Accounts Clerk - Porth, United Kingdom - Ensinger Ltd

Description

Ensinger Machine Parts Limited is part of the Ensinger UK Machining Division. We are market leaders in the manufacture of precision machined plastic components. We are a key supplier into some of the UK's leading medical, life science, aerospace, Formula 1 and technology companies. The company is part of an international organisation and a market leader in the manufacture and distribution of engineering thermoplastics.


Purpose of the role:

The Accounts Clerk is responsible for controlling the day to day running of both Sales and Purchase Ledgers of Ensinger Machined Parts Ltd, ensuring all ledgers balance to enable the Group Accountant to produce timely and accurate monthly accounts.

Scope & Relationships:

Reporting to the Group Financial Controller, you will work as part of a team within the centralised Accounts function, providing support to Managers and colleagues across the Ensinger Group.

Main Responsibilities & Accountabilities:

• Ensuring all purchase invoices are matched correctly with purchase orders and goodsreceived notes, and that all relevant invoices are sent for authorisation to Managers.
• Regularly enter all purchase invoices and credit notes on to Unity.
• Regularly check credit card statements against receipts, dealing with any queries, and escalating any discrepancies to the Group Financial Controller.
• Setting up new supplier accounts whilst also ensuring that all details for current supplier and customer accounts are consistently updated and relevant.
• Maintaining cashbooks for both purchase and sales ledgers, confirming that all payments from the bank statements are posted on to Unity daily.
• Processing any sales ledger credit notes, obtaining Management authorisation and passing all relevant information to the Quality and Improvements Manager.
• Executing controls for the maintenance of accounting and computerbased systems for recording sales ledger remittances, confirming correct allocation to the sales ledger.
• Preparing a BACS run each month ensuring payments are made to the terms agreed with suppliers, and prepare international payment orders for suppliers who are based overseas.
• Preparing remittances for all supplier payments.
• Responsibility for the process of opening new customer accounts in machine parts division.
• Assisting all team members to answer telephone calls into the accounts department in a professional manner.
• Maintaining and controlling all credit control information, producing a list of overdue aged debts sending letters monthly and placing accounts onstop where necessary.
• After monthend the purchase accruals list must be written up and include all invoices and delivery notes which have not been actioned.
• Ensure all petty cash is accounted for, prepare and post the journal on to Unity on a monthly basis (if applicable to job).

Essential Experience:

• Prior experience of both sales and purchase ledger, ideally obtained within a large Company.
• Previous experience of using a computerized accounting system.
• Excellent Excel skills.

Personal Profile:

• Precise attentiontodetail skills and numerical accuracy with strong data entry and analytical skills.
• Strong organizational skills and the ability to prioritise and work flexibly to achieve deadlines.

The ability to work autonomously and as part of a team.


Salary:
From £25,000.00 per year


Benefits:

• Company pension
• Cycle to work scheme
• Free parking
• Gym membership
• Health & wellbeing programme
• Life insurance
• Referral programme

Schedule:

• Monday to Friday

Ability to commute/relocate:

• Porth, CF39 8JQ: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

Education:

• GCSE or equivalent (preferred)

Experience:

• Administrative experience: 1 year (preferred)

Work Location:
In person