Job Description

THE COMPANY

Land Energy is one of the UK's leading biomass energy businesses and specialises in biomass pellet and briquette production and other low carbon products. The company is on a growth cycle and continues to add product offerings to its product portfolio. This is a great opportunity to join a growing, progressive business that has a wide variety of challenges and technologies.

Land Energy has a 100 strong workforce, state of the art biomass CHP equipped with an Organic Rankine Cycle turbine and a 100,000-tonne wood pellet production plant & soon to build secondary co-product production facility.

At Land Energy, Health and Safety is every person's responsibility. A safe working environment and following safe working practices is standard practice for all employees. We expect a proactive, positive and constructive attitude to all Environmental, Health and Safety.

We're an inquisitive lot, never happy with the status quo and always looking for new ways to improve our products and processes. You'll need to be comfortable in this environment, whilst maintaining a strong team ethos.

The Role

Reporting to Head of Finance, we are seeking a detail-oriented and proactive Accountant to join our finance team. The ideal candidate will be either part-qualified (ACCA/CIMA) or qualified by experience and will have strong experience in managing day-to-day financial operations. This is a hands-on role involving transactional finance duties, credit control, reconciliations, and support to the wider team

Key Responsibilities:

Maintaining purchase ledger:

Ensure purchase invoices are accurately posted. Maintain Sicon Purchase Invoice Recognition software to automate the purchase ledger process. Complete supplier statement reconciliations.

Credit Control:

Chase outstanding debtors using Credit Hound software and maintain effective credit control processes.

Reconciliations:

Complete AR facility and regular bank reconciliations to ensure records are up to date and accurate.

General Administrative Duties:

Answer incoming phone calls and support with general finance-related queries.

Cash Receipts:

Post cash receipts and ensure accurate allocation of incoming payments.

Procurement Support:

Raise purchase orders upon request and maintain accurate purchase order records.

Month-End Processes:

Assist in preparing the monthly

fibre accrual

and journal entries such as

sales haulage

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Payroll and Staff Costs:

Compile staff timesheets for payroll processing and ensure accurate reporting of staff hours.

Expense Management:

Process employee expenses in a timely manner, ensuring compliance with company policy.

Credit Card Reconciliation:

Reconcile company credit card statements and resolve any discrepancies.
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Skills & Experience Required:

Part-qualified (ACCA, CIMA) or qualified by experience in a similar role. Proficient in accounting software and MS Excel. Experience using Sage 200 or similar software (desirable). Strong attention to detail and ability to work independently. Excellent communication and organisational skills.

What We Offer:

Competitive salary based on experience Access to company benefits including pension, EV car scheme, cycle to work scheme, gym membership and private health care Opportunity for career development and study support (if applicable) Supportive and collaborative work environment
Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Pay: 34,000.00 per year

Benefits:

Company pension Cycle to work scheme Employee discount Free flu jabs Gym membership Health & wellbeing programme Life insurance On-site parking Private medical insurance Referral programme
Work Location: In person