Purchase Ledger Assistant - Stansted, United Kingdom - Alcohols Limited

Alcohols Limited

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Stansted, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

Purchase Ledger Assistant
Alcohols Limited is a chemical distribution company which was formed in 1955 as a subsidiary of The Palmer Group. It is a private family company founded in 1805 which is still family owned today.

Currently our Head Office is in Hertfordshire, with storage and distribution sites in London and the West Midlands although we are building a new £22m facility in Rugby which will be opening later in 2023.

This role will primarily be based in our Head Office near to Stansted Airport.

The role is offered on a full time 6 month Fixed Term Contract but part time hours could be considered

The Opportunity
The Purchase Ledger Assistant is responsible for the effective processing and payment of all supplier invoices.

What you will contribute

Input all suppliers invoices in a timely manner
Where relevant match invoice to purchase orders and check the pricing, receipting and coding of invoices
Set up of new supplier accounts and maintaining existing account details
Reconcile supplier statements and resolve supplier queries
Act first point of contact for all relevant enquiries
Check payment run proposals if required
File and scan invoices
Authorise purchase requisitions
Support the rest of the accounts team as requested
Ensure a proactive approach to Health, Safety and Environment role modeling appropriate behaviours to set departmental standards

What you will bring

Good overall understanding of relevant business processes and systems
Nurtures peer relationships and crossfunctional working
Has a proactive and "can do" attitude and acts in such a way to inspire peers
Is a teamplayer, working well in a group situation, responding well to requests from management and peers
Well organised and prioritises his/her daily, weekly and monthly work so as to ensure its effective completion within agreed deadlines
Able to follow processes and instructions accurately and efficiently
Mature and composed under pressure with the ability to handle stress well, without showing frustration or irritation
Develops good working relationships with superiors and actively seeks ways to support them
Customer focussed, with drive to provide good service to external and internal customers
Quick to learn and flexible to carry out a range of tasks
Ability to communicate effectively, in written or verbal forms, at all levels within the organisation and externally
Attention to detail
Demonstrable experience working as part of an Accounts Team,
Experience of posting transactions to accounting and other systems and of associated functions such as credit control. Experience of working effectively with ERP and finance systems would be beneficial
Good Health & Safety awareness and appreciation