portfolio administrator Uttoxeter, England
Job description
The Opportunity
We are seeking a Finance Administrator to come and join our Finance team. This is an exciting opportunity for someone to work closely with the Finance Manager to ensure the smooth operation of all Finance matters.
Primarily, this role will provide an effective and efficient financial and administrative support to the Finance team, as well as contributing to quality customer service, both internally and externally and, performing the day-to-day processing of financial transactions to ensure that the Company finances are maintained in an effective, up to date and accurate manner. The role requires a high level of numeracy, communication and time management skills.
The Company
Pym & Wildsmith (Metal Finishers) Ltd has over 40 years’ experience in providing high-quality finishes to UK industry. Our Headquarters are based in Bramshall, Staffordshire. Our extensive facilities include powder coating, wet spray, EPD, shot blasting and pre-treatments as well as an experienced technical department.
As an employee-owned Company, our people and customers are at the heart of what we do, and we are committed to investment in order to improve growth, whilst acknowledging and understanding the environmental factors and making it a better future for everyone.
Hours & Salary:
Up to 30 hours per week - days/hours to be agreed.
£22500-23500 FTE depending on experience. (Pro-rata according to hours)
Role & Responsibilities:
- Process Sales Ledger entries from source documents, create and distribute customer statements.
- Follow credit control procedures to ensure prompt settlement of customer account balances.
- Process customer receipts and reconcile customer accounts.
- Assist in completion of new customer account process forms, set up approved accounts on Sage and complete customer account reviews to provide recommendations to the Finance Manager.
- Set up new suppliers, process supplier invoices in Sage, reconcile supplier statements and deal with supplier queries.
- Process ad-hoc and regular payments in line with agreed supplier terms.
- Create and distribute supplier remittance advices.
- Processing and reconciliation of company bank accounts.
- Assist in the preparation and posting of accruals and prepayments.
- Assist in weekly and monthly payroll checking as well as e-banking and journal preparation.
- Complete daily cash flow activities.
- Assist in rolling set-up and completion of daily, weekly and monthly financial analysis and reporting.
- Maintenance of up-to-date contracts files.
- Provide administrative support such as scanning, filing, data entry, answering phones and processing incoming mail.
- Ensure the confidentiality and security of all financial files is always maintained.
- Proactively look for ways of improving the efficiency and quality of output within the financial processes.
What you’ll need to succeed
- Experience using Sage 50 Accounts.
- AAT or part qualified is desirable.
- A good understanding of accounting principles through either relevant experience or studying for an accounting qualification.
- Microsoft Office [Word, Excel, Outlook] to Intermediate level
- Ability to plan, organise and manage own workload to ensure contribution to the company’s monthly financial reporting process is achieved in a timely and accurate manner.
- Ability to input accounting data into the accounting system with speed and accuracy.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Excellent time management and organisation skills
- Confident and resourceful
- Must have ability to work well within a team, in a busy office environment that often demands high levels of concentration.
- Self-motivated and enthusiastic
- Able to respond effectively to changing priorities
- Able to manage high volume workload
- Willingness to accept responsibility
- A commitment to delivering the best possible customer service
- Professional and amenable at all times
- Readily adaptable to changes in working procedures and practices and is open to opportunities to improve own skills
- Flexible attitude to cover other tasks
Job Types: Part-time, Permanent
Part-time hours: 30 per week
Salary: £22,500.00-£23,500.00 per year
Benefits:
- Company pension
- On-site parking
- Profit sharing
Schedule:
- Monday to Friday
Application question(s):
- Must have Sage Accounting experience. How many years Sage Accounting experience do you have?
Work Location: In person
About Pym and Wildsmith
Revenue: Unknown / Non-Applicable
Size: 51 to 200 Employees
Type: Company - Private
Website: www.pymandwildsmith.co.uk
