Accounting Assistant

Accounting & Finance
January 13, 2024

Job Description

Job title: Accounting Assistant

Company: OsecoElfab

Job description: About OsecoElfab:

OsecoElfab is a leading provider of pressure relief solutions, offering products and services related to all aspects of pressure management. Our purpose is “Protecting life. Solutions for a safer, cleaner world.”

Serving a global customer base, we have two manufacturing facilities: one in Broken Arrow, Oklahoma, USA and one in North Shields, UK. These are supported by five regional sales offices and over sixty approved representatives worldwide.

Our global representative network allows OsecoElfab to serve all customers, no matter where they are located, while offering the flexibility and niche knowledge of a local vendor.

Position Summary:

The Accounting Assistant will provide critical daily support for the Accounts Payable and Accounts Receivable functions in the UK. The opening is an excellent opportunity for an accounting professional looking to have experience in multiple areas of a Finance department.

Purpose of Role:

  • Serve as primary position for AP entry and coding.
  • Customer invoice delivery and initial invoice collection communications.
  • Interact with internal and external stakeholders to complete daily processes as directed by Global AR Manager.
  • Perform daily tasks to ensure continued positive relations between suppliers and customers while aiding in cash control expectations.
  • Research items of concern for the UK facility to expedite transactional modifications or corrections as needed.
  • Assist in information gathering and communication for annual internal and external audit functions.

Key Job Responsibilities:

  • Build trusted relationships with Global Finance Team members and other departments to facilitate research of accounting issues.
  • Perform day to day financial transactions, including verifying, classifying, computing, posting, and recording of accounting data.
  • Analyse & resolve deviations from expectations as requested by Global Finance team.
  • Assist in reconciliation of accounts and research differences to subledgers as requested.
  • Verify approved processes followed to ensure completeness and accuracy of accounting transactions.
  • Assist Global Finance Group with month end closing duties as needed.
  • Assist in audit related inquiries from Halma peer reviewers and third-party auditors.
  • Ad hoc duties as required.
  • Exhibit company values and behaviors and contribute towards achieving our purpose.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

Required

  • Open to working in a fast-paced, transaction orientated environment.
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills with customers and internal staff.
  • Ability to work successfully in a team environment.
  • Intermediate Excel knowledge (V Lookups, pivot tables, formatting of data).

Desired

  • Desire to work and advance in a professional accounting environment.
  • Creating reports from raw excel data (class experience acceptable).
  • Exposure to a larger ERP system (SAP, Oracle, Dynamics 365, etc.) considered a bonus.

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Location: Tyne and Wear

Job date: Wed, 08 Nov 2023 03:40:17 GMT

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