Accounts Assistant - Milton Keynes

The Role:

We have an exciting opportunity for an experienced Accounts Assistant to join an established business based on the outskirts of Milton Keynes/ Bletchley on a full time basis.

Reporting to the Management Accountant and working within a great team, the ideal candidate will possess experience across a variety of transactional accounting duties with a focus on cash books and banking.

Duties to include:     

Assist with the maintenance of the Purchase Ledger for upwards of 15 sites

Online scanning & coding of circa, 500 invoices weekly into the Keyloop (Kerridge) Drive system

Daily downloads of invoices / credit notes from vehicle manufacturer systems

Matching invoices to electronic Goods Received Notes for payment approval

Dealing with supplier queries and liaising with internal departments to resolve issues

Assist with Monthly Supplier statement reconciliations for all accounts

Assist with the preparation of monthly BACS payment runs

Assist with the PL Month End Processes – ensuring all payments have been allocated, all documentation processed, accounts reconciled, and the PL agrees to the general ledger

Assist with the collation, posting and allocation of Cashbook’s and daily site banking receipts

Reconciliation of key vehicle debtor and creditor balance sheet accounts

Other ad-hoc tasks as required

Key Skills:

Good Understanding of Purchase Ledger functions

Experience with working with a significant volume of Purchase invoices, suppliers, and internal departments

Accuracy and attention to detail

Used to working to tight deadlines

Good Communication Skills

Team Player

Excel skills, experience of Motor Retail systems useful but not essential

The Package:

Salary up to £25,000 dependant on experience.

08:30-5:00 with 60 minutes for lunch. Flexible hours available.

If you believe you have the necessary knowledge, experience and enthusiasm to succeed in this position, then we would like to hear from you

To apply for this role and find out more details, please forward your CV to Josh Maitland, joshm@silcomrecruitment.com or call 02380 016174 in strict confidence.