Finance Assistant - Purchase Ledger & Sage Specialist. Jenson Fisher has been engaged by one of our key clients on an exclusive basis, to appoint a Finance Assistant on a contract basis. This is an excellent opportunity to join an Industry leading organisation, based in Fife. Reporting into the Financial Controller, the successful candidate will engage in a critical role that will underpin a significant system implementation project within the organisation that will facilitate many opportunities to improve many internal processes & allow more effective data management & reporting across the business. The successful candidate will have significant experience of working within a busy, fast paced, high volume purchase ledger environment. As well as great working knowledge of SAGE accounts & have great attention to detail. The ideal candidate will also have strong reconciliation experience, excellent communication skills & have experience of working within the construction industry. On a day to day basis your responsibilities will include: Coding and processing transactions, making payments and reconciling supplier accounts Providing these services in an effective and efficient manner will ensure that suppliers are paid within agreed timescales Processing GRNs into Sage Construct Matching invoices to purchase orders and then coding and processing invoices into the Sage Construct system in a timely manner Processing batches of invoices into Sage Accounts Overseeing the day to day running of designated critical supplier accounts addressing urgent issues to resolution as they arise Reconciliation of supplier accounts, ensuring all invoices matched off against payments Knowledge of the excel v-lookup function would be helpful Maintain filing systems and setting up new suppliers on SAGE Contacting key suppliers, managing supplier accounts and dealing with queries Assisting with month-end close Providing additional cover for Sage payroll if required This is a 6-month Contract opportunity, with the possibility of extension for the right individual. In return the successful candidate will be offered a varied role and good exposure to the business in a period of significant change and development. They will also be exposed to the management and cleansing of SAGE data as the organisation seeks to move onto their new system. If you are interested in this role then please apply now or give Paul Manby a call at our Dundee Office. If this job isn't quite right for you but you are looking for a new position, please contact me directly for a confidential discussion on your career.