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Purchase Ledger Clerk

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Purchase Ledger Clerk

Part time - 20 hours
Salary £15,000 p.a. (pro-rata)
Location: Exeter

We are looking for a Purchase Ledger Clerk to join our accounts team at our Exeter branch.

Main duties will include:

Dealing with all aspects of purchases ledger
Processing expenses and other claims
Deputising for other accounts staff as required

Other requirements:

Proficiency in Excel and Word
Experience with Sage or similar systems
Must be a team player

Closing date 11am Friday 25th May 2012.

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Finance Assistant

We are delighted to be assisting our centrally based client in Bristol with their requirement for a Finance Assistant. This role is reporting into the Financial Controller and will include:
Dealing with receipt of purchase invoices, coding and matching
Matching receipts with credit card statements
Identifying fixed assets and upkeep of the asset register
Petty cash reconciliation
Issuing of sales invoices and a variety of other ad-hoc tasks.
It's essential you have some experience of sales and purchase ledger and keen to remain in a finance role. Ideally gained all or part of AAT and have some experience of foreign currency transactions. It's also essential you have a can-do attitude and are a team player and have first class communication skills, as you will be liaising with clients and colleagues around the world. This is a superb role and an excellent opportunity working for a busy and successful organisation.

Experienced Credit Controller

BCR 1338 SF

Are you an experienced Credit Controller and looking for that next step in your career? Do you have previous experience within a professional services environment? If YES Bell Cornwall would like to hear from you!

Our Birmingham based client is currently seeking an experienced Credit Controller to join their team. It is essential that you have proven experience of credit control and can communicate with a range of professionals from different industry sectors. You must have the confidence to chase any outstanding payments with the ability to update any in house software and Excel packages.

The successful candidate must have:

Excellent communication skills
High standard of numeracy, accuracy with attention to detail
Previous experience of account procedures, client ledgers and office accounts
Experience of dealing with clients at all levels, including corporate entities and high net worth individuals
Has the ability to demonstrate experience of working in a credit control department in a busy environment
Possess a good understanding of Excel, Word and Financial reports/accounting software

You must be a team player with a flexible approach; a self-starter who is pro-active and can set and achieve goals with excellent organisational and time management skills.

Some of your duties include:

Ensuring that debts are paid in a timely manner
Chase overdue invoices by telephone and email
Maintain accurate records of all chasing activity
Provide accurate advice on billing queries
Handle disputed bills and negotiate to bring payment within the agreed terms
Send out monthly client statements/letters
Undertake account reconciliations as required

If this sounds an ideal role for you then please contact Sarah Field at Bell Cornwall Associates on 0121 5155910 or email a copy of your CV to sarah@bellcornwall.com

Log onto www.bellcornwall.com for all other vacancies that Bell Cornwall Associates are currently recruiting for on behalf of their clients.

Please note that if you do not receive a response from Bell Cornwall Associates within 48 hours of your application then unfortunately you have been unsuccessful in your application for this particular role.

BELL CORNWALL ASSOCIATES

RECRUITMENT SPECIALISTS

(For the purposes of recruiting for this vacancy Bell Cornwall Associates is acting as a recruitment agency. Bell Cornwall Associates is an equal opportunities employer who welcomes applications from all age groups)

Head Cashier

IBB offers all its staff exceptional opportunities in an exciting and supportive working environment. Our culture encourages our individuals to develop expertise and eminence in their own professional area. To do this requires the hard work and dedication of leading individuals throughout our Business Support teams.

As West London’s leading law firm, IBB enjoys a reputation for representing significant clients in complex legal matters. We are always looking for talented individuals with the ability, integrity, and initiative necessary to maintain these qualities and to ensure that our firm continues to be a stimulating and rewarding place to work.

What we look for

As a growing firm, we recruit professional business support staff at all levels. We look for individuals who

flourish in a challenging professional environment
actively seek to add value in all that they do
are eager to work hard, learn new skills and take ownership of their career
embrace the ethos of IBB and share our core values
have a record of academic excellence and personal achievement
are excited about the prospect of being a part of IBB

We value the skills, knowledge, expertise and relationships that quality individuals bring to the firm. At the same time, we are sensitive to the challenges involved in making a transition to a new firm, and we therefore invest considerable time and resources to facilitate your integration in to the firm.

The purpose of this role is to manage the provision of a complete finance service to fee earners in the practice. IBB has a mix of private and legally funded practice areas.

This is a Head Legal cashier role within an established accounts team. Reporting to the Finance Director, you will need a minimum of 5 years relevant technical experience within a legal accounts environment. You will also have proven experience of managing and developing a team of cashiers.

