Watkins is a family owned Mechanical, Electrical and Plumbing contractor located in the South East, the company has now been trading over 60 years. We are currently looking to recruit a finance assistant to support our busy finance team on a full-time basis. The role is site based in our head office in Ramsgate, Kent.
JOB DESCRIPTION:
1. Purchase ledger responsibility, ensuring processing deadlines are met.
2. Query resolution with both internal and external customers.
3. Ensuring payments are completed according to the relevant payment terms.
4. Month end supplier statement reconciliation.
5. New supplier set ups and validations.
6. Purchase ledger month end reporting.
7. Continuous process improvement review.
8. Finance team assistance.
9. The role focuses strongly on accuracy, speed, and efficient MIS usage with strong team collaboration.
Hours of work are 8.30 – 5pm with 1 hour lunch break.
REQUIREMENTS:
1. Excellent knowledge of the purchase ledger.
2. Reconciliation experience.
3. Comfortable navigating around a financial system, especially within the purchase ledger and purchase order areas.
4. A team player, you will be able to work closely with your finance colleagues providing a professional service to both internal and external customers.
5. You will be computer literate and familiar with the Microsoft Office suite, with fast, accurate typing skills.
6. Double entry account knowledge is preferable.
7. Knowledge of Microsoft Nav is desirable.
THE INDIVIDUAL:
1. A professional, self-motivated, team player. Task focused with a cheerful outlook towards their duties.
2. Numerate, with excellent attention to detail, accuracy, and speed of processing.
3. Deadline focused and the ability to work calmly under pressure.
4. Prior experience of working on your own initiative and as part of a team.
5. Since the role is highly administrative, you will have a structured, efficient, and organised approach to your work.
BENEFITS:
1. Salary dependent upon experience.
2. Five weeks paid holiday plus bank holidays.
3. Life Assurance & digital GP service.
4. Workplace pension scheme upon successful completion of your probationary period.
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: £25,000.00-£26,000.00 per year
Benefits:
* Company pension
* Health & wellbeing programme
* Life insurance
* On-site parking
Schedule:
* Monday to Friday
Experience:
* Microsoft Excel: 1 year (required)
* Microsoft Outlook: 1 year (required)
* Microsoft Office: 1 year (required)
Work Location: In person
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