Job Description

Accounts Assistant

Department: Finance

Employment Type: Permanent - Full Time

Location: North West UK - Hybrid

Compensation: £29,000 / year

Description

We are looking for an organised and detail-focused Accounts Assistant to join the Finance team at CDL Software. The role is primarily responsible for purchase ledger activities, including supplier invoices, employee expenses, company credit cards, supplier reconciliations and payment runs.

This is a varied Finance role rather than a purely transactional invoice-processing position. Alongside purchase ledger responsibilities, the successful candidate will provide support across cashbook, sales ledger, reconciliations and month-end and year-end activities. The role therefore suits someone who is comfortable managing different tasks, changing priorities and investigating discrepancies.

About CDL

CDL is one of the UK’s leading software development houses, employing over 600 people at its campus in Stockport. It has a consistent history in the high-volume retail insurance sector. CDL has spearheaded developments in the aggregator, web and telematics space, including connected home, enrichment and self-service solutions. As a result, the company’s robust and innovative technologies have enabled its customers to thrive in the highly competitive UK insurance marketplace.

We have built a collaborative and creative culture, leveraging AI-driven solutions to enhance our products, processes and decision-making. We pride ourselves on cultivating an inspiring working environment with our employees at the heart of our company.

In a nutshell we are the market leading software house in our industry, creating the software, websites & apps for the Insurance & Finance sector across the UK. If you were to go on a price comparison website, approximately 65% of the companies on there are our clients!

The Role

You will help ensure that purchase ledger transactions are processed accurately and on time, supplier accounts are maintained correctly, and key Finance controls are completed.

Purchase ledger will be your principal area of responsibility, but you will also support other Finance activities when required. You will need to take ownership of your workload, follow up outstanding items and work to deadlines, particularly around payment runs and month-end.

The Finance team is currently transitioning to Microsoft Dynamics 365 Finance, so the role will involve learning new systems and adapting to evolving Finance processes.

Position in our Organisation

Reporting to the Financial Controller, you will work closely with colleagues across the business and communicate professionally with suppliers and internal stakeholders, including senior managers and directors.

What You'll Do

Purchase Ledger Management

• Register supplier invoices promptly and accurately in the Purchase Invoice Register (PIR)
• Monitor the invoice approval process and follow up outstanding authorisations
• Transfer authorised invoices from the PIR to the purchase ledger
• Process employee expense claims, ensuring they are authorised, correctly coded and supported by appropriate receipts
• Process and reconcile company credit card transactions, following up missing receipts or coding information
• Reconcile supplier statements and investigate and resolve differences
• Respond to supplier queries and follow outstanding issues through to resolution
• Maintain accurate supplier master data, ledger entries and invoice records
• Work with Purchasing to ensure the new-supplier set-up policy is followed
• Prepare and support scheduled supplier and employee expense payment runs

Cash and Bank Management

• Download daily bank statements and review transactions
• Record payments and receipts accurately in the cashbooks
• Set up and maintain direct debit payments
• Process nominal payments and receipts, ensuring appropriate coding and supporting records are maintained
• Prepare bank reconciliations and investigate differences

Sales Ledger Support

• Post customer receipts accurately to the sales ledger
• Arrange customer refunds in line with agreed controls

Month-End and Year-End Support

• Support the timely completion of month-end and year-end ledger routines
• Prepare and retain assigned month-end reports for review
• Prepare assigned ledger control account reconciliations and investigate differences
• Support year-end Finance activities and audit requirements

Financial Accounting Support

• Prepare assigned year-end schedules and supporting audit analysis
• Assist with ad hoc financial analysis and reporting
• Support Finance control activities and reviews as required

General

• Support colleagues and share knowledge to help the team meet its objectives
• Take ownership of assigned activities and communicate promptly where issues or delays arise
• Maintain the security and control of the office safe
• Keep task-specific procedures accurate and up to date

About You

Essential

• Previous experience in a purchase ledger, accounts payable or similar Finance role
• Strong numerical and organisational skills with excellent attention to detail
• Comfortable working in a varied Finance role and moving between different activities
• Able to manage competing priorities and meet deadlines
• Able to investigate discrepancies and follow issues through to resolution
• Able to work accurately on routine transactional activities while also dealing with queries and reconciliations
• Clear and professional written and verbal communication skills
• Confident using Microsoft Office, particularly Excel
• At least five GCSEs at grade 4/C or above, including Maths and English, or equivalent qualifications

Desirable

• Studying towards an AAT qualification or, if already qualified, holding current AAT professional membership
• Previous experience with supplier statement reconciliations
• Experience processing employee expenses and company credit cards
• Experience supporting payment runs and period-end activities
• Experience using Microsoft Dynamics 365 Finance would be beneficial

What You'll Get

Salary

The salary for the role of Accounts Assistant pays up to £29,000p.a. providing a fantastic opportunity for career progression, where your growth and advancement within CDL are only limited by your own ambition and effort.

Benefits

🏠🏢 Hybrid Working (2 Days a Week in the office - SK4 2HD)

⏱️ Flexible working.

🌴 25 days holiday to start, increasing by 1 day per 1 year of service up to 30 days.

🏆 Top employer for 10th year running

🌱 Excellent training and development platform

🪜 Opportunities for career progression

💙 Health and Wellbeing Programme

☕ Virtual activities, lunch and learns, coffee mornings and meetups.

🛡️ Life and health assurance

⚡🚗 Electric Vehicle Scheme

🎖️ Established Recognition Award System

👶 Great Parental Benefits

🌍 Diversity and Inclusion network

💰 Pension scheme

🤝 Community projects and volunteer days

👥💸 Refer a friend bonus

Campus Benefits:

🅿️ On-site free parking

🏢 Open plan modern offices

🤫 Quiet Spaces are also available

🚌 Shuttle bus to and from the station

🍽️ Subsidised restaurant

🎮 Games room, pool & table-tennis tables and chill out zone

💻⚙️ Annual Hackathon & Deep Racer Events

🎉 Social activities, regular social events through our social group Xtra, including a summer BBQ, competitions, bowling, go-karting, football games, Winter party and much more!

💇‍♂️ Car wash, barber, yoga classes, boot camp and massage services all on site

🚲 Cycle to work scheme

🚿 Shower and dry rooms

Diversity and inclusion:

We’re on a journey to keep innovating, that means welcoming new ideas and ways of thinking.

CDL recognises that building a diverse workforce is critical to the success of our business. We strongly encourage applications from a diverse talent pool and welcome the opportunity to discuss flexibility requirements and workplace adjustments with all our applicants.

Recruitment Agency Notice:

CDL have a PSL in place, but haven't used them for over 3 years, therefore be advised that any unsolicited submission of candidate details - including but not limited to LinkedIn profiles, CVs, or resumes (whether redacted or unredacted) - will be considered freely given and unsolicited. As such, these submissions will not be subject to any fees, terms, or obligations on our part.

Only candidate profiles that have been formally discussed with and approved by our Talent Acquisition (TA) team prior to submission AND submitted by agencies on our Preferred Supplier List (PSL) operating under agreed terms are authorised to submit candidates. Any submissions from non-PSL agencies, or those made outside of agreed processes, will be deemed non-compliant and will not be eligible for any fees or consideration.