Accounts Assistant - #2166917

Adele Carr Recruitment is recruiting for an Accounts Assistant - Purchase Ledger to join a busy finance team based in Knowsley.

This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced Purchase Ledger professional to take responsibility for supplier accounts, invoice processing, reconciliations and payment preparation, while supporting the wider finance team.

Key Responsibilities

Purchase Ledger & Invoice Processing

• Process supplier invoices and credit notes, matching invoices against purchase orders and goods received.
• Investigate discrepancies relating to pricing, quantities and missing purchase orders.
• Code and process non-purchase order invoices in line with approval procedures.

Reconciliations & Month-End

• Review and reconcile goods received/invoice received (GR/IR) balances.
• Investigate and resolve unmatched transactions and outstanding items.
• Process and reconcile landed costs, including freight, duty and other import-related expenses.

Payments & Supplier Accounts

• Prepare supplier payment runs and load payments onto the banking platform for approval.
• Prepare foreign currency payments and ensure transactions are accurately recorded.
• Set up new supplier accounts and process bank detail changes in line with strict verification procedures.
• Prepare proforma payments against approved purchase orders and record prepayments accurately.

Company Credit Cards

• Code and post company credit card transactions to the correct accounts and cost centres.
• Chase employees for missing receipts and explanations.

Skills & Experience

Essential:

• Previous experience processing purchase ledger within a busy finance team.
• Good understanding of double-entry bookkeeping and purchase order/invoice matching.
• Experience using an ERP or accounting system.
• Competent Excel skills, including lookups, filters and pivot tables.
• Strong attention to detail and a methodical approach to reconciliations.
• Confident communication skills, including handling telephone queries and investigating discrepancies.

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