Accounts Assistant Manchester, England
Job description
The Pilot Group - Accounts Assistant
Today’s world runs on critical infrastructure and technology. Pilot Group are dedicated to improving people’s lives and the environment. We lead the way in SMART, SAFE and SUSTAINABLE infrastructure solutions. With combined experience over 5 decades spanning across electronics, electrical, heating and lighting markets, we pride ourselves in working in partnership with organisations world-wide to deliver integrated technology to improve working environments and transport systems.
Our businesses cover energy management, EV charging, traffic control systems, and Electrical Wholesale working across a wide range of commercial and industrial applications.
Main Duties/Responsibilities Accounts Assistant: -
- Report on Group costs as part of month end analysis and ongoing drive to implement cost savings.
- Support the month end reporting process and manage reporting packs, ensuring all data has been updated.
- Update weekly operational cash flow for Group and support in cash forecasting process.
- Assist with the annual audit process to deal with audit requests and queries in a timely manner.
- Maintain group purchase ledgers, providing support to the purchase ledger team where required.
- Set up supplier accounts in line with group policy ensuring supplier information is up to date
- Process invoices ensuring all pricing and supplier information is up to date and accurate for all suppliers
- Process supplier payments and deal with remittances, journals to post payments.
- Processing of weekly payment runs.
- Liaise with Sales / Operations / Purchasing where any payment invoice issues affect supply
- Assist credit control team by allocating receipts and approving new customer accounts
- Bank reconciliations for some of the Group companies.
- Adhoc tasks as required by senior Finance team and wider business requirements.
Profile Accounts Assistant;
- Excellent organisational skills
- Confident Excel / Sage user
- Drive and ambition with a can-do attitude
- Excellent communication skills and the ability to maintain professional relationships at all levels
- Excellent attention to detail
Location - Head Office, Manchester (Short walk from Manchester Victoria train station)
Commutable from - Manchester, Greater Manchester, Oldham, Rochdale, Warrington, Widnes, Runcorn, Preston, St Helens, Altrincham, Stockport, Bury, Bolton, Leigh, Wigan, Wilmslow
Culture - The Pilot Group are a blue-sky thinking, entrepreneurial, family-run, small to medium enterprise with big ambitions. No job too small, no task too big, our teams help and support each other across our sectors. Our employees are a collaborative, inclusive team that lead the way in the development of smart, safe, and sustainable technologies. Our company values its greatest asset - the people it employs. Be part of the solution with Pilot Group.
Benefits
- Healthshield - Healthcare, Dental, Optical
- Life Assurance (after 3 months) 4 x annual salary
- 25 days holiday P.A plus bank holidays
Recruitment Agencies
The Pilot Group operates a strict PSL and will not accept any unsolicited CVs sent to any member, employee, representative or business unit of the Pilot Group
Job Type: Full-time
Salary: £20,000.00-£23,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- On-site parking
Schedule:
- Monday to Friday
Supplemental pay types:
- Bonus scheme
Ability to commute/relocate:
- MANCHESTER: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)
Work Location: One location
Reference ID: AS191222
