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Accounts Payable & Receivable Assistant (FT / PT)

Job description

​A great opportunity to join an expanding business based in Harrogate working as part of the transactional finance function in an Accounts Payable / Receivable position.

This is a highly flexible appointment with both Full Time and Part Time work patterns available along with hybrid working (2 home working days and 3 office working days).

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Duties and responsibilities include:

  • Responsible for the day-to-day management of Accounts Payable and Receivable for 3 – 4 operating companies as determined by the Procurement to Pay Lead.

  • To ensure that the purchase and sales ledgers are operated accurately, efficiently and to agreed timescales, posting supplier/customer invoices timely and accurately.

  • To set up new supplier and customer accounts and maintain existing account details within the purchase and sales ledgers.

  • Ensure that creditors are paid accurately and on time.

  • Ensure that customers are invoiced correctly, and debts are collected by payment due dates.

  • Responsibility for credit control of your specifically assigned companies.

  • Fortnightly payment runs, undertaking satisfactory checks to ensure the correct payments are made to the right creditors.

  • Undertake periodic aged creditor and debtor reviews with the Procure to Pay Lead monthly including review of key supplier reconciliations.

  • •Use initiative to review and make suggestions to improve processes and procedures in relation accounting systems, reconciliation processes and procedures

  • To carry out any other duties that may reasonably be required in line with your main duties.

  • We would be keen to hear from candidates with the following skills and experience:

  • Previous experience of working within Accounts Payable and Receivable.

  • Excellent communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to build relationships at all levels, both internal and external to the company.

  • High level of accuracy and excellent attention to detail.

  • The ability to work autonomously and as part of a wider team, managing a diverse workload with a hands-on approach.

  • The ability to work flexibly and to deliver to tight deadlines.

  • IT literate with intermediate / advance Excel skills.

Immediate interviews are available for suitable applicants, if you are looking for a move in the Harrogate area please don’t hesitate to get in touch for a chat in more detail or apply here directly!

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Sharp Consultancy is a finance and accountancy recruitment specialist assisting accounting and finance divisions of businesses in the Yorkshire and Derbyshire area. With over 30 years' experience we pride ourselves on sourcing excellent finance professionals across all divisions of an accounts function.

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Candidates must be eligible to work in the UK full time without restriction. To apply please send your CV to the e-mail address stated, quoting our reference and specifying which website you saw this position advertised on. Due to the high volume of applications, we receive it is not always possible to respond to unsuccessful applicants. Therefore, if we have not responded to your application within seven days, please note that on this occasion your application has not been successful.

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