Assistant Accountant - Birmingham, United Kingdom - Counted Recruitment

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    Join a top tier law firm, in Birmingham City Centre

    About the Business

    An opportunity to be a Accounts Assistant for an excellent services business in Birmingham City Centre. The business is ranked #1 in their industry which operates all over the UK. The company is growing and have a large function to be a part of, and really look after their staff

    Main Duties:

    As a Accounts Assistant, your main duties include:

    • Review and process supplier invoices (including intercompany), ensuring accurate recording and coding of transactional data and adherence to authorisation guidelines.
    • Conduct reconciliation of supplier statements and review aged creditors report.
    • Contact suppliers via email to request statements of account, ensuring all costs are accounted for.
    • Manage supplier payment requests submitted to headquarters, verifying budget allocations for expenditure.
    • Timely allocation of settlement payments for court cases and investigation of queries.
    • Handle payment and invoice queries from internal and external stakeholders.
    • Compile and obtain approval for supplier payment runs, and prepare and submit supplier remittances as needed.
    • Assist in the monthly closure of the purchase ledger.
    • Perform monthly purchase ledger reconciliation for inclusion in the balance sheet.
    • Match supplier delivery notes with invoices.
    • File and archive purchase orders and invoices.