Assistant Accountant
$32,000–$34,000 year
On-siteRochdale, England, United Kingdom
Job Summary
Process and post supplier invoices accurately by matching them to supporting documentation and managing unposted invoice logs. Prepare, generate, and review aged creditors reports while supporting bi-monthly payment runs and issuing remittances. Perform supplier statement reconciliations, maintain banking information within Epicor ERP, and post journals for general ledger analysis. Support month-end activities including accruals, GRNI balance reviews, and balance sheet reconciliations. Assist with annual external audits, stock takes, and credit limit reviews, while documenting Standard Operating Procedures.
Required Qualifications
- A minimum of 3 to 5 years' experience within a finance function
- significant Accounts Payable responsibility
- Proven experience managing the end-to-end purchase ledger process
- Experience preparing and reviewing supplier payment runs, including BACS, CHAPS and international payments
- Strong experience performing supplier statement reconciliations and resolving complex invoice discrepancies
- Experience supporting month-end and year-end close processes, including accruals and prepayments
- Experience posting journals and reconciling balance sheet accounts
- Experience supporting working capital management activities
- Experience preparing VAT information and supporting HMRC compliance requirements
- Experience supporting external audits through the provision of accurate financial information
- Demonstrable success in improving Accounts Payable processes, controls and efficiencies
- Experience working with ERP or accounting systems, ideally Epicor
- Advanced Microsoft Excel skills, including PivotTables
- Advanced Microsoft Excel skills, including XLOOKUP/VLOOKUP
- Advanced Microsoft Excel skills, including SUMIFS
- Data analysis and reporting
- Strong analytical, reconciliation and problem-solving skills
- Excellent attention to detail and a high level of accuracy
- Ability to identify process improvements and implement more efficient ways of working
- Strong organisational skills with the ability to prioritise competing deadlines and manage a varied workload
- Excellent communication skills with the confidence to build relationships and liaise effectively with suppliers, stakeholders and senior colleagues
- A proactive and collaborative approach to work
- Strong investigative and problem-solving capabilities
- Comfortable working within a growing and evolving engineering business environment
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