearch.uk

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