LevertonHELM manufactures a range of inorganic speciality chemicals which are sold throughout the world. It operates in a niche area of lithium chemistry and has an excellent reputation for reliability and providing high quality products.
To support the Finance Director of the company and wider finance team. As such it requires a high level of accuracy and a dedication to detail.
Key tasks
* Maintaining and monitoring of aged creditors ledger.
* Liaising with head of departments to confirm receipt of goods and services ahead of processing supplier invoices ~ 300 invoices per month.
* Manage supplier mailbox and queries.
* Reconciliation of supplier statements to ERP system.
* Performing weekly credit control reviews, contacting customers for confirmation of payment dates and chasing of overdue customer accounts.
* Receiving and processing staff expense claims.
* Raising weekly payment runs and processing bank transactions along with regular bank reconciliations.
* Maintaining company fixed asset registers.
* Assisting with preparation of finance reports, such as management accounts and debtors/creditors reporting.
* Reviewing of processes and looking for areas of improvement.
* Ad hoc finance tasks.
Knowledge, experience & skills
The job holder must have:
* Strong verbal and written communication skills
* Good computer skills required. Daily use of accounting software, spreadsheets, word processors, email etc.
* Strong understanding of the interactions between commercial actions and the processing of transactions to Accounting software.
* Proficiency with accounting software. The company uses SAP Business One accounting software. Knowledge of this would be highly beneficial.
* Attention to detail and accuracy.
* Working knowledge of VAT.
* Ability to prioritise workload and meet deadlines.
* Self-motivated, flexible, well organised and possessing analytical skills is indispensable.
* Experience of working within a growing business, documenting process and continuous review.
* AAT qualified or active studier