Accounts Assistant

4 weeks ago


Cambridge, United Kingdom LHH Recruitment Solutions Full time

**Our client based in North Cambridge are seeking an experienced Accounts Assistant to join them in a permanent position. You will need to be experienced in Credit Control / Sales Ledger / Purchase Ledger and be at least AAT qualified or part qualified in CIMA/ACCA/ to be considered for the role. The salary is between £30-33k based on skills and experience, for more details please apply**

**The role**
- A highly motivated Finance Assistant interested in Accounts Receivable and Payable processes. The position will be responsible for the Credit Control function (globally covering around 20 countries) and supporting the Accounts Payable team. This includes: Invoicing, managing customer accounts, cash collection, general maintenance of Sales Ledger and Purchase Ledger, month end tasks, yearly audit tasks. Providing effective control over company's debtors and to provide, when required, timely and accurate information including cash collection reporting_

**Responsibilities**

**_ Your Day to Day_**

**_ Accounts Receivable_**
- _ To set up new accounts with the support of the Treasury Manager in agreeing the credit limits and terms._
- _ To ensure that accounts are effectively managed within their terms and regular credit reviews are held. This will also involve liaison with other departments including Sales and Logistics._
- _ Build relationships with customers to aid the timely collection of invoices within credit terms set._
- _ Cash chasing and posting._
- _ Liaise with Logistics, Sales and others to resolve issues which may delay payment of invoices, escalating where necessary._
- _ Responsibility for producing invoices in accordance with customer's orders in liaison with Order Desk and Logistics departments_
- _ Manual invoicing and credit notes as appropriate._
- _ To maintain the company's Sales Ledger and perform regular reconciliations to agree to nominal ledger balances._
- _ To produce timely and accurate management information, including (but not limited to) Weekly Revenue Issues report, Weekly Overdue Debtors and Cash Collections Forecast._
- _ Liaise with Customers and Sales Managers regarding appropriate terms for letters of credit providing proforma documents for discussion._
- _ Review ILOC (Irrevocable letter of Credit) received from customers and evaluate the risk in the company accepting such, proposing amendments where appropriate. Prepare and present the necessary documents to the bank in an accurate and timely manner._
- _ Month end revaluations and Balance Sheet reconciliations_

**_ Accounts Payable_**
- _ Provide support and cover for the Accounts Payable Team_
- _ Maintain outstanding invoices in Kefron, chase end users for receipting and match invoices to GRN_
- _ Maintain outstanding GRNI's transactions to ensure unrelated transactions are processed and cleared from the ledger_
- _ Match payments to invoices and chase suppliers for missing invoices_

**_ Others_**
- _ Additional ad hoc duties as required_
- _ Provide support and cover to the Treasury Manater as and when is required_

**_ What you need to succeed_**

**_ Qualifications_**
- _ CICM qualification desirable but not essential_
- _ AAT desirable_

**_ Experience and Skills_**
- _ Previous credit control experience_
- _ Previous Accounts payable experience_
- _ Able to work unsupervised._
- _ Being a good team player with a diligent, methodical approach._

**_ Nice to have:_**
- _ Experience managing global ledgers and work with multi-currency_

**_ Knowledge_**
- _ Microsoft Dynamics AX._
- _ Double entry bookkeeping._
- _ Excel; V Lookups and Pivot Tables._

**_ Experience and Skills_**
- _ Good people skills are required to establish and maintain excellent customer relationships._
- _ Good computer skills as this role requires a high degree of processing skills._
- _ Reliable and with initiative and able to work unsupervised._
- _ Exercise discretion and personal integrity especially._
- _ Good team player with ability to work at a variety of levels._
- _ Diligent, methodical approach._


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