Accounts Assistant

Vacancy – Account Assistant

Job title: Accounts Assistant Position Type: Permanent, Full-time

Reference: 0086

Location

Sheffield

Salary

£. competitive plus benefits Centre: Friction Management (Europe)

Re porting to: Ledger Supervisor


Closing date: 23rd June 2023

Outline:

L.B. Foster is a Nasdaq listed PLC, operating out of headquarters in Pittsburgh PA, with operations across North


Am erica, Brazil, China & the UK. The company provides rail, construction, and energy markets with innovative


solu tions to build and maintain their critical infrastructure.


L.B. Foster’s UK business has operations in Sheffield, London, Nottingham, Telford & Lincoln. The business provides


tech nology-based services and solutions for Telecoms, Fire Management, Automation & Materials Handling, Electrical


Wiring & Control Rooms and Digital Display. We serve a range of blue chip customers across markets such as Rail,


Def ence, Retail, Leisure, Manufacturing, Power Generation and Airports




We support flexibility in the workplace and have adopted a virtual working approach for most of our office-based


roles. We ask employees to be present in the office to suit their role and the task/team they are engaged with.

Rep orting to the Ledger Supervisor, you will be responsible for providing Payroll & Accounts Receivables/Payables


support for the varying sites across the business using the ERP system.

In

Dic Ative Responsibilities Include

> Assist the Payroll function.

> Updating internal payroll databases (timesheets) to ensure timely and accurate payments.

> Report on and execute payroll cash expenses.
> Process Travel & Credit Card expenses

> Cash Book & Bank Reconciliations

> Support team processing purchase invoices, both purchase order and non-purchase order related.
> Resolve issues with the site buyers for non-matching purchase order related invoices.

> Deal with GBP & international payments (EURO, CAD & USD)

> Reconcile Supplier Statements

> Deal with Supplier enquiries regarding payment of their invoices
> Accounts Receivable for one of the sites as well as providing support to cover holidays and during

busy periods.

Skills & Experience Required:

> Previous Payroll experience is preferred.

> Accounts Payable/Receivable experience is essential.

> Driving License not essential but preferable

> Keen eye for detail


> Good communication skills

> Works efficiently both individually and as part of a team

> Team player who will provide support where needed

What you can expect from LB Foster


As a world class engineering solutions business, that’s ambitious, innovative and pioneering, LB Foster believes our


people are our biggest asset and we will invest in your developm ent to achieve your career goals. In addition we offer:

> Competitive Salaries


> Role- specific Bonus Plans


> Company Pension Scheme


> 33 Days Annual Leave (inclusive of bank holida ys)

> Access to a raft of internal training courses and the ability to study towards professional qualifications

> Employee Assistance Programme


> Service Awards

> Access to the Westfield Health Scheme

> Internal Wellbeing Support Group

> Death in Service Benefit

Our principles form the basis of our culture, and our People Polic y ensures we provide everyone with a rewarding, fair


and sustainable environment. We are proud to be an equal oppo rtunities employer. We want to recruit, hire, train and


promote into all job levels, the most qualified applicants regardle ss of race, sex, colour, religion, gender, national origin,


sexual orientation, disability, or any other legally protected statu s.

To A pply: By email, enclosing a current CV & cover letter, quoting the job title & reference to ukcareers@lbfoster.com


For m ore information please contact the Human Resources Team on 0114 256 2225 (no agencies)

Please note that roles may close earlier than specified should we receive enough applications prior to the written closing date.