Purchase Ledger Accounts Assistant

Job Introduction

We are looking for:
 An Accounts Assistant to ensure supplier invoices are correctly processed to enable payment to be made on time to prevent Vendors being placed on stop and stopping production.  Assisting with the month end activities to enable timely month end reporting to Head Office.

This is a part-time position at 20 hours per week, based on site in Liverpool. 

At Pharmaron we offer:

• Vibrant and dynamic employment – we are a highly specialised, growth company operating in a critical sector of the economy – our future is strong and exciting!
• Opportunities to develop your skills and yourself – our rapid growth brings greater opportunities for you to learn and grow faster!
• A great team where we all support each other – enjoy your work – after all you spend about a third of your time here!

Key roles and responsibilities:

• Responsibility for ensuring all the purchase ledger activities are carried out in-line with the company processes, including:
  • Purchase ledger invoice/credit notes approvals and processing.
  • Resolving invoice queries with staff and suppliers.
  • Reconciling vendor statements.
  • Maintenance of the Aged Creditors.

• Provide cover for the processing of payments to suppliers as and when required.
• Provide cover as and when required during the month end process, such as creating invoice accrual journals within the set deadlines.
• Provide monthly reports to Senior Management as required.
• Distribution of the post and ensure that all filing and general administrative is completed and support the senior members of the team with administrative tasks. 
• Adequately perform ad hoc tasks as and when required by the senior members of the finance team.
• Works within the Company’s Health and Safety policies and practices.
• Any other duties, within your capabilities, which may be required from time to time.

Requirements:
 

• Preferably with or studying towards AAT qualification or equivalent
• Accounts, Purchase ledger, Accruals and Prepayments and Internal Controls experience will be essential. 
• Experience with an ERP system - Business Central would be a nice to have. 
• Excellent administration skills including Microsoft Excel and Word as well as accurate data input skills.
• Effective communication skills with both internal and external customers.
• Team work with the other incumbent of the role General Accounting Administrator IV.

Our Company: “We are a dynamic, fast-growing company, with an enviable reputation for leading edge science, offering contract research services to some of the world’s leading pharmaceutical companies, solving what were believed to be unsolvable scientific challenges”.

We believe in our ability to relentlessly push forward the boundaries of scientific excellence, delivering solutions for our clients, always operating ethically and with integrity. We take pride in our professionalism and commitment to always deliver our very best work.

We are based in the vibrant city of Liverpool with a world class R&D and manufacturing facility that offers a complete end to end development service. Our 80,000 sq. ft facility houses an established Biologics Department that consists of Analytical and Process Sciences. Our Liverpool site has a remarkable 20 Year Track Record in Biologics Development, which now offer A Fully Integrated

Gene Therapy Drug Substance Solution in our state of the art cGMP facility purpose designed for viral vectors with onsite plasmid DNA and renowned analytical capabilities for release and characterisation

The Pharmaron Liverpool Team has consistently delivered biologics programs across all development phases and due to constant growth we are now recruiting an Accounts Assistant.

• We offer a competitive salary and a progressive and comprehensive suite of employee benefits
• We offer state of the art working environment in our modern Liverpool site
• We offer the opportunity for growth and development and will support funding for relevant training and development programmes

We do more than manufacture batches, we develop medicines!

Why Should You Apply?

• This is an opportunity for you as an Accounts Assistant professional to make a real impact in a highly scientific and regulated environment, demonstrate leadership, ambition and the desire to grow with the department.
• Build and shape your career in an environment that sets and commits to the highest standards.
• To be part of a team who support each other, embrace and solve technical challenges and put excellence at the heart of all that we do.

Pharmaron is a premier R&D service company supporting the life sciences industry. Founded in 2004, Pharmaron has invested in its people and facilities having established diverse drug R&D service capabilities, ranging from synthetic, medicinal, and analytical chemistry, biology, DMPK, pharmacology, drug safety assessment, radiochemistry and isotopically labelled metabolism, chemical & pharmaceutical development to clinical development.  With operations in China, US and UK staffed by over 19,000 employees, Pharmaron has an excellent track record in the delivery of R&D solutions to its partners in North America, Europe, Japan, and China.