Accounts Payable Administrator (Group Finance) – Entry Level

Recons that balance and suppliers who get paid right: that's the job at a construction contractor in Newcastle. If you turn up on time and finish what you start, you'll fit in quickly.

This post is Newcastle-based, with most of your time spent at a construction contractor. There's a probation period of three months before the contract is confirmed.

• Keep the filing system in order for the annual audit or review
• Update customer credit limits and put accounts on hold when needed
• Post month-end journals for accruals, prepayments and depreciation
• Reconcile creditors statements and sort out differences with suppliers
• Capture supplier invoices and customer receipts on Sage or Xero
• Match orders, delivery notes and invoices before a payment goes out

• Understanding of VAT input and output rules
• At least 2 years of hands-on bookkeeping or clerk work
• Practical skill in Sage Pastel, Sage Business Cloud or Xero
• Accurate with figures and careful with supplier bank details
• Matric with Accounting
• Good with Excel: VLOOKUP, pivot tables and simple formulas

• Paid study leave for bookkeeping exams
• Office hours with no weekend work
• Thirteenth cheque at many small firms

• Recruiters often give a short Excel or recon test, so practise a bank recon before the interview.
• Say how far you take the books, for example "to trial balance" or "to management accounts"; it tells recruiters your level.