Accounts Assistant – Sales Ledger, Purchase Ledger & General Ledger
| Company: | Direct Personnel (Midlands) Limited |
|---|---|
| Salary: | Not specified |
| Hours: | Full-time |
| Location: | Cradley Heath, B64 6PU |
| Working pattern: | On-site |
| Job type: | Temporary |
| Posting date: | 3 Jul 2026 |
| Closing date: | 2 Aug 2026 |
Summary
This role is responsible for the day-to-day processing of sales and purchase ledger transactions, general ledger journal input, bank reconciliation, and a range of administrative and reception support duties. The post holder works across Sage 1000 and Excel to maintain accurate financial records and support the wider finance team.
Sales Ledger
• Produce daily and monthly reports
• Assist with credit control
• Process daily sales invoicing
• Run daily bank downloads and save to Dropbox
• Update the Excel cash book
• Process Sales Ledger receipts on Sage SL
• Download various reports from Sage into Excel
• Input Sales Ledger journals to Sage 1000 (including cash book journals and suspense journals)
Purchase Ledger
• Run daily bank downloads and save to Dropbox
• Update the Excel cash book
• Process Purchase Ledger payments on Sage PL
• Match PL invoices, post to Sage, and obtain payment authorisation
• Maintain electronic records of documents and transactions
• Agree customs documents (e.g. duty amounts)
• Process expenses claims and staff purchases
• Check and reconcile supplier statements
• Input Purchase Ledger journals to Sage 1000 (including cash book journals, suspense journals, petty cash journal vouchers (JVs), correction JVs, etc.)
General Ledger
• Input General Ledger journals to Sage 1000 (including GL JVs, correction JVs, and wages JVs)
• Scan and save documents to the appropriate location
• Obtain updated fuel mileage rates from Gov.uk on a quarterly basis and notify relevant staff accordingly
Payroll
• Run weekly Tensor reports
• Assist with weekly payroll processing
Other Duties
• Assist with stock counts
• Scan documents and save to Dropbox
• Set up and maintain electronic records for new supplier and new customer accounts (PL and SL documents)
• File bank statements
• File and distribute various letters and correspondence
• Answer telephone calls and transfer to the appropriate person where required
• Assist with reception cover
• Open and distribute the post
• Any other duties as requested in line with the needs of the business