Accounts Receivable Specialist

**Role**: Accounts Receivable Specialist

**Location**: Blackburn, BB1 2FA - Office Based

**Contract**: Full-Time Hours / Permanent

**Salary**: £20,000 - £25,000 & Bonus Scheme

What will my role look like?

Our Transactional Shared Services team is expanding, and we have an exciting opportunity available for an Accounts Receivable Clerk In this role, you play a key part in ensuring a smooth end-to-end sales process for the organisation. Your efforts will contribute towards our wider finance strategy and will be an essential part of how we operate our business.

What would my main responsibilities be?

Monitoring the end-to-end cash process & investigating any discrepancies in between
Daily importing of cash processing reports onto SAP
Communicating and documenting discrepancy + forgery reports
Posting of debtors invoices and credit notes and allocation of cash receipts to customer accounts
Monthly reconciliation of cash and card GL’s - Involves writing off within a certain threshold and investigating outside of that threshold
Posting ad hoc journals when appropriate
Missing sales monitoring, escalation and resolution
Upload fuel sales, shop sales and investigating any variances
Escalating any issues in a timely and appropriate manner
Bank Reconciliations on a monthly basis
Sales Reconciliation
General administration and other ad-hoc duties as required

This list is not exhaustive and may be added to or amended from time to time.

Proven experience in an Accounts Receivable role, preferably in a Shared Services environment
Excellent client and customer service skills
Working knowledge of MS Office products
Must have strong academic record and experience in Finance
You will need to be a good communicator with the ability to present and explain financial information to all levels of management with a high standard of written skills.
Good interpersonal skills
Good analytical skills
Ability to meet demanding deadlines
Able to adapt style of communication depending on the audience and the nature of the information being communicated

Benefits & Rewards

Performance Based Bonus Scheme
Employee Life Assurance
EG Group Discounts - up to 15% off at our stores and food to go restaurants
ASDA Discount Card - 10% off all ASDA stores
EG Cares Benefits - exclusive discounts across 900 retailers
Smart Health - 24/7 online GP access, health checks and health and wellbeing support
Employee Assistance Programme - access to our Wellbeing Centre which offers emotional & practical support including free financial advice
Learning & Development - access to our Learning Hub, the most extensive online course library in the world to support you with every step of your career at EG Group
Waterside Café - freshly prepared meals at affordable prices
Free Secure Car Parking
Dress Down Fridays
Flexi-Time
Prayer and Ablution Facilities
Cycle to Work / Shower Facilities
Sit / Stand Desk Facilities
Work Anniversary Rewards
Free Eye Test

Who are EG Group?

United Kingdom-based EG Group is a leading independent convenience retailer, which has established partnerships with global brands such as Starbucks, Cinnabon, KFC, Subway, Greggs, SPAR, and Burger King, as well as a focused portfolio of proprietary brands. The business has an established pedigree of delivering an excellent Grocery & Merchandise, Foodservice and Fuel proposition in all the markets in which it operates and currently employs more than 50,000 colleagues working in over 6,600 sites across the UK&I, Europe, USA and Australia. The group has enjoyed significant growth, with 2021 revenues exceeding $26bn as well as serving over one billion customers annually.