ABM Catering for Leisure Ltd is a Cardiff based family business, established over 35 years, specialising in commercial catering, repair, and installation.
Job Overview
We are seeking a detail-oriented Purchase Ledger/Credit Control Accounts Assistant to join our finance team. This role involves managing accounts payable processes, maintaining accurate financial records, and supporting credit control functions. The ideal candidate will possess strong organisational skills, proficiency in various accounting software, and the ability to work effectively within a team environment. This position offers an excellent opportunity for individuals looking to develop their career in finance and accounting.
Duties
- Receive, sort, process, maintaining and filing of purchase invoices and credit notes (including checking that they are correctly charged when they are different from the raised order, spotting if they include items that should be included on the asset register).
- Supplier accounts – liaising with suppliers, maintaining the accuracy of supplier details, investigating purchase ledger queries and retrieving information from archives when necessary, chasing vat invoices relating to pro-forma payments, reconciling each ledger account to their statement.
- Applying for credit accounts with suppliers.
- Creating supplier reports when required.
- Payment preparation – preparing and maintain the monthly remittance list for the Financial Controller.
- Clearing down orders that have been abandoned or placed on the system after the purchase invoice has been received, approved and batched on, or orders that have been amended with the supplier but not updated on the system or left open.
- Ensure that purchase invoices and payments adhere to the HMRC CIS and CIS-Domestic Reverse Charge Scheme and completing HMRC forms for each payment made in readiness for HMRC submissions by the FC.
- Cedabond systems and requirements, providing them with reports, remittances, query and direct payment notifications, payment/remittance summary submissions and reports, and prepare their monthly payment within their specific deadlines.
- Processing/filling director, company expenses and company credit card statements.
- Stock check is carried out twice a year – working with the sales ledger accounts assistant and the FC to carry out checks on purchase/sales ledger open orders, goods received, goods charged, goods delivered/not delivered, delivered to site.
- Assist the Sales Ledger Assistant with credit control with the following;
- Producing an aged debtor report to check which accounts are overdue to enable you to…
- Chase outstanding debts / retentions by phone, email or letter
- Dealing with customer queries and relaying that information to the relevant person.
- Dealing with requests for copy invoices via both Sage and Protean.
Qualifications
- AAT Level 2 minimum or equivalent
- Microsoft Office
- Experience with Sage 200 or similar
- Training will be provided for the successful candidate, and there will be a handover with the existing Purchase Ledger Assistant.
Start date: Mid to late July 2026
Pay: From £25,500.00 per year
Benefits:
- Company pension
- Free parking
- Life insurance
- On-site parking
- Sick pay
Experience:
- Account Assistant : 1 year (required)
Work Location: In person
