Superb opportunity to join a leading Coventry based business who have ambitious growth plans as an Accounts Assistant taking ownership for the company Purchase Ledger as well as performing other financial accounting tasks.

Client Details

My client is an established and growing organisation who have ambitious plans to significantly increase their market coverage in the next few years. This will offer a significant developmental opportunity for the right candidate. Offering a fast paced working environment with varied tasks you will need to be able to manage a varied workload, be able to hit deadlines and prioritise workload accordingly.

Description

The Accounts Assistant role will involve:

• Processing supplier invoices ensuring that they are accurately matched to purchase orders and any invoices which cannot be processed are clearly annotated with the reasons for query so that others can follow up if the person is not available. This covers a large number of group companies and will predominantly be in 5 currencies (GBP, Euros, USD, Singapore Dollars and Hong Kong Dollars);
• Ensuring that items in query are dealt with promptly and that the underlying causes are addressed to avoid recurrence;
• Maintaining a query log which is circulated to management on a weekly basis;
• Checking and processing employee expenses to ensure compliance with the company's Expenses Policy;
• Acting as the main contact for allocated employees and suppliers
• Chasing up supplier statements and reconciling on a monthly basis.
• Ensuring that missing invoices are chased up promptly and all credits are taken as soon as possible;
• Creating combined payment runs for suppliers and employees to agreed deadlines
• Creating bank payments in online banking software
• Dealing with bank reconciliation queries;
• Accurately setting up new suppliers and employees;
• Providing telephone support and onsite training for non-Finance staff on expenses and purchase orders;
• Support on overseas and group audit, collaborating with group auditors to ensure efficient year end audit and compliance with all relevant accounting standards and regulations.
• Supporting the rest of the team to ensure all deadlines and requests for ad-hoc information are met

Profile

To be successful for this role you will need;

• Excellent communication skills, with the ability to understand issues and communicate clearly with non-Finance staff;
• Computer literate with basic Excel skills. Previous knowledge of Sage 200 would be an advantage.
• Flexibility - This is a fast-paced environment where the workload fluctuates through the year so the person must be able to vary their approach to ensure that they achieve the required results. Additional hours and travel to the other offices may be required
• Prioritisation - It is essential that the person can appropriately prioritise work and keep their manager informed of any potential issues so that there is time to take corrective action.
• Solution-orientated with a proactive "can do" attitude, working with a sense of pace and urgency, when required. Also, a willingness to delve into the detail to ensure that the source of any issues is identified and tackled rather than just dealing with the symptoms.
• Team Player - Although the person will have clearly assigned responsibilities it is important that they view themselves as part of the Purchase Ledger team and the wider Finance team to both give and accept help when required.

Job Offer

Temp to perm opportunity, excellent salary, flexible working hours/arrangements, share options, pension scheme