Sales, Retail & Customer Service

Accounts Assistant - Purchase Ledger / Credit Control

Accounts Assistant – Purchase Ledger / Credit Control

£25,000 - £28,000 Depending on experience

Temporary – Permanent

Monday – Friday 40 hours per week

Wythenshawe

Proman is working with a manufacturing business who is looking for an experienced Accounts Assistant on a full-time, temporary - permanent basis. You will be working within a busy Accounts team so experience within a fast-paced environment is essential. This is a varied Finance/Accounts Assistant position where you will be required to prepare monthly journals, reconcile balance sheets, and maintain ledgers. Therefore, experience in an all-round Finance position is essential for this position.

Main duties and responsibilities:

• Managing sales ledger, ensuring sales invoices are raised accurately and efficiently.
• Responsible for credit control in its entirety.
• Ensuring that credit notes are raised for all customer complaints/returns in a timely manner.
• Resolving customer queries and communicating with internal/external stakeholders to reach resolution on any discrepancies/escalations.
• Cash/bank allocations
• General ledger housekeeping and undertake other duties as requested to support the financial team.

Key job requirements:

Essential Criteria:

• At least two years’ experience in a purchase ledger position.
• AAT or equivalent qualification desired, but not essential.
• Good level of IT skills. Proven experience of Excel spreadsheets.
• Sage experience preferred but not essential.
• Strong numeracy and literacy skills.
• Excellent interpersonal skills as you will be working with other departments as well as external suppliers.
• Advocate of excellent customer care dealing with a range of supplier queries/concerns in a professional manner.
• 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.
• To convey an appropriate rationale and interest in applying for this post

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