Accounts Receivable Associate

**Accounts Receivable Associate**

Manchester based with some flexibility to work from home

Due to an exciting few months of growth we are now looking for an** Accounts Receivable Associate **to join our Finance Operations team and support with Accounts Receivable & Credit Collection.

**About Us**

Here at Destination Sport Group we set the global standard in sports travel. We are proud to have 5 market leading sports travel companies in our Group, helping millions of customers to enjoy sport.

As our new **Accounts Receivable Associate** **you will assist the Finance Operations Team within Destination Sport specifically focusing on Accounts Receivable & Credit Collection. As part of this role, you will perform invoicing and credit collection duties for a number of companies within the group and accurately maintain the sales ledger. In addition, you will also support the wider Finance Operations team when required.

We are looking for someone who is a high performing member of staff who already has accounts receivable and credit collection experience and can bring a consistent approach to the role and maintain the accuracy of the sales ledger and to continually improve the processes.

**No two days days are the same here at Destination Sport, but on a typical day you will**
- Accurately produce and post sales invoices in a timely manner.
- Reconcile and post client receipts in a timely manner.
- Maintain client accounts within the accounting software and liaise with the head of business development on new and existing contracts.
- Liaise with clients and internal staff to resolve queries and problems.
- Assist with reporting and information requests including statement of accounts.
- Assist with the wider finance operations team when required including but not limited to Accounts Payable, Banking and Treasury.
- Produce and maintain process notes and procedures.
- Work closely with each department of the sports divisions and become a key point of contact
- Work on ad-hoc projects and improvements to the Sports finance process
- Assist on the wider month end close process as required
- Maximise personal skills, knowledge, and experience to positively impact on performance and assist in meeting business goals

**Our benefits**

23 days holidays, increasing to 26 days after 2 years service
- 1 free days holiday to take in December
- 10% annual bonus
- Discounted gym membership, and a selection of other lifestyle benefits
- Free flu jabs and eye tests
- Discounted hotels, and sports tickets
- Life Assurance

**So if you are looking for a new challenge, please get in touch, we'd love to hear from you**

**To be successful in this role you will**
- Have previous experience working within Accounts Receivable and/or Credit Collection.
- Demonstrate excellent attention to detail and workload management.
- Be able to work under pressure and to tight deadlines.
- Have knowledge of back-office systems, experience in Unit4 Dream Financials is preferred but not essential.
- Have the ability to work within a team environment to achieve team/department objectives
- Have the ability to think logically, consider all relevant aspects and carry out basic analysis on information.
- Be computer literate with good knowledge of Microsoft Office, and in particular Excel.
- Have excellent communication skills.
- Have the ability to be proactive and work independently.
- Have experience in supporting with process improvements.
- Have experience in writing formal documentation such as process notes and procedure.
- Have experience in writing process notes, procedures, and other formal documentation.