Junior Finance Assistant within Accounts Receivable / Sales Ledg
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| Job Type | Permanent |
| Area | Milton Keynes, United Kingdom |
| Sector | Accountancy |
| Start Date | |
| Job Ref | PH9567 |
- Description
Salary: £19,000 + excellent benefits including 25 days holiday + bank holidays
If you are an AAT Studier OR a finance assistant with some hands on accounting experience looking to further develop your skills OR if you have Accounts Receivable experience already and are looking for a role within a relaxed environment then this is the role for you.
Excellent opportunity and “foot in the door” to this fantastic employer based in Central Milton Keynes. You will be joining a team of 8 in this busy shared service centre liaising with colleagues in the UK, Switzerland and another team in Hyderabad, India.
Your role
Cash
· Identifying and allocating cheque receipts
· Investigating unidentified cash and old remittances in order to keep our accounts up to date
· Preparing Sales Ledger Refunds in order to ensure timely service is provided
· Contacting Clients to confirm receipt allocation to ensure correct posting of cash
· Dealing with Sundry Receipts
Credit Control
· Contacting external client to chase clients by letter, telephone and email to ensure invoices are paid in a timely manner
· Produce monthly statement & letter runs
· Closely monitor the performance of engagement teams and offering additional support in meeting their quarterly Cash Collection Targets
· Investigating and resolving queries relating to non-payment of invoices that have exceeded the firm’s payment terms
· Feeding back status updates, issues and actions required to the engagement teams including attending meetings with fee earners
Your experience
· A drive to continually improve processes
· Excellent customer service skills showing attention to detail and customer focus, with a good understanding of the client’s needs and priorities
· Work using their own initiative
· Team player who is reliable and respects others, with a desire and drive to meet and exceed team targets
· Demonstrate a methodical, analytical and clear approach to problems
· Demonstrate a professional, friendly and approachable manner coupled with the ability to communicate with staff at all levels, especially when under pressure
· Good listener with a calm manner, and the ability to ask effective questions
· The ability to act with urgency when necessary
· Open, receptive and adaptable to change
· Positive, can do attitude
· Previous experience of working within a finance function
· Good Excel skills and knowledge of Macros is preferred – not essential
· Minimum of 5 GCSE passes or equivalent qualifications with Maths and English as essential subjects – highly desirable
Job Title: Junior Finance Assistant within Accounts Receivable / Sales Ledger / Credit Control
Location: Milton Keynes
Salary: £19,000 + excellent benefits including 25 days holiday + bank holidays
Hours of work: Office is open between 8.00am and 6.00pm – You would be expected to work 7.5 hours per day between these times – There would be flexibility to work from home once settled into the role
Job Type: Initial 12 month fixed term contract
Job Reference: PH9567
Wilde Associates is working in the capacity of an Employment Agency for this role
