Accounts Assistant | £26,000 - £28,000 | Preston | Broad and varied role | Excellent benefitsAxon Moore are pleased to be working alongside a highly-valued client as they look to recruit an experienced Accounts Assistant / Purchase Ledger Clerk to their dynamic team. This role is well suited to an enthusiastic and hard-working individual with good AP experience and high-levels of attention to detail who is keen to make an impact in a growing organisation. Key Responsibilities and Duties:

• Daily maintenance of invoice scanning & processing system
• Importing purchase invoices onto system
• Allocating invoices to the correct account and nominal ledger code
• Posting invoices and ensuring they agree to accruals
• Monthly review of unreceived cost reports to check for issues
• Unallocated cash reviews
• Ensure purchase invoices are received on a timely basis
• Chase for timely approval of invoices and ensure appropriate action is taken if unable to authorise, i.e. contacting supplier
• Supplier statement reconciliations
• Weekly payment runs
• Complete and circulate the daily banking calendar ensuring that historic transactions leave the bank on time to ensure correct forecasting
• Prepare and circulate weekly internal cost analysis reports to department managers to help with forecasting and cost control
• Manage the Accounts inbox and responding to any queries
• Ad-hoc tasks as requested by manager

Required Skills and Experience:

• At least 2 years’ experience within a similar role
• Experience of complex reconciliations
• Able to develop and maintain good internal and external working relationships
• Able to efficiently manage a high-volume workload
• Good IT and MS Excel skills
• Proactive, self-motivated and organised
• Able to work efficiently both independently and collaboratively

Benefits:

• 9am – 6pm w/ 1 hour lunch (flexible hours)
• 25 days’ annual leave + bank holidays
• Birthday off
• Discounts
• Company pension scheme
• Life assurance
• Childcare voucher scheme
• Incentives and rewards
• Free tickets to local and national events
• Staff social events
• Free on-site parking