About the Role
DP World in the UK is at the heart of Britain’s trading future, providing the right trading infrastructure, smart logistical solutions, and the benefits of freeport status to our customers.
We are currently recruiting for an Accounts Receivable Assistant to perform invoicing/billing activities such as preparing, recording, analysing and reporting invoicing/billing transactions, ensuring compliance with contracts. Respond to basic questions or concerns from customers with regards to their invoicing/ billing processes. Provide insights and analyses to management on invoicing/ billing operations. Collaborate with commercial and operations department to resolve customer and invoicing queries.
Location: Stanford le Hope or Southampton
Hours: PART TIME ROLE 15 HOURS PER WEEK - Ideally Monday and Friday (15 hours per week across the 2 days). We have some flex as to how these hours are worked. Monday or Friday + one other day OR 4x mornings
Contract: 2 year FTC
Closing Date: 12 August 2024
How you will contribute
1. Checking of invoices and sending out to customers on a daily basis and at month end when the demurrage invoicing is run.
2. Providing Credit checks on new customers using web-based applications.
3. Setting up new customers in all relevant systems.
4. Input, printing and sending out of manual invoices & credit notes
5. Ensuring that all billable items are captured on all Port sales invoices to Shipping Lines, Rail Companies and Haulers on a daily and monthly basis.
6. Ensuring that all billable rental and service charge items are captured on the Tenants sales invoices.
7. Work with Operations and Commercial to resolve invoice queries.
8. Maintain several excel spreadsheets including credit notes raised detailing reason and amount for auditing purposes and vessel log to show reconciliation of vessel invoicing.
9. Supporting the accounts receivable manager in times of absence.
10. Assist the team with other duties in periods of annual leave and sickness.
What you will bring
QUALIFICATIONS
11. GCSE in English and Maths grade C+ - Must have.
12. AAT qualified or part qualified – Desirable or a want to study.
13. EXPERIENCE
14. Knowledge of accounts procedure and computer skill – MS Excel, MS Word
15. Understanding of how billing system works for computer generated invoices
16. Good customer service ethos with a flexible approach to tasks to support the needs of the business.
SKILLS
17. Good interpersonal, influencing and communication skills.
18. Ability to prioritise and manage fluctuations in workload.
19. Willingness to work flexible hours from time to time, as may be reasonably requested according to work requirements.
20. Good organisation skills.
21. Team player.
22. Takes personal responsibility for delivering results.
23. Looks for things that can be done better and suggest improvements.
Compensation
DP World offers exciting and challenging roles within a growing international organization. We strive to hire and develop the right people, locally and globally, stimulating personal growth and self-development within an informal atmosphere. We offer a market competitive compensation package.
About DP World
Trade is the lifeblood of the global economy, creating opportunities and improving the quality of life for people around the world. DP World exists to make the world’s trade flow better, changing what’s possible for the customers and communities we serve globally.
With a dedicated, diverse and professional team of more than 103,000 employees spanning 75 countries on six continents, DP World is pushing trade further and faster towards a seamless supply chain that’s fit for the future.
We’re rapidly transforming and integrating our businesses -- Ports and Terminals, Marine Services, Logistics and Technology – and uniting our global infrastructure with local expertise to create stronger, more efficient end-to-end supply chain solutions that can change the way the world trades. The DP World family comprises of syncreon, Imperial and P&O.
What's more, we're reshaping the future by investing in innovation. From intelligent delivery systems to automated warehouse stacking, we’re at the cutting edge of disruptive technology, pushing the sector towards better ways to trade, minimising disruptions from the factory floor to the customer’s door.
WE MAKE TRADE FLOW
TO CHANGE WHAT'S POSSIBLE FOR EVERYONE
DP World is committed to the principles of Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO). We strongly believe that employing a diverse workforce is central to our success and we make recruiting decisions based on your experience and skills. We believe that employees are happiest when they’re empowered to be their true, authentic selves. So, please come as you are. We can’t wait to meet you.
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