Job Description

We are currently working with a Public Sector organisation based in the Birmingham area who are looking for an experienced Assistant Accountant with AP & AR experience to join their busy but friendly team on an interim basis.

Duration: – 3 months initially with very likely extension

Rate: Up to £17ph Umbrella

Location: Birmingham

The client is looking for someone who can start ASAP

Responsibilities:

• Accounts receivable duties:
• Daily reconciliations of bank accounts to cash statements
• Code transactions for journals
• Investigate & correctly code to the general ledger any miscellaneous transactions
• Generate sales invoices using Business World
• Close paid invoices on Business World
• Answer customers/supplier queries (email/Phone)
• Travel centre income reconciliations
• Accounts payable duties:
• Analyse company credit cards & involved in journaling the transactions onto Business World
• Weekly supplier payment runs (twice weekly)
• Supplier statement reconciliation - the use of V-lookup on excel
• Suspense account reconciliation
• Assist with month end close - used pivot tables for reports
• Raise cheques on Business World to pay suppliers
• Raise foreign payments
• Input purchase invoices to correct codes (P&L, VAT, & Cost centre codes)
• Scan supplier invoices onto Business World
• Deal with all filing for Accounts receivable & payable

There may also be the opportunity for the successful applicant to expand their duties into other areas, so it is a great opportunity to progress.

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities