The Purchase Ledger Administrator is responsible for processing supplier invoices, reconciling supplier accounts and providing information for payment batches on a timely basis and in an accurate manner, in accordance with company terms.

Duties will include:

• Ensuring that purchase ledger transactions are processed and carry out month end accounting procedures efficiently ensuring accounting records are up to date.
• Communicate to line management ideas for improvement, aimed at enhancing performance and efficiency at company, team and personal levels.
• Check accuracy of accruals to contracts.
• Manage own supplier accounts and be the main contact for queries and dealing with outcomes.
• Process high volume of invoices ensuring all invoices are allocated to reflect accurate costs.
• Ensure supplier statement reconciliations are carried out.
• Checking of supplier invoices as received, investigating and resolving variances from accrued amounts.
• Managing a selection of supplier accounts and ensuring that invoices are entered accurately, on a timely basis and paid to company terms.
• Preparation of invoices ready for payment.
• Manage supplier accruals for month end deadline.
• General accounts administration and non-routine payment processing.

As the successful candidate you must be able to demonstrate the following knowledge, skills and experience requirements:

• Previous experience of working in a high volume purchase ledger environment or experience as an accounts assistant.
• A high level of numeracy and data understanding/manipulation.
• Proven excel skills including v look ups and pivot tables would be advantageous.
• Excellent customer service skills as the supplier contact point.
• Able to work under pressure and meet deadlines with strong attention to detail.

Salary up to £28k plus benefits depending on skills and experience.

Our client is looking for an interim financial/management accountant who would be interested initially in a 6 month contract with the possibility of the role becoming permanent. This role would be ideal for someone looking to transition from practice to industry or already in a similar role, offering an excellent opportunity to apply and expand your accounting skills in a commercial environment.

Your day to day responsibilities would include:

• Produce timely and accurate monthly management accounts.
• Conduct month-end and year-end close processes.
• Perform account reconciliations and resolve discrepancies.
• Assist in budgeting and forecasting activities.
• Ensure compliance with relevant accounting regulations and tax laws.
• Support the preparation of year end accounts and liaise with external auditors.
• Complete quarterly VAT returns

As successful candidate, you will have a proven track record within the financial/management accounts environment with a strong understanding of accounting principles and their application.  The client is ideally looking for someone who has a professional accounting qualification with knowledge of IFRS and UK accounting standards. We need someone who is happy to roll their sleeves up and get stuck into anything that needs doing and to support the team in relation to catching up with a back log.

Excellent communication, presentation and interpersonal skills are essential. You will be open, engaging, have strength of character and also have a "can do" attitude. This is a fast-paced environment where the culture is one of getting stuck in, where required, to achieve the organisational objectives.

Salary up to c£45,000 (depending on skills and experience) plus benefits.

• Full management accounts preparation 
• Budgeting/forecasting 
• Cash flow forecasting 
• Review & commentary of variances
• Working capital management
• Product costing and cost management
• Training and developing team members
• Liaising with external auditors and assisting in all aspects of year end reporting
• Making recommendations for continuous improvement, constantly striving to improve efficiencies
• Highlighting any areas for improvement in relation to internal systems/processes

• ACA, ACCA or CIMA qualified 
• Ideally a minimum of 5 years post qualification experience 
• Knowledge of the whole financial workflow, and have ability to support any position to cover
• Advanced excel skills
  This is a fantastic opportunity to work for a leading and successful manufacturing business so if you are looking for a role where you can really add value and look to solve problems and make recommendations, this is the opportunity for you.  This is a fast paced role where no day will be the same, so adaptability and flexibility is really important.

Salary up to c£60k plus package