Accounts Assistant Purchase Ledger

We're the largest schoolwear supplier in the UK. We're passionate about making every student look and feel great by producing sustainable, affordable, and desirable schoolwear of the highest quality and supporting retailers with the best industry-leading service.

What's the job

The key purpose of this role is to take an active part in ensuring the company's accounts payable records are processed timely and accurately. We currently have a team of three working on our purchase ledger and duties are split between them.

The successful applicant must have a natural ability with, and feel comfortable in, handling numbers. This individual should be self-motivated, able to show initiative and take pleasure in doing their work quickly, accurately and in a timely manner. Being able to act responsibly and work confidentially are essential requirements for this role and the successful applicant will need to be able to work effectively both independently and in a team.

Your tasks will look like this:

1. Matching, checking, processing and coding invoices into our accounting systems - Open Accounts and AX.
2. Reconciliation of supplier statements.
3. Setting up new supplier accounts and maintaining existing account details.
4. Reconciliation of Fuel receipts and other employee expenses.
5. Chase up and record employees private mileage claims ensuring that up to date HMRC records are used. Timely notifications to affected employees of any rate changes.
6. Monitoring of company utility spending and liaising with utility companies to resolve problems.
7. Liaising with various departments in the organisation to ensure resolution of supplier queries.
8. Being first point of contact for all relevant supplier enquiries.
9. Maintaining strong relationships with suppliers.
10. Solving invoice queries.
11. Assisting with other general accounting duties including reporting.
12. Filing and archiving of all documentation.

You will demonstrate the following attributes:

1. Preferred experience in a similar purchase ledger role but not essential.
2. Be able to work in a fast-paced environment.
3. Have excellent communication and organisation skills.
4. Be experienced with query resolution.
5. Be computer literate in Microsoft packages.
6. Have outstanding attention to detail.
7. Good team working skills.
8. Ability to work to deadlines.
9. Numerate/competent arithmetically.

Your working days and hours:

We have a 39 hour week (40 weeks in the summer, 38 in the winter) with no weekend work. Our hours are from 8:30am - 5pm with 30 minute lunch.

Your working location:

We are based in the lovely area of Altrincham, in a modern office with free parking and in walking distance of local shops.

Monkhouse is committed to supporting, developing and promoting equality of opportunity and diversity in all our business activity. We value different perspectives and believe that diversity makes us stronger. We aim to provide an inclusive culture, free from discrimination and based on the values of dignity, courtesy and respect. We believe that everyone has the right to be treated in accordance with these values.

This job description is a tool to help both the Company and the individual understand the main responsibilities of the role. It is not intended to be an exhaustive or complete list of all possible tasks. Everyone is expected to be flexible in their approach and to take on tasks as reasonably requested. The Company reserves the right to change the tasks and responsibilities of the role according to business need.

Please submit your application as directed on this website. If you have any questions or would like to discuss the role before applying please contact us at recruitment@banner.co.uk.

By submitting your application you agree to the retention of all information submitted through your application including contact details, CV, covering letter and interview notes for a maximum of one year from the date of your application.

Department Finance Locations Altrincham Yearly salary £25,396.8 Employment type Full-time Employment level Administrative

Our benefits Company pension, Free parking, Wellness programmes, Store discounts, Recruitment referral fee, Casual dress, Company events, Sick pay, Buy or sell your annual leave, Cycle to work scheme, Celebration leave, Early Friday Finish (off peak only)