Finance Assistant

Finance Assistant (Accounts Receivable)

Contract: FTC 6 months; Full-time (37.5 hours per week); Monday – Friday between 9am - 5pm

Location: Home based; Fully remote

Salary: £22,093.50 per annum

MAIN OBJECTIVE

Undertake billing and credit control duties.

SPECIFIC DUTIES

• Undertake billing, credit control and retainer reconciliation duties for a portfolio of clients.
• Ensure that clients are billed/invoiced for all goods and services commissioned on a timely basis with reference to a range of operations systems.
• Undertake credit control to ensure that all customers settle all invoices within terms, escalating on a timely basis having explored all obvious avenues where that’s not the case.
• Resolve all customer billing queries working with customer service colleagues to investigate all requests for credit notes.
• Establish strong and professional working relationships with billing contacts that are formed within your client portfolio.

REQUIREMENTS FOR THIS ROLE

Essential:

• Educated to GCSE standard or equivalent (A-C in Maths and English)
• Experience in finance clerical roles
• Experience in dealing with large volumes of data and financial information
• Knowledge of Outlook and intermediate to advanced Excel
• Excellent numerical skill and attention to detail
• An ability to use initiative and to work independently

Preferable:

• Experience in Accounts Receivable
• Knowledge of SAGE or similar billing platforms, although training will be given
• Knowledge of Word and PowerPoint

CORE SKILLS & BEHAVIOURS

• Proficient in the use of Microsoft Office
• Interpersonal and influencing skills
• Organisational skills
• Displaying confidence and clarity in decision making
• Exemplary communication skills
• Time planning and priority setting skills
• Excellent problem-solving and analytical skills
• Responsible
• Well Organised
• Professional in appearance and approach
• Able to work alone or as a team
• Trustworthy and Honest
• Calm under pressure
• Willing to learn new skills
• Efficient
• Enthusiastic and Proactive
• Possess a positive can-do attitude

HOW TO APPLY

Interested in this Finance Assistant opportunity Click apply and you will be redirected to our client’s careers website to complete your application.