Accounts Receivable Assistant

The Consultancy Group are currently recruiting for an Accounts Receivable Assistant for a fast growth retail business based in Central London.

Reporting directly to the Financial Controller, you will work closely with the finance team to cover all credit control/accounts receivable functions for the business. As Accounts Receivable Assistant, you will be fully responsible for the accounts receivable process, including achieving the cash flow and debt targets of the business.

Key responsibilities:

• Weekly aged debt reporting to the FC & FD
• Month end and Invoice Financing reconciliations
• Develop and maintain good relationships with all customers and internal stakeholders
• Open communication with the Account Managers to effectively manage the accounts and to give visibility of any issues and concerns.
• Prioritise and manage workload to meet strict deadlines and key performance indicators.
• Identify high risk debt where possible on an on-going basis and escalate collection procedures to minimise the likelihood of bad debt.
• Effectively chase all customers to ensure prompt payment of outstanding invoices and maximise cash receipts.
• Ensure customer queries are processed and resolved in an efficient and timely manner.
• Raising Invoices & Credit Notes.
• Allocate funds received correctly and in timely manner.

Key skills:

• Proven strength in building great relationships
• At least 2 year's experience within an Accounts Receivable role
• Strong Excel skill-set (V-Lookups & pivot tables essential)
• Sage 200 experience is an advantage but not essential.