Accounts Assistant | Hatfield | Up to £35k
19 Feb
We are recruiting for an Accounts Assistant to join a very successful and expanding global company based in Hatfield.
You will be responsible for coordinating both Accounts Payable and Receivable within the finance department by managing the aged receivables and payable reports, taking the necessary actions to collect overdue debts and resolve customer queries. Posting supplier invoices, paying supplier invoices, and taking the necessary actions to deal with invoices and purchase order queries.
What’s in it for you?
1. Salary: up to £35k depending on experience
2. Hours: Flexible working, start between 7.30am-9.30am (flexitime + homeworking up to 2 days per week) and early Friday finishes (3pm) – training period will be office based.
3. 25 days of holiday, and after 2 years of service this increases 1 day per year up to 28 days. Option to sell or buy up to 5 additional days per year.
4. Pension scheme with 5% ER contribution and salary sacrifice options.
5. Perk box membership with discounts and monthly freebies.
6. Private medical insurance (BUPA).
7. Death in Service life assurance of 3x annual salary.
8. Cycle to Work and Gym Membership salary sacrifice schemes.
9. Employee social events.
Key Responsibilities:
1. Processing customer receipts and supplier payments through the cash book.
2. Review/manage the Aged Debt report primarily in respect of overdue accounts.
3. The first point of contact for customers who have overdue account status.
4. Send a debtors’ status report twice a week to relevant members of the Exec/Sales team highlighting overdue debt and the actions taken to collect the debt, customer accounts on hold and any issues resolved.
5. Administration of new customer credit account requests.
6. Run the automated routine for emailing monthly customer statements.
7. Preparing monthly reconciliations of all bank accounts.
8. Review of customer credit limits to determine whether they are set at an appropriate level.
9. Ensuring KYC processes are adhered to.
10. Preparation of the automated BACS and manual supplier payment runs via online banking allocating supplier payments to their supplier account and production of remittance advice.
What the employer is looking for:
1. Previous experience in an Accounts Payable and Credit Control role.
2. Reconciliation of currency Bank Accounts.
3. Cashbook processing receipts and payments.
4. Strong Microsoft skills (particularly Excel).
5. Experience of ERP systems or Accounting Software packages.
6. Good communications skills – both written and verbal.
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