Accounts Clerk

We are currently recruiting for an Accounts Clerk to join the finance team of an established and successful organisation.

Reporting to the Financial Controller, this is a varied role supporting both the Accounts Receivable and Accounts Payable functions, ensuring financial information is accurate, timely and maintained to a high standard.

This would suit an organised and detail-focused finance professional who enjoys working across a broad range of accounting duties and is confident communicating with colleagues, customers and suppliers.

Key Responsibilities:

• Preparing, raising and sending sales invoices and credit notes via customer portals and email
• Maintaining accounts receivable schedules and sales day book
• Maintaining accurate customer accounts and records
• Managing credit control and contacting customers to resolve outstanding payments
• Liaising with internal colleagues to investigate and resolve account queries
• Assisting with month-end reporting, including cash flow forecasting
• Setting up supplier accounts and verifying supplier bank details
• Completing credit applications
• Processing and verifying incoming supplier invoices
• Matching invoices against purchase orders and delivery notes
• Preparing and executing BACS and manual payment runs
• Reconciling supplier statements and resolving discrepancies
• Maintaining accurate accounts payable records and filing systems
• Supporting the wider finance team with ad-hoc duties as required

About you:

• Experienced in a similar accounts or finance role
• Highly organised with excellent attention to detail
• Numerate and confident working with financial information
• A strong communicator, both verbally and in writing
• Comfortable liaising with people at different levels across a business
• Able to manage their own workload and work proactively
• A reliable team player who can also work independently
• Effective at managing time and meeting deadlines

Benefites:

• Salary of £25,000 – £28,000 DOE
• Part time Monday to Friday 9:30-3pm
• Hybrid working after probation
• Opportunities to develop your accounting and finance experience

Due to the large number of applications we receive, we may not be able to respond to every applicant. If you have not heard from us within two weeks, please consider your application for the currently advertised position unsuccessful. However, we may contact you regarding other suitable roles. We want to emphasize that no wording in this advertisement is intended to discriminate based on gender, marital status, race, religion, ethnicity, age, disability, or sexual orientation. All candidates will be evaluated solely on their merits, qualifications, and ability to fulfil the responsibilities of the role. Recruitment Solutions (NW) LTD operates as an employment agency for both permanent recruitment and temporary placements.