Jackson Hogg are delighted to be working alongside a manufacturing organisation in Sunderland on the appointment of a Finance Assistant.
Responsibilities:
Accounts Payable:
- To review invoice queries and resolve, liaising with both suppliers and shared service centre
- To assist in the reconciliation of ledger accounts to vendors' statements within the time scales laid down by the company.
- To assist with vendor queries and liaising with internal departments where necessary to clear outstanding issues before the next month end.
- Review receipted reports and ensure other departments are maintaining the system timely.
- To maintain the purchase order book on a daily basis and produce.
- Issuing monthly supplier debit notes for Returns and Quality issues.
Month End Preparation:
- To assist in the preparation of Intercompany account reconciliation in a timely manner to meet month end reporting deadlines.
- Maintain Month End journal register and journal processing.
- Produce PO Accrual and prepare journal.
- Responsible for preparation of prepayments, accruals and ad hoc journals ready for review.
- To complete Balance Sheet reconciliations in accordance with SOX requirements.
- Review aged ACP, ACR, Debit notes, GRNI and Purchase orders and clear where possible.
- Ad hoc analysis as requested by Management Accountant and Financial Controller.
Other Duties:
- To process ACR invoices in a timely manner and reconcile entries to the general ledger.
- To maintain manual PO trackers and raise ACR Invoices for trial/ one off deliveries each week.
- Ensure Delivery Summaries' are kept up to date.
- Maintain and reconcile ESS accruals system.
- To report production scrap on a weekly basis.
- Maintain trackers e.g. Utilities, freight, waste etc...
- Assist with SOX testing.
- Maintain selling price list and update with any changes.
- To review, improve and document processes within the area of responsibility.
Experience required:
- An awareness of general accounting principles
- Experience in an accounts department.
- Computer literate in all MS applications - emphasis on Excel spreadsheet
- Finance related degree and/or be working towards a recognized accounting qualification.
- GCSE grade A-C in Maths and English or equivalent qualification