Accounts Assistant

Are you ready for a new challenge? Do you have a head for numbers, a good eye for detail and an analytical mind? If so, come and join our finance team at Parry & Evans, Welshpool, Powys.

Hours: Monday – Friday 8am-4.30pm (40 hr week)

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Pay: £26,000 – £28,000 per year

Overview of the role:

As the Accounts Assistant in our Finance Team you will be responsible for the day-to-day operation and maintenance of the end to end sales and purchase ledger process including management of the debtor book and credit control process. You will ensure that each transaction runs smoothly, efficiently, accurately and to deadline by following company procedures, compliance and legalities.

What we’ll need from you:

• You must have previous experience in a Sales & Purchase ledger environment reconciling invoices and accounts
• Strong background in credit control
• Excellent attention to detail to spot errors and inaccuracies
• Good working knowledge of Excel
• Previous experience of using Sage 50
• Ability to undertake and create analytical reports

What you’ll get from us:

• Pension scheme – you contribute using salary sacrifice (true cost is less due to Income Tax and NI relief) and Parry & Evans contribute too
• Discretionary bonus based on company performance
• Rewards Scheme with access to hundreds of fantastic offers and discounts
• Employee Assistance programme for you and your immediate family members
• Weekday hours Monday-Friday 8.00am-4.30pm (40 hours)
• Award-Winning Employer – as a family run business we have strong family values and we are passionate about our people!

What you’ll be doing as our Accounts Assistant:

The main tasks of this role include, but are not limited to:

• Processing a high volume of sales & purchase invoices and credit notes and ensuring they are appropriately authorised, correctly coded and posted to Sage 50.
• Using the companies stock control/weighbridge software to reconcile invoices.
• Managing the supplier self-bill process; ensuring self-bill agreements are regularly reviewed, properly authorised and the monthly self-bill payment run is completed on time.
• Ensuring that all purchases are compliant with the company PO and authorisation process.
• Regularly reviewing the disputes listing and resolving queries in a timely manner for both sales and purchase ledgers.
• Regularly conducting supplier statement reconciliations.
• Timely management of the credit control process in accordance with designated customer payment terms with strict adherence to company debtor KPIs.
• Completing the weekly BACS payment run following management approval, ensuring that all suppliers are paid within agreed time frames in line with our payment policy and remittance notifications forwarded.
• Uploading of files and payment instructions through online banking services where applicable with strict adherence to cut off.
• Timely processing of employee expenses where applicable.
• Management and balancing of the company credit card expenditure where applicable.
• Provide support by producing key reports and journals for month-end and year-end accounting.
• Abiding by Data Protection Act 1998 and General Data Protection Regulation 2018.
• Ad hoc analysis and reconciliation duties requested by the Financial Controller as required.
• Any other reasonable task as directed by Manager.

Progression with Parry & Evans:

We develop and invest in the people that work for us. Founded in 1961 we have grown over the years to establish ourselves as an award-winning recycling business that covers the length and breadth of Wales, the Midlands and the North-West England. This is a fantastic opportunity to join our success story as an Accounts Assistant and strengthen our team.

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Please note: We interview as soon as we have applications that look like a good match, so please apply as soon as possible. No agencies please.

Parry & Evans is an equal opportunities employer that strictly prohibits unlawful discrimination. We recruit, employ, train, compensate, and promote without regard to an individual’s race, colour, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, national origin/ancestry, age, mental/physical disability, medical condition, marital status, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

Benefits:

• Company pension
• On-site parking

Schedule:

• Monday to Friday

Ability to commute/relocate:

Welshpool, SY21 7DF: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

Experience:

• Purchase ledger: 1 year (required)
• Accounts payable: 1 year (required)