Accounts Assistant in Leighton Buzzard - NLB Solutions

NLB Solutions are working with a local business based in Leighton Buzzard that are looking for an Accounts Assistant that is able to run the purchase ledger function for the team. The role is 50% purchase ledger and the rest support the credit control function and some administration. Reporting into the Accountant, this will work alongside another Accounts Assistant.

The role is to work in the office and cover a 40 hours week that will be wither 8am to 5pm. With parking and nice offices, the business are keen for the new person to settle in quickly and be part of a close knit team.

Duties:

Purchase Ledger

• Register purchase invoices upon receipt
• Monitoring of accounts e-mail address
• Match purchase invoices with goods in notes / purchase orders
• Code and post purchase invoices into BC software
• Pass invoices to mangers for approval
• Set up payment runs for management approval
• Coding and posting of weekly expenses claims
• Reconciling supplier statements, dealing with queries, disputing invoices etc.
• Monthly reconciliation of company credit card statements

Credit Control

• Weekly bank reconciliations
• Assist credit controller where required in collecting debts, providing copy sales invoices, looking into queries etc.
• Maintenance of petty cash tin and journals etc.

Person Spec:

• AAT Qualified or studier (ideally)
• One year experience in a similar role
• Good communicator
• IT literate
• Well organised and high level of accuracy