Key Responsibilities

1) To manage the accounts team between the two offices, ensuring an even distribution of workload between staff and ensuring the relevant resources are used effectively.

2) To ensure that systems and procedures comply with the solicitors accounts rules and practices; to be proactive in recommending changes to ensure compliance to these rules; to suggest changes in working methods; capitalise on potential for increased effectiveness and develop the service provided by the department to its internal clients.

3) Handling multiple ledger reconciliations and handling of receipts, payments and journals of transactions.

4) To process/authorise incoming and outgoing CHAPS and BACS payments on a daily basis using online banking systems and bankline terminal.

5) Processing of LSC / HMPG payments

6) Assist Finance Director with managing residual client ledger balances.

7) Manage purchase ledger and counsel ledger.

8) Liaison with and assistance to Credit control

9) To oversee and assist with other accounting activities as required, including:

writing office/expense cheques (inputting into AXXIA Accounts system)
entering bills on the computer and allocating costs between fee earners
checking and writing off balances on files that are ready for closure
entering up cash book & bank statements on a daily basis
reconciling deposit accounts.
Carrying out daily bank reconciliation between office and client accounts using the AXXIA practice management system.
Setting up direct debits
Producing month end journals including write offs
Processing quarter end, monthly and ad hoc reports.
Printing and checking Fee Earner Time Sheets daily.
Assisting with housekeeping on the Axxia practice management system.
Closing of files and general housekeeping of Criminal files
Entering both private and LSC bills on the computer and allocating costs between Fee Earners

10) To manage the accounts team to:

Ensure that workflow is monitored and work is allocated in line with the capabilities and capacity of team members

Manage appraisals for the team; with the Finance Director / Management Accountant in addition to providing support and guidance on day to day matters to team members

Ensure that team members receive the appropriate training, development and coaching to assist them in maximising performance in their role

Manage the team to ensure that time is used efficiently and effectively.

11) To prepare reports for the auditors and deal with their queries on request.

12) To contribute to the training, development and up skilling of fee earners; to provide constructive feedback to clients outside the finance team so that training needs can be promptly identified and addressed.

Person Specification

Shortlisted applicants will have a strong background within legal cashiering
Up to date and good working knowledge of The Solicitors Accounts Rules and regulations
Previous supervisory and management experience
Excellent communication skills
Highly organised and able to coordinate / delegate a varied workload and manage workflows
Experience of appraising and developing / coaching team members
Ability to problem solve and have a results orientated approach
Ability to build and maintain relationships both within the finance team and with internal clients
Good passes in English and Maths GCSE’s or equivalent
IT literate and conversant using MS Excel, Outlook, MS Word and knowledge of Financial reporting systems
Experience of using a computerised practice management system
Knowledge of legal aid would be a distinct advantage

Remuneration

Dependent on experience

Assistant General Ledger Accountant

Our client Smiths News PLC is the UK's leading newspaper and magazine wholesaler. Serving customers of all sizes, from major supermarkets to independent retailers they aim to provide a high quality, high value service that makes them the ‘wholesaler of choice’ for publishers and retailers alike. They are now looking to appoint an Assistant General Ledger Accountant to join their Finance Team based within their Head Office in Swindon.

The team is responsible for producing Management accounts for Smiths News and the role of Assistant General Ledger Accountant is integral to this.

Reporting into the General Ledger Accountant, you will look after the production of monthly warehouse management accounts and of head office cost centre accounts.

As Assistant General Ledger Accountant, your key accountabilities will include:

Assisting the production of the monthly accounts for Smiths News.
Producing weekly sales and waste reports for distribution to the Board and Senior Managers.
Inputting actual data to the weekly cost monitor including salaries, accident damage, holiday pay and pay award accruals.
Dealing with any queries in a professional and time efficient manger.
Sending out sets of accounts after month end to Regional Directors and Warehouse Managers as and when required.
Ad hoc reporting for the Finance Manager, Management Accountant and Warehouse Managers as and when required.

Ideally studying towards your AAT or with an interest in the finance industry you will have a confident and proactive approach in order to take ownership of customer requirements and will have a questioning mind in order to successfully resolve queries or problems. To be successful in the role of Assistant General Ledger Accountant, you will have an analytical approach and good eye for detail in order to ensure all work is of the highest quality. You will have a confident and professional manner in order to build successful working relationships with internal colleagues within the immediate and also wider network of teams.

You will be used to operating in a changing environment and have the ability to manage and prioritise a heavy workload to ensure all targets and deadlines are either met or exceeded.

In return for this we offer a hardworking but friendly environment along with a real commitment to training and development with excellent opportunities for progression. People are at the heart of our success and you will be made to feel welcome from day one!