Accounts Receivable Assistant

Do you thrive in a fast-paced, energetic environment? Do you have exceptional attention to detail?

Are your relationship building skills second-to-none? Looking for a career, not just a job?

If you're keen to embark on a career within an organisation whose vision and ambition can match yours, we believe that this role could challenge and satisfy your desire to succeed. Our clients' diverse, energetic Finance Team are recruiting for an Accounts Receivable Assistant and we are keen to hear from productive candidates with a can-do attitude.

Based in Bury St Edmunds and reporting in to the Catering Credit Supervisor, you will primarily be responsible for the timely and accurate production of customer invoicing and collection of outstanding monies. This role will suit an individual with great customer service and relationship-building skills. A high standard of confidentiality will be required.

The nature of the role demands that the most suitable candidates will possess an excellent telephone manner and will be adept at building rapport with customers; will demonstrate tact and diplomacy and have the ability to deal with challenges in a confident and professional manner. Attention to detail, high productivity and the ability to prioritise and work to tight deadlines are also vital personal attributes essential to being successful in this role. In order to issue effective written correspondence to our customer you will also possess high levels of literacy and written English.

Roles and Requirements:

• Monthly billing of Vending and Operating costs
• Monthly billing of hospitalities
• Reconciliation of charges Saffron to Sage
• Balance Sheet reconciliations
• Sending out all invoices via email and post
• Assist with BBC feedfile
• Ad hoc billing including SEV invoicing and reconciliation
• Answer general queries from customers
• Send copy invoices as requested
• Refer problems to relevant manager
• Set up new customers on accounting system
• Chase missing POs and maintain spreadsheet record
• Cash Allocation
• Send aged debtors to Operations Managers twice a week
• Ad hoc sales ledger reports requested by management
• Work with Operations Managers to ensure timely receipt of outstanding accounts
• Maintain a credit spread sheet
• Contact customers requesting payment

The successful candidate will have the following skills and experience:

• Experience working in a busy Accounting/Finance team desirable but not essential as full training will be given
• Credit control experience is desirable but not essential
• 4 GCSE's including Maths and English
• Some knowledge of Microsoft Office (Word, Excel and Outlook)
• Knowledge of Access Accounts and Sage 200 is desirable but not essential