Finance Assistant
As a Finance Assistant, you will be responsible for managing the purchase ledger and credit control process efficiently.
Your primary duties will include:
Key Responsibilities
- Purchase Ledger responsibility for one company
- Filing & matching delivery notes and purchase orders
- Sending copies of PODs to customers who require copies before making payment
- Scanning supplier PODs, saving them in the accounting system, and Filing them
- Statement reconciliation
- Invoice matching
- Payment entry and matching within accounting system
- Entry and reconciliation of invoices into purchase ledger system
- Dealing with supplier queries, payment requests via email and telephone
- Chase supplier invoices by telephone, email, and letter
Monitor debtor balances and ensure timely payments - Raising customer invoices on a timely, accurate basis
- Monitoring customer debt, and following up on unpaid invoices
- Dealing with customer invoicing queries
- Ideally, proficiency in QuickBooks, Xero, Sage, or similar accounting software
- Ad-hoc duties
The Successful Applicant:
- Sound planning and organisational skills
- Excellent interpersonal skills, including strong written and verbal communication.
- Strong IT skills specifically Microsoft Excel.
- The ability to work in a team and individually
- Systematic, methodical approach to work with the ability to prioritise tasks.
- Good attention to detail
- Excellent problem-solving skills.
- Highly motivated to work using own initiative. Can-do attitude.
- Comfortable taking and making calls
Package and Benefits
- £25,000 P.A
- Pension
- 20 Days Annual leave Plus 8 Bank Holiday
- Sick pay Scheme
- Onsite Free Parking, Tea and Coffee Etc. ( Not really a benefit but nice to have)
- Other company benefits
- Pay: £25 – 28k per year, depending on applicant
- Expected hours: 40 per week
Schedule:
- Day shift
- Monday to Friday, 9am – 5pm
- No weekends
- Liverpool L9 6DX: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)
Experience:
- Purchase ledger: 1 year (required)
- Work authorisation:
- United Kingdom (required)
- Work Location: In person
Selection process:
Selected candidates will be invited to an MS Teams meeting for a structured interview, likely to be 30mins with an opportunity for candidate questions
Candidates selected for the second stage will be invited to the site, to see the work environment and meet potential colleagues in person. Another short structured interview will take place with some scenario-based questions.
It is unlikely that there will be further stages
How to Apply
Please send your CV and covering letter to Ashley Morgan amorgan@aintreeplastics.co.uk
Please state in the subject the name of the position that you are applying for, highlight any relevant skills or experience you may have, and why you are interested in this position.
The successful applicant will be selected based on their skills & experience, and interviews will be used in the selection process. A six month probation period must be successfully completed to hold the position permanently.
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