Location
Ipswich, Suffolk | United Kingdom
Job description
Ledger Clerk
Job Reference: 887300
Ipswich
£22,000 - £24,000 per annum
Are you a junior candidate looking to increase your skill set and to take on a role that will see you being a key element is a successful accounts team?
MacKenzie King are recruiting the role of Ledger Clerk for our returning client based in Great Blakenham. This is a great opportunity to kick start a career in finance in a role that will grow as you do. The successful candidate with be someone who is keen to gain experience, work to support others and play a key role in the team. Reporting directly to the Finance Manager the successful candidate will be responsible both legers as well as other duties such as the Purchase and Sales Ledgers, Credit Control, banking among other responsibilities.
Key tasks and responsibilities
- Processing of Supplier invoices, Expenses and Barclaycards, with a high level of accuracy. Supplier statement reconciliations and resolving queries.
- Daily management of the Purchase inbox, sending invoices for authorisation, Liaising with business purchasers to notifying suppliers of queries and resolve in a timely manner.
- Monthly intercompany recharges.
- Assist with the preparation of monthly Bacs payments to suppliers both GBP and currency.
- Assist with daily cash postings & allocations and investigating differences.
- Assist with daily Stock reconciliation and investigate differences, prepare correction journals.
- Assist with the daily bank reconciliation and complete full monthly bank reconciliations.
- Support the Credit control function with monthly Pre-chase and logging customer queries. This will involve chasing customer for outstanding debts by telephone.
- Support the month end process ensuring all transactions are posted and allocated by the close of period. Assist with running month end reports.
- Provide holiday cover for all team members to cover any tasks associated with the Finance Department function.
- Assist with Monthly reconciliations as development in the role and training permits.
- Other duties as requested by the Finance Manager to support the business needs.
Qualifications and experience
- This position requires someone with experience working in a Finance Department doing similar tasks, working towards a professional Finance qualification.
- Good phone manner, writing and customer service orientation.
- The person doing this role will have great investigative and problem solving skills.
- The person doing this role must be flexible, resilient, have a great attitude and enjoy working with colleagues to complete the work and solve problems.
- The person doing this role will be competent in Microsoft Office, Word and Excel but not expert.
- The person doing this role will have a basic knowledge of accounting principles.
- Excellent time management and organisational skills.
- This position requires someone with an ability to deal with large volumes effectively and efficiently.
- Training will be given where appropriate to help develop skill set.
Job tags
Salary
£22k - £24k per annum
