Are you an experienced Senior Accounts Assistant looking for your next opportunity with an innovative and growing UK business? Join a market-leading supplier and distributor based in Coventry, where you’ll have the opportunity to develop your skills, make a real impact, and become a valued part of the team.

Reporting into the Financial Controller, you will be responsible for the accurate and timely delivery of weekly payroll and a broad range of purchase ledger, sales ledger and general accounting activities. The role works independently within agreed controls, takes ownership of key weekly and monthly processes and supports the smooth running of the Accounts Department. This is a full-time office based permanent job paying £42k – £45k doe plus benefits.

The post holder will be the main point of contact for payroll queries and will work closely with managers and employees to obtain, check and process payroll information. They will also liaise professionally with customers, suppliers and colleagues, resolving routine queries directly and escalating more complex matters where appropriate.

Key Attributes:

• Highly organised, dependable and able to take ownership of time-critical weekly and monthly processes
• Meticulous attention to detail, with the confidence to challenge incomplete or inconsistent information
• Discreet and trustworthy when handling confidential payroll and employee information
• Calm and professional when dealing with employees, managers, customers and suppliers
• Proactive and self-motivated, with a practical approach to resolving queries and improving processes
• Able to work independently, prioritise competing deadlines and contribute positively as part of the finance team

Skills / Experience required:

• Proven experience of independently running an end-to-end weekly payroll, ideally for a similar-sized workforce
• Good working knowledge of payroll processes, statutory deductions and payments, payroll controls and record-keeping requirements
• Experience across purchase ledger, sales ledger, payment runs, reconciliations and general ledger activities
• Strong numeracy and a consistently high level of accuracy
• Confident IT skills, including Outlook and Excel, with experience of payroll and accounting systems
• Experience of producing reports and analysing financial information
• Clear written and verbal communication skills and the ability to build effective working relationships at all levels

 Key responsibilities will be to:  

• Take full responsibility for running the weekly payroll for approximately 100 employees, including obtaining and validating payroll inputs, processing starters, leavers and contractual changes, checking hours, overtime, absences, deductions and statutory payments, completing pre-payroll checks, submitting the approved payroll and resolving payroll queries
• Maintain accurate payroll records and reconciliations, meet all payroll deadlines and ensure information is handled confidentially and in line with company controls and applicable requirements
• Post cash receipts daily and reconcile to the customer remittances accurately
• Assist with reconciling and closing sales ledger at month end
• Register, code, check and post purchase and metal invoices across 3 sites
• Prepare and process supplier payment runs and post purchase payments and reconcile nominal ledger and supplier statements
• Reconcile and close purchase ledger
• Maintain the general ledger and complete accurate coding and posting of transactions
• Reconcile bank accounts, investigate differences and follow issues through to resolution
• Set up and maintain customer and supplier accounts, ensuring appropriate checks and accurate records
• Maintain electronic records by scanning and filing metal, purchase and Poole invoices and supporting documentation
• Reconcile Postponed Import VAT statements
• Prepare regular analysis and other management information as required accurately and on time
• Support intercompany balancing, account checks and other finance tasks requested by the Financial Controller