Finance Assistant / Credit Control Accounts Administrator
Build a finance career in a varied permanent role supporting credit control, customer accounts and payment processing. This opportunity suits a motivated team player with strong attention to detail, communication skills and a desire to learn.
If you’ve also worked in the following roles, we’d also like to hear from you: Accounts Assistant, Finance Administrator, Accounts Clerk, Finance Officer, Accounts Receivable Assistant, Accounts Receivable Administrator, Credit Controller, Sales Ledger Clerk, Credit Control Administrator
Benefits include a birthday day off, free parking
SALARY: Competitive + Benefits
LOCATION: Leeds, West Yorkshire
JOB TYPE: Full-Time, Permanent
JOB OVERVIEW
An excellent opportunity is available to build a career in finance within a supportive team, with scope to learn varied credit control and accounts administration.
The Finance Assistant / Credit Control Accounts Administrator will help keep customer accounts accurate, payments moving and queries resolved while contributing to a positive customer experience.
Working closely with colleagues, the Finance Assistant / Credit Control Accounts Administrator will support reporting, forecasting, invoicing and process improvements across the department.
The Finance Assistant / Credit Control Accounts Administrator will also assist with training, procedure updates, project work and team cover as required.
DUTIES
Your duties as the Finance Assistant / Credit Control Accounts Administrator include:
- Customer Payment Liaison: Contact external customers to support timely receipt of payments
- Incoming Funds Processing: Process payments received accurately
- Account Query Resolution: Investigate and resolve customer account queries
- Customer Refunds: Process refunds in line with departmental procedures
- Cash Collection Forecasting: Forecast expected collections for the month ahead
- System Reporting and Actions: Run system reports and complete relevant follow-up procedures
- Spreadsheet Updates: Maintain spreadsheets and support departmental improvement and development
- Customer Account Setup: Set up customer accounts and complete credit checks for private accounts
- Billing and Adjustments: Raise block bill invoices, invoices and credit notes
- Team Support and Training: Provide colleague support, absence cover and training when required
- SOP Updates: Update standard operating procedures when processes change
- Projects and Continuous Improvement: Support project work, ad-hoc tasks and ongoing improvement across finance
CANDIDATE REQUIREMENTS
ESSENTIAL
- Excellent attention to detail
- Excellent communication skills
- Motivated team player with a desire to learn and contribute in a flexible, dynamic environment
- GCSE Grade C (or equivalent) in English and Maths
DESIRABLE
- Microsoft Excel skills including VLOOKUPs and pivot tables
BENEFITS
- Competitