Accounts Assistant - Purchase Ledger

Job description

  Location
London, Greater London
·  Salary
23500 £ - 24500 £ / Year
·  Category
Accountancy & Finance - Accounts Assistant
·  Job type
Permanent
·  External Reference
AAPLEA277
·  Industry
Banking and Financial Services

JOB TITLE: Accounts Assistant - Purchase Ledger Clerk

DEPARTMENT:Accounts

REPORT TO:Management Accountant (Reporting)

NORMAL HOURS:9am to 5pm

SUMMARY OF DUTIES:

To ensure that all postings to the nominal ledger are correct by maintaining control over the purchase ledger.

Daily

*To code/ check coding against P2P system and post all purchase invoices on date of receipt.
*To match all purchase invoices with the appropriate purchase order.
*To ensure that all invoices relating to another product are correctly posted through the inter-company accounts.
*To ensure that all invoices and back-up are scanned.
*To attend all queries from suppliers regarding their outstanding payments.
*Maintain proper filing for all invoices and written communication.
*To process daily intercompany transfers
*To assist management accountant with month end cost queries.
*To provide administrative support on P2P and maintain smooth running of the system

Monthly

*To prepare the SUN BACS run for all trade creditors.
*To review aged creditors in preparation for monthly meeting with the Management Accountant.
*To reconcile pre-payments for all the databases in SUN Accounts by maintaining a detailed Excel spreadsheet.
*To prepare the weekly postage journal with information provided by the Production Manager.

Ad Hoc

*To reconcile purchase ledger to creditor statements as and when required.
*To assist the Accounts Team with other ad-hoc duties as and when required.

REQUIREMENTS

*Good all round accounts experience.
*Flexibility, ability to communicate at all levels and ability to work under pressure are key personal attributes required for this position.
*Able to process high volumes of work whilst maintaining accuracy and paying attention to detail.
*Able to display a high level of concentration and demonstrate a methodical approach.
*It would be advantageous to have purchase ledger experience.
*Experience of SUN accounts, Q&A and P2P system would be advantageous. Adecco is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy. The Adecco Group UK & Ireland is an Equal Opportunities Employer.