Accounts Assistant

Consult KA; Wrexham; Hybrid; GBP 30,000; Full time

Job summary

A successful manufacturing business is seeking an Accounts Assistant in Wrexham to manage the sales ledger and accounts payable. The role requires supporting a busy finance team in processing vendor invoices and ensuring timely cash receipts. Candidates should have strong attention to detail, experience in finance, and the ability to resolve customer queries effectively. This position offers a supportive environment with hybrid working options and a competitive salary of £30k.

Benefits

25 days holiday + bank holidays

1pm finish on Fridays

Hybrid working options

Qualifications

• Experience in finance administration or a similar role.
• Ability to manage a high-volume workload.
• Confidence in liaising with internal and external teams.

Responsibilities

• Manage sales ledger and accounts payable functions.
• Ensure timely posting of cash receipts.
• Input invoices and respond to customer queries.
• Generate monthly statements and process vendor invoices.
• Reconcile supplier statements and resolve queries.

Skills

Detail-oriented

Cash receipts management

Invoice processing

Customer query resolution

SAP experience

Supplier statement reconciliation

Positive working relationships

Fast-paced environment management

Tools

SAP

Job description

Accounts Assistant

This business offers benefits such as 25 days holiday + bank holidays, 1pm finish on Fridays and hybrid working.

If you are an experienced Finance Administrator, Purchase Ledger Clerk or Sales ledger Clerk with a proven background in working within a fast paced, motivated team and business, then read on…

Consult KA have partnered with a successful manufacturing business on the recruitment of this new role within the Finance team. They have a strong UK and Global customer base and are well known within their field of expertise and seek a dependable Accounts Assistant or Ledger Clerk to become a key part of their Finance team.

With the full support of the company’s Financial Controller and wider finance team, the Accounts Assistant will be tasked with taking responsibility for the sales ledger and being a part of an accounts payable team that manages an extremely busy purchase ledger function.

This business offers you the opportunity to work hybrid with a maximum of two days working from home with a positive and supportive culture.

What we need from you

A detailed orientated person who can support the business in handling multiple tasks and a high-volume workload on a daily basis across both sales ledger and purchase ledger. Someone who is confident liaising with various internal departments and those external to the business.

What you need to succeed

Experience of and the ability to…

• Ensure cash receipts are posted in a timely manner and remittances are allocated daily
• Input of invoices into the system
• Respond to customer queries and liaising with the customer teams to ensure quick rectification
• Generate and sending statements monthly
• Process vendor invoices into SAP, match invoices with purchase orders and receiving reports
• Parked Invoice management and resolution - ensure issues are chased and participate in active resolution to all queries
• Facilitate approval of vendor invoices for payment at the appropriate authorisation level.
• Reconcile supplier statements and proactively close out issues
• Share management of the accounts payable inbox once a week
• Work in a fast-paced environment and be confident managing multiple currencies
• Monitor reports received per the three-way match system ensuring accurate PO numbers
• Ability to foster positive working relationships with both internal departments and external customers.

Essential Details

Position: Accounts Assistant

Location: Wrexham

Salary: £30k

If you are a motivated and passionate Finance professional looking to grow your career within an industry leading organisation, then introduce yourself to Kerri-Ann Hargreaves at Consult KA on 01782 446433 or via [e-mail] who would be happy to share further information.