Accounts Assistant

**YOU MUST BE RESIDING IN THE UK CURRENTLY, HAVE UK BASED EXPERIENCE AND NOT REQUIRE A SPONSORSHIP TO APPLY FOR THIS POSITION, PLEASE OTHERWISE DO NOT APPLY AS YOUR APPLICATION WON’T BE PROCESSED**
You must meet all the ‘essential criteria’ also for your application to be considered.

Company details and job overview:

Kenton Black Finance have partnered with a values-led organisation in the Burnley area. This business are an award-winning group of companies who employ over 700 staff, and have been operating for over 20 years. They are now recruiting for an Accounts Assistant on a full-time basis for 6 months. You will work 36.25 hours per week, Monday to Friday, in a fast paced environment. Purchase ledger experience is essential. There is a possibility that this job will become permanent.

Your new role as the Accounts Assistant:

• Process creditor invoices via the accounts payable system and ensure payments are made on time
• Perform weekly payment runs, ensuring suppliers receive payments within agreed terms
• Raise and reconcile purchase orders and sales invoices for external customers
• Manage credit and debit balances, including handling credit card top-up requests
• Administer insurance claims and support the annual renewal process
• Handle property disposals related to Right to Buy and Right to Acquire schemes
• Post direct debit payments and housing benefit payments from councils onto our system
• Provide support and advice to internal and external stakeholders, resolving queries efficiently
• Ensure compliance with internal controls and maintain accurate financial records

Experience & Skills required to apply:

• Purchase ledger experience
• Able to work in a fast-paced environment
• Experience of working independently and to tight deadlines
• Proficiency in IT, including Microsoft Office, with an ability to use and develop Excel spreadsheets
• Familiarity with finance systems such as Open Accounts and Active H (not essential)
• Experience with sales ledger accounting processes (not essential)

Kenton Black Finance operate across the UK as a market leading recruitment partner, specialising in the attraction of finance talent across both permanent and interim requirements. With a team of dedicated experts, each with longevity operating in the finance arena, we maintain a proven track record and have established partnerships with businesses both large, small and those in their infancy. Market leaders, we provide recruitment solutions from entry level finance to directorship professionals. Operating from local offices in Manchester, Leeds, Liverpool, Birmingham, London, Aberdeen and Glasgow, Kenton Black Finance remain a dynamic and effective recruitment partner who represent and attract only the finest finance talent in the local area and across the UK.