Adaptable Recruitment are excited to be working with a hugely successful business near Ormskirk who is seeking to recruit an experienced Accounts Assistant to join their dynamic team.

Salary up to £35000 DOE
Hybrid working (1 day from home)
Free parking on site

Key Responsibilities

Master Data

• Create and maintain customer, supplier and finance-related master data accurately and promptly.
• Process approved changes to names, addresses, payment terms, bank details, credit limits and other records in line with documented controls.
• Validate supporting documentation and approvals before updating records.
• Perform regular data-quality checks, investigate exceptions and help remove duplicate or obsolete records.
• Maintain clear audit trails and protect confidential financial and personal information.

Accounts Payable

• Process supplier invoices and credit notes accurately, using purchase order matching and agreed approval workflows.
• Reconcile supplier statements and resolve invoice, pricing and payment queries with suppliers and internal teams.
• Prepare payment runs for review and approval, ensuring due dates, discounts and payment terms are followed.
• Maintain organised records and support month-end tasks, including aged creditor reviews and accrual information.

Accounts Receivable

• Raise and post customer invoices and credit notes accurately and on time.
• Allocate receipts to customer accounts and investigate unallocated or unidentified payments.
• Monitor aged debt, issue statements and support professional credit-control activity.
• Resolve customer account queries and liaise with sales, customer service and warehouse colleagues where required.
• Support cash collection reporting and escalate overdue or disputed balances appropriately.

Treasury and Cash Management

• Post and reconcile bank transactions and assist with regular bank reconciliations.
• Support daily cash-position reporting and short-term cash-flow forecasting.
• Prepare authorised payment information and maintain appropriate segregation of duties.
• Investigate banking discrepancies and liaise with internal stakeholders or banking contacts as directed.
• Assist with the administration of company cards, expenses and other treasury records where applicable.