Main Purpose of Role: The responsibilities of this role will include primarily managing Purchase Ledger with Sales Ledger duties involved. You will ensure accurate and timely updates to the accounting system, and handling customer and supplier transactions. You will also be responsible for debt collection, account reconciliation, and addressing queries, contributing to the smooth operation of our financial processes
Key Responsibilities: Purchase Ledger Duties: • Take responsibility for the purchase order process, including raising and coding all purchase orders. • Match purchase orders to invoices and delivery notes, ensuring any queries are addressed and invoices are posted on the system to meet deadlines. • Ensure all expense claims are checked, coded, and input onto the system. • Ensure all documents are approved by the relevant authorisation level. • Reconcile creditor statements. • Produce due and overdue reports and decide on necessary payments. • Ensure all invoices, expense forms, and other documents are filed correctly. • Raise supplier payments
Sales Ledger Duties: • Produce, print, and post out invoices weekly and customer statements monthly. • Send out reminder letters weekly and effectively deal with customer enquiries, raising credit notes where necessary. • Process cheques received daily, monitor BACs payments on internet banking and input onto system • Complete bank reconciliations onto the system • Administer incoming direct debits. • Liaise with sales team to maintain the Debtors’ Ledger. • Review customer accounts and monitor aged debt reports. • Resolve overdue account queries through liaison with the relevant salesperson and solicitor if needed. • Undertake credit checks for potential new customers
Essential Skills: • Experience of working in a similar role and/or Accounts environment • Aptitude for numeracy • Strong IT skills (Microsoft office) particularly Excel • Good experience in accounting systems • Due to the location of this role, a full UK driving licence is essential • Reliable with strong work ethic • Attention to detail and dedication to providing high quality, error-free work