Accounts Assistant- Account Payable/ Account Receivable

Full Time Permanent contract

Central Birmingham (travel pass included)

This is a fantastic time to join West Midlands Trains as we embark on your new franchise to improve our passenger’s journeys. As part of the wider Abellio Group, West Midlands Trains Ltd, operates as a joint venture - West Midlands Railway and London Northwestern Railway, delivering over 1,300 safe and reliable services per day for more than a 60 million passengers per year.  Since the start of our franchise in 2017 we have been committed to improving our services, investing a whopping £1 billion into the region’s network, £18million in the development of all our workforce.

We are looking to recruit an Accounts Assistant AP/AR who will be responsible for the processing of invoices and the maintenance of the Accounts Payable Ledger together with raising sale invoices, credit control and the maintenance of the Account Receivable Ledger.

In return we are looking for individuals with the following skills:

• Strong written and verbal communication skills are critical as the role requires frequent contact with suppliers and West Midlands Trains employees
• Organised and methodical in approach
• Pays attention to the detail 
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Office software such as Excel and Word are essential
• Experience of using Open Accounts would be an advantage
• AAT desirable but not essential  
• Experience of working in an Accounts Payable/Receivable function is essential
• Ability to prioritize workload to achieve team and departmental objectives on a daily and weekly basis

Principal Accountabilities 

• Responsible for ensuring that all purchase invoices and credits are processed in a timely accurate manner within the required timescales.
• Responsible for ensuring 100% accuracy of all data processed.
• Perform invoice matching to Purchase Orders with appropriate approval.
• Act as key contact for nominated suppliers and purchasers to resolve any queries/disputes escalating to AP Manager as appropriate
• Responsible for performing nominated monthly supplier statement reconciliations and the resolution of any reconciling items.

(Please refer to the JD attached)

In addition to a competitive salary, West Midlands Trains offer a wealth of benefits including free first class travel on West Midlands Trains and other Abellio group trains for you, your partner and dependent children, 75% discount on all other train travel over most of the UK rail network, development opportunities to help you further your career with West Midlands Trains and a competitive pension scheme.

Applications

Applications will be considered from internal colleagues after completion of their 6 months probationary period.  A full check of absence, performance, disciplinaries and safety incidents will be considered when sifting applications.