Cash Application Specialist

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Cash Application Specialist

**Job Location**:Leeds, United Kingdom

**Job Type**:Permanent

**Remuneration**:Competitive salary based on skills, experience, and qualifications

**We have a new opportunity for a Cash Application Specialist to join our Credit Control team**:
The Credit Control team provides exceptional service across the UK, focusing on reducing debt and improving working capital.

We're looking for a motivated individual ready to make an impact in this **newly created**role as **Cash Application Specialist**. You'll manage remote scanning of payments, post zero pay and adjustments, research credit balances, reconcile client payments, and implement process improvements.

Reporting to the Head of Credit Control, you'll work closely with operational and finance teams.. This role is broad, challenging, and rewarding, requiring ownership, problem-solving, and teamwork.

Based in Leeds, the position offers flexible working in line with Sedgwick’s UK policy. If you're ready for a challenge, we want to hear from you

**Key duties**
- **Transfer credits**to past due balances or issue refunds.
- **Manage Lockbox**and remote scanning of payments.
- **Post**zero pay and adjustments.
- **Research**credit balances.
- Accurately **post and reconcile**client payments.
- **Reconcile**revenue accounts.
- Identify and implement **process improvements**:

- **Participate**in team efforts to achieve goals.

**You will have/will be**
- **Team player**, flexible, enthusiastic, innovative, and proactive.
- **Experienced**with financial software and hands-on accounts receivable.
- Understanding of **general accounting principles**and ability to follow SOPs.
- Demonstrates **integrity**and good judgement in handling confidential information.
- Strong **communication**skills (written and verbal) and effective follow-up.
- **Attention to detail**and ability to work under tight deadlines.
- Excellent **organisation**and time management skills.
- **Analytical**skills and ability to quickly understand and solve issues.
- **Intermediate skills**in Microsoft Word, Excel, and Outlook.

**What we’ll give you for this role**:
**Remuneration & more**
- Competitive salary taking into account skills, experience and qualifications
- A Self Invested Personal Pension Scheme
- Holiday allowance of 25 days plus bank holidays
- Flexible working 3 days in office and 2 work from home
- 35 hour week

**Health & support**
- Private healthcare plan (including pre-existing conditions
- Life assurance Employee assistance programme for employee wellbeing
- Group Income Protection

**Other benefits**
- Discounts on various products and services

**This isn't just a position, it's a pivotal role in shaping our industry**

At Sedgwick, you won't just build your career; you'll cultivate a team of experts. Our Sedgwick University offering empowers you to excel as well as your team members, with the most comprehensive training program in the industry which includes more than 15,000 courses on demand, training specific to roles, and opportunities to continue formal education.

Together, we're not only reshaping the insurance landscape, we’re building a legacy of talent. Come and be a catalyst for change within our industry.

**Next steps for you**:
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Sedgwick is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

The statements contained in this document are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by a colleague assigned to this description. They are not intended to constitute a comprehensive list of functions, duties, or local variances. Sedgwick retains the discretion to add or to change the duties of the position at any time.