Accounts Administrator required to work with a government department. This is an initial 6 month contract, paying £130 per day, inside IR35, hybrid working (offices in Newcastle).

Summary

This is a high-volume, high-value transactional role, requiring the ability to manage a consistently busy workload.

The role is primarily focused on processing a large volume of transactions, with a strong emphasis on:

• Invoice processing
• Raising purchase orders (POs)
• Goods receipts
• The work will involve repetitive daily tasks, requiring attention to detail and consistency.
• Governance and compliance are important, particularly in the goods receipts process, where approval checks are essential.

Key accountabilities and responsibilities

• Work as part of a team to deal with post, manage shared mailboxes and respond to telephone enquiries received from internal and external customers, ensuring a satisfactory resolution within agreed timescales, delivering a 1st class service every time.
• Validate and create all new supplier/ customer records and action amendments.
• Process high volume financial transactions and data within deadlines and in accordance with financial controls, whilst maintaining a high level of accuracy and attention to detail.
• Validate finance codes in line with the Homes England Chart of Accounts and process Purchase Orders and Sales Invoices, ensuring correct approvals and controls are in place.
• Process daily payment runs for multiple ledgers, balancing ledgers to ensure accuracy.
• Prepare, obtain approval, and process journals.
• Allocate all BACS/ cheque receipts received to customer or general ledger accounts within finance system.
• Ensure unallocated receipts / payments or credit /debit balances are reviewed and cleared in a timely manner.
• Input, and maintain tenancy detail data, including recurring billing information ensuring accurate records are held and maintained for all tenants/ customers.
• Undertake credit control for all debt due, ensuring close links are built and maintained with customers.
• Participate in activities and discussions to implement new processes or continually improve established procedures.
• Work as a team to achieve departmental Key Performance Indicators and targets.
• Build effective working relationships with other departments to maintain the highest level of service to our customers.

Experience Required

• High transactional background - Large volumes
• Experience of approvals / governance
• Highly organised and fast paced
• Working with minimal supervision

 Please apply should you meet the above criteria

Attenti Consulting is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.