A £15m business that is part of an international group and has an impressive blue-chip client base in the UK is looking for an Accounts Assistant to take sole responsibility for the purchase ledger in Manchester.

As an Accounts Assistant, your responsibilities will include:

Supplier account creation: creating supplier accounts in the company ERP system after having completed company checks.
Processing direct supplier invoices on a timely basis.
GRNI: monitoring the balances in the system and liaising with the purchasing team as and when to ensure the outstanding balances are reflective of the invoices outstanding.
GRNI: as part of the month-end process providing the Management Accountant with the outstanding GRNI for the month.
Processing indirect supplier invoices on a timely basis, after having obtained the appropriate authorisation and nominal coding from the relevant cost centre manager.
Providing the Management Accountant with accruals information based on invoices sent for authorisation that has not yet been returned approved.
Generating monthly payment runs on a timely basis.
Regular monthly supplier statement reconciliations to ensure that all invoices have been received and processed correctly on the system.
Ensuring that all intercompany recharges are correctly authorised, logged and accounted for as part of the month-end process.
Third-party and Intercompany purchases reconciliation: weekly financial reconciliation between the general ledger purchase balances and detailed product by product system downloads and investigations into any discrepancies.
Intercompany sales ledger and purchase ledger reconciliations.
Supporting procurement with any Adhoc analysis that could be required for generating cost-saving projects.
We are looking for an Accounts Assistant who has the following skills and experiences:

Studying for a recognised accountancy qualification (preferably having completed AAT3 or equivalent).
Strong attention to detail, high levels of accuracy, tenacity, focus and the ability to get things done.
The ability to communicate and interact across all levels of organisations both internally and externally.
Experience as a Purchase Ledger in a fast-paced environment.
As an Assistant, you will be working Monday-Friday, 09:00-17:00 and will receive a salary of £18,000 - £22,000 per annum along with 20 days holiday plus bank holidays.

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