Finance Administrator
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Job Type | Permanent |
Area | Milton Keynes, United Kingdom |
Sector | AccountancyCustomer ServiceAdministration, Secretarial, PA |
Start Date | |
Job Ref | PH9644 |
- Description
Salary: £19,000 - £24,000 + excellent benefits including 25 days holiday + bank holidays
Looking for candidates that are happy to work in a heavily admin focused accounts receivable role.
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 - the below is what will be on offer to you once you are appointed, NOT experience you have already had.
The role is multi-disciplinary in that it supports all aspects of C2C, with responsibility for specific activities, but also offering support to the transactional team in EDC and liaising with our clients in Finance and other areas of SSO. This role is essential in supporting our compliance both with legislation and the internal Financial Controls memorandum.
Excellent Service and Relationship Management
Maintain strong relationships with key stakeholders including Finance Service Desk, Finance Service Line Support in London and Zurich and others as appropriate
Support C2C Extended Delivery Centre Transactional teams
Engagement Management
Interpreting, analysing and providing solutions for a range of complex work in progress (WIP) Management related queries
Creating WBS codes and managing invoicing for secret clients
Manual invoice amendments
Cash
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
Posting Cheques and dealing with associated queries
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 regular meetings with fee earners
Continuous Service Improvement:
Proactively seek process improvements and establish agreed best practice going forward
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: Finance Administrator
Location: Milton Keynes
Salary: £19,000 - £24,000 + 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: PH9644