Accounts Receivable Assistant

**Accounts Receivable Assistant**

**Location: Burgess Hill**

**Salary**:Up to £28,665 per annum**

**Hours: 35**

**Why join us?**

**Brainkind is a charity that aims to improve the lives of people** **with brain injuries in the UK.** Our assessment centres, rehabilitation units and hospitals use expert neurorehabilitation to support people to regain the skills they have lost. We treat people with a range of brain injuries - sustained through trauma, illness, substance abuse and more - to recover and meet their personal goals. Our employees are incredibly passionate about the jobs they do - you will find a strong team spirit across our services and amazing colleagues who always pull together and look out for each other.

**MAIN PURPOSE**:

- Processing of Sales Ledger transactions, including daily posting of receipts
- Production of sale invoices and verifying accuracy of all information within
- Assisting in the month-end processes required for production of the Management Accounts, including Occupancy Reconciliations.
- Ensuring the sales ledger is accurate and up to date.

**MAIN TASKS AND RESPONSIBILITIES**:

- Daily posting and allocation of sales ledger receipts, including banking.
- Raising of sales invoices (both regular and ad hoc)
- Liaising with individual sites and management to maintain accurate billing information, and to investigate any queries from internal and external customers
- Investigate/reconcile debtors’ accounts and sales ledger related balance sheet accounts to resolve disputes and queries
- Monthly Occupancy Reconciliation, including dealing with related queries for all sites, in order to assist with the Deferred and Accrued Income postings required for monthly Management Accounts
- Assist with the production of the Accrued and Deferred income journal on a monthly basis
- Specified Sales Ledger related balance sheet reconciliations on a monthly basis.
- Production and distribution, to the individual services, of monthly Aged Debt reports.

**OTHER RESPONSIBILITIES**:

- Participate in regular support and supervision from line management
- Continuously develop professional knowledge and expertise, attending and participating in learning and development events, meetings, conferences, and events (as requested/approved by line management) to ensure up to date knowledge relevant to the role
- Attend and participate in regular team and other meetings, both internal and external
- The post holder will be expected, at all times, to be familiar and comply with the written policies, procedures and guidelines for good practice, issued by Brainkind.
- Ensure the Health & Safety policy and procedures are adhered to at all times
- Take personal responsibility for own health and safety and report incidents and potential hazards as necessary.

**ABOUT YOU**:

- Strong communication and problem-solving skills
- Good attention to detail
- Knowledge of accounts receivable procedures
- Experience and ability to work to tight deadlines
- Confident using Microsoft Excel

**REWARDS**:
You can look forward to excellent benefits, including handy discounts on many brands and services.
- A competitive salary of **up to** **£28,665** **per annum**
- 33 days annual leave inclusive of bank holidays (pro-rata)
- Access to our Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)
- Excellent training and support
- Group life assurance
- Company Pension
- Eye voucher scheme
- Long service and staff awards
- Free parking
- Nationwide employee staff discounts incl. eating out and shopping
- Blue Light Card: provides those in the NHS, emergency services, social care sector and armed forces with discounts online and in-store.

We also put a big focus on employee wellbeing and support. It matters to us that you feel at your best. Career development is a priority. We will ensure you get all the training and learning opportunities you need to achieve your goals.

Brainkind are a Disability Confident Employer. As users of the disability confident scheme, we guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the vacancy. Brainkind is committed to promoting a diverse and inclusive organisation. It is a place where we recognise, celebrate, and live our values which includes offering a range of inclusive employment policies and staff engagement forums to support employees from all backgrounds.