Accounts Assistant

MacKenzie King are recruiting an Accounts Assistant for a trusted client to help grow their already strong team. The Accounts Assistant will work as part of the team that process incoming supplier invoices, prepare payment runs and the reconciliation of supplier accounts. The Accounts Assistant will also be the primary finance contact point for suppliers, ensuring enquiries are handed in a timely and professional manner. The Accounts Assistant will report to the Purchase Ledger Manager and be part of an established and supportive team.

Duties & Responsibilities:

• Supplier cost checking & transaction matching
• Supplier invoice query handling
• Supplier statement reconciliation
• Preparation of data for invoices integration for payment processing
• Building strong day to day relationships with external suppliers and internal commercial team

Key Skills & Attributes:

• Previous Accounts Payable experience required
• Strong Excel skills including VLOOKUP and Pivot tables
• Good communicator: able to use the appropriate channel of communication
• Well organised: good at prioritising tasks and time management
• Problem solving and being able to think laterally and logically
• Be able to analyse and work with large quantities of data
• Team player essential to collaborate, learn, share and coach
• Minimum 5 GCSEs A*-C (incl. Maths and English) or equivalent
• Further education qualifications and accounting training (A level or equivalent) useful