Job Title: Accounts Assistant
Location: Milton Keynes
Salary: Competitive
Job type: Full Time – Permanent
About Us:
At Gosh! we’re obsessed with real food – back to basics, natural, great tasting food. Gifted from Mother Nature, gently processed and given back to consumers in a convenient format.
Too many foods are highly processed and are slowly harming us … and the environment.
We take our responsibility as manufacturers seriously and are striving to help influence change for good.
Gosh is on an exciting journey to help even more consumers lead a healthier plant-based diet! We are passionate about turning simple vegetables and pulses into super tasty food with no added nasties!
An agile and entrepreneurial culture, with big business support under the ownership of Sonae, we have ambitious plans for growth within the plant-based category.
Sonae are a multi-national business, present in 60 countries and leader in food retail in their home country under the brand Continente.
The Role:
Reporting to the Assistant Accountant, you will be responsible for the day to day processing of the Company purchase ledger.
Main Responsibilities:
- Being the first point of contact for all relevant enquiries.
- Printing off invoices from email and various online systems – including but not limited to – EE, Anglian Water, UPS, BT, Plusnet.
- Processing stock invoices – Reconciling stock invoices with the appropriate goods received note, allocating to the appropriate Purchase Order held on Sage and raising any queries the Head of Supply Chain and/or Assistant Accountant.
- Processing all non-stock invoices onto Sage, obtaining authorisation and appropriate Nominal Codes from department heads or the Assistant Accountant.
- Processing staff expenses.
- Reconciling Supplier statements on Sage and where appropriate requesting missing invoices.
- Setting up of new supplier accounts and maintaining existing account details on Sage, ensuring that all the appropriate details are received from the supplier such as VAT No, Registration No. and bank details.
- Producing the weekly purchase ledger payment run in a timely manner ensuring appropriate authorisation from department heads has been obtained and the payment is entered on Sage.
- Extracting the ‘Supplier Invoice On-Hold’ report for authorisation by the invoice owner at month-end.
- Processing the aged creditors report on a monthly basis – checking for unallocated payments or outstanding payments.
- Liaising with the relevant department heads to obtain information where payments have been made and a lack of details have been provided.
- Filing invoices and goods received notes.
- Providing cover for your finance team colleagues during annual leave and busy times.
- Carry out other reasonable ad hoc tasks or reporting as required by your supervisor or the management team.
Key Skills for the role:
- Excellent communications both verbal and written.
- An organised and methodical approach to working.
- Ability to work to deadlines.
- Solid administrative skills.
- The ability to maintain clear and financial records.
- Self-disciplined and efficient, with a flexible and proactive nature.
- Excellent attention to detail.
- The ability to balance a number of conflicting demands.
- The ability to concentrate on one task for prolonged periods of time.
- The ability to work independently and as part of a team.
- A polite cheerful attitude.
- Ability to build and maintain strong relationships with internal and external customers.
- An honest and discreet attitude when dealing with company accounts.
- Demonstrable experience of bookkeeping.
- Computer literacy and the ability to use various specialist applications e.g. SAGE.
- A genuine interest in business and finance.
Please click on the APPLY button to send your CV and Cover Letter for this role.
Candidates with experience or relevant job titles of; Purchase Ledger Assistant, Purchase Ledger Clerk, Purchase Ledger Controller, Purchasing Administrator, Accounts Assistant, Accounts Administrator, Accounts Clerk, Finance Clerk, ACCA, AAT, CIMA, Finance Administrator, Finance Assistant, Finance Admin, Accounts Officer, Accounts Team Assistant, Accounts Co-ordinator, Accounts Clerk, SAGE50, SAGE200, Accounts Payable Assistant may also be considered for this role.
