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Accounts Assistant - Accounts Payable, Edinburgh
Client: Covetrus
Location: Edinburgh, United Kingdom
Job Category: Other
EU work permit required: Yes
Job Reference: c950b447794d
Job Views: 90
Posted: 03.03.2025
Job Description:
Are you passionate about animals and looking to advance your career in finance? Covetrus is a global animal health technology and services company dedicated to advancing the world of veterinary medicine. With over 5,500 employees across 19 countries, we are committed to supporting passions, fostering opportunities, and establishing progressive practices.
We are seeking an Accounts Assistant to join our friendly team in the Edinburgh office on a permanent basis. This is a fantastic opportunity to join our finance team and be part of a global organisation that makes a positive impact to our vet customers and pet owners.
Responsibilities:
1. Creating customer credit notes using approved process
2. Setting up and maintaining customer accounts
3. Generating monthly customer statements
4. Regularly liaising with other departments including Sales, Customer Service and Operations
5. Chasing overdue balances with the support of the business units
6. Resolving outstanding balances, dealing with customer queries via telephone and email
7. Reconciling corporate accounts and individual customer accounts
8. Advising Management Accountant on any potential bad debt – quarterly basis
9. Attend and participate in weekly debt collection meetings by updating and keeping manager informed of current statuses
10. Generate monthly aged debtors’ reports
11. Processing bank transactions daily with high degree of accuracy
12. Creating journal entries for accounting corrections
13. Processing supplier invoices with high degree of accuracy for two companies
14. Processing staff expenses in line with company expense policy for two companies
15. Preparing bi-monthly payment runs for approval and paying approved payment runs through the banks (creation of BACS files) for two companies
16. Completing any ad hoc payments as required
17. Answering queries from suppliers
18. Reconciling supplier statement will follow-up action on queries
19. Setting up and maintaining supplier accounts
20. Other – (5%)
21. Assisting with audit requirements
22. Supporting Management Accountant with any reporting requests
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