Accounts Receivable Team Member

4 weeks ago


Abingdon, United Kingdom Achilles Group Limited Full time

Achilles is one of those rare places where anyone from anywhere, with any background or experience, is always welcome to come and do their very best work whilst being their true self. Diversity of thought is how we overcome the challenges we face as a business; equality, diversity and inclusion is fundamental to this and our success as a business. If this is the sort of environment you’re looking to thrive and excel in, please come and join us and see for yourself. Benefits and Culture We recognise that everyone is different, with different needs, this is why our benefits package supports individual financial, physical and mental wellbeing. Benefits offered include:

- Competitive salary
- Generous employer pension; 6.5% employer contribution
- Income Protection & Life Assurance
- Option of Private Medical Insurance, Dental Insurance and Critical Illness cover
- Subsidised Gym Membership through Gymflex
- 25 days Holiday (plus Bank Holidays), plus the option buy up to 3 additional days
- Health cash plan, 24/7 remote GP access and Employee Assistance Programme which includes counselling & legal advice
- Give as you earn and volunteer day off
- Cycle to Work Scheme
- Season Ticket Loan
- Unlimited access to LinkedIn Learning
- Achilles Advantage Club (high street retail discounts)
- Enhanced maternity, paternity and shared parental leave provisions
- Flexible working environment
- Health & Wellbeing initiatives

We have a fantastic opportunity for someone to join our Accounts Receivable team at our Head Office in Milton Park, Abindgon on a full-time basis. You will be responsible for the billing and cash collection for the UK and other Group companies.

Currently we are hybrid working with one day in the office (usually Wednesday) moving to three days a week during 2023.

**What might a typical day in the job look like?**
- Accurate daily processing of all incoming cash and sales ledger refunds (including BACS, cheques, credit cards).
- Carry out bank account reconciliations across all entities and currencies
- Manage customer account activations to trigger VAT sales invoice creation
- Process and review daily integration of sales invoices from back-office systems
- Manage an effective debt collection process to enable customer payments within agreed payment terms

**What qualification or qualities are required?**

At least 5 GCSE's including Maths and English or equivalent

2 years experience in a Finance role

IT skills including Microsoft Excel

Analytical skills and attention to detail

Ability to work well in a team

**Description**
Working collaboratively in a cross-functional accounts receivable and collection team within the Finance Shared Service Centre, to take ownership and be accountable for all transaction level functions and proactively engage with departments to report, communicate, and resolve issues.

The team is responsible for a single queue of incoming work and effectively manages and allocates all work between themselves co-operatively ensuring the team delivers high quality support across all business sectors and Achilles entities reported by UK Finance, including Nordics, and APAC.

**Key Responsibilities**
INCOMING CASH
- Accurate daily processing of all incoming cash.
- Regular review of unidentified receipts to maintain low levels of unallocated cash and minimise loss of revenue though unbilled services.
- Carry out bank account reconciliations across all entities and currencies.

BILLING
- Managing customer account activations to trigger access to platforms.
- Processing and reviewing daily integration of sales invoices from back-office systems.
- Raising manual invoices and credit notes as required by the business.

CREDIT CONTROL
- Expedite payment of overdue buyer invoices with the aim to reduce the bad debt liability for the Company.
- Maintain an effective diary system to document collection activity.

ADMIN
- Ensuring service level agreements timeframe is met for internal queries using other portals or platforms such as the Customer Relationship Management system

SYSTEMS MANAGEMENT
- Working closely with other members of the finance community to ensure common view and optimize interactions.
- Active participation in process improvement and billing system implementation, including testing, working with experts and establishing close working relationships within the wider business, acting proactively to queries and challenges.

RELATIONS NETWORK (INTERNAL/EXTERNAL)
- Participate in Statutory Audit, prepare audit files and supporting documentation as required

**Qualifications**
EXPERIENCE
- Minimum 2 years experience in a Finance function.
- Previous experience in credit control and cash management activities desirable.

**Person Specification**
COMPETENCIES

DRIVE & MOTIVATION
- Gains personal satisfaction from performing their role to the best of their ability.
- Seeks ways to add value or ‘go the extra mile’ in their current job
- Projects a positive, credible self-im



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