Are you an experienced Finance Assistant who is looking to work in a friendly and dynamic team?

BMC Accountancy and Finance are delighted to be working alongside an established business who are looking for an experienced Finance Assistant on a full time, permanent contract.

Working within a small but friendly and dynamic finance team, you will be responsible for overseeing the purchase ledger, credit control and general running of the finance operations for the business.

You will have good Excel skills (can do pivot tables) and preferably have experience on SAGE 50/100/200.

Hours can be flexibly worked around school runs etc and are 37.5 hours.

Job Duties include:

Entry of all supplier invoices on to purchase ledger (Sage50)
Reconciling purchase invoices to relevant purchase orders.
Rectify with suppliers any anomalies on invoices.
Update system where suppliers adjust pricing
Raising of PO’s to allow payment of supplier invoices for ad-hoc non PO related purchases (requires authorisation)
Reconciling supplier statements
Reconciling of petty cash and credit cards.
Sending all customer invoice on a daily basis.
Sending customer statements.
Communicating with customers to ensure invoices are received and approved to ensure timely payments are made.
Debt collection / Credit Control.
Taking credit card payments over the telephone.
Following up overdue invoices as required.
Allocating customer and supplier payments.
First port of contact for all customer and supplier queries.
Handing all general accounts administration.
General Administration & reporting support to other areas of the business. Skills:

AAT Level 3 or higher (desirable)
Sage Software experience (desirable)
Intermediate Excel and Word skills (essential)
Strong communication and organisation skills
Experience of using Outlook
Ability to accept and encourage evolving processes; looking for better, more efficient ways to work
Good telephone manor
Time management and organisational skills
To enjoy working as part of a lively and hardworking team