AAT Regional Finance Assistant Apprentice

Description

Duties include:

Purchase ledger:

• Ensure that purchase requisitions are received and processed on the accounting system in a timely manner.
• Ensure that all purchase requisitions have been approved by the appropriate budget.
• Holder and in line with the scheme of delegation.
• Receive and process all invoices for the National/Regional ledger, ensuring that the goods/ services have been received and the expenditure has been approved (i.e. via Purchase requisition or approval of invoice on receipt).
• Ensure that all expenditure is recorded against the relevant nominal code and cost centre, and that the correct VAT code is used.
• Prepare the weekly/ fortnightly BACS payment runs and ensure that suppliers are paid within payment terms.
• Receive and check all statements from suppliers and monthly reconciliation of supplier accounts.
• Investigate and action any issues that arise with regards to creditors.
• Regular review and maintenance of the outstanding purchase order and goods received notes report.

• Ensure that sales orders/ requests are received and processed on the accounting system in a timely manner.
• Ensure that all income is recorded against the relevant nominal code and cost centre, and that the correct VAT code is used.
• Ensure that all requests for sales invoices are processed and sent to debtors promptly.
• Ensure that all invoices are monitored and chased so that prompt payment is received.

Bank account:

• Ensure that paying in slips/ remittances are received and processed on the accounting system in a timely manner.
• Ensure that payment request forms are received and processed by accounting.
• System in a timely manner.
• Ensure that all payments are recorded against the relevant nominal code and cost centre, and that the correct VAT code is used.