Accounts Assistant

Your new company I am delighted to be supporting a successful and expanding business, based in Preston, in the recruitment of a newly created Accounts Assistant. With a strong reputation for delivering developments across the North West and an exciting growth trajectory, this is an excellent opportunity to join a stable and forward-thinking business that can offer both variety and long-term career development. Your new role In your new role as Accounts Assistant, you will become an integral part of a small, supportive finance team, taking responsibility for the day-to-day transactional accounting function. The role will have a strong focus on purchase ledger and sales ledger activities, ensuring invoices are processed accurately and efficiently whilst maintaining strong financial controls across the business. Your responsibilities will include managing the purchase ledger process from receipt of invoices through to payment, matching invoices to purchase orders and delivery notes before processing them onto Sage. You will also be responsible for raising and posting sales invoices, reconciling supplier statements, processing subcontractor payment certificates and issuing remittance advice to suppliers. In addition, you will undertake weekly bank reconciliations and assist with payment runs, ensuring suppliers are paid accurately and on time. As you establish yourself within the role, there will be opportunities to support wider finance activities, including assisting with ..... full job details .....