Purchase Ledger Assistant - Brackley, United Kingdom - Avara Foods

Avara Foods

Verified Company

Brackley, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

Posted by:

Tom O´Connor

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Description

About the Role:

The role

Purpose of the role:

As an Accounts Payable Assistant, you will: accurately process supplier invoices, ensure that invoices are paid within required timescales and any queries are resolved as quickly as possible.

No previous experience of working as an Accounts Payable Assistant is required as full training will be provided.

Your key responsibilities as Accounts Payable Assistant will include:

Ensuring invoices are processed accurately within payment terms
Matching invoices to purchase orders and goods receipts
Making enquiries where there are discrepancies and following up to ensure those queries are resolved
Obtaining approvals and account codes for nonPO invoices, and processing for payment
Ensuring VAT is accurately entered
Performing reconciliations of supplier statements to balances on the computer system
Processing Agriculture Team and Mill invoices, as required
Processing utility bill payments, as required

What we are looking for:

Ability to work on own initiative to prioritise own workload
Excellent numerical skills, with a high level of accuracy
Excellent communication skills and a confident telephone manner
Understanding of the fundamentals of Accounts Payable
Desirable
Comfortable working without supervision
Excellent organisational & problemsolving skills
Ability to work under pressure
Computer literate with a good knowledge of Microsoft, including Excel and Outlook

Matching invoices to purchase orders in Oracle accounting system

Required to collect and sort post on allocated days.

Hybrid working.

Initial 2 week training in the office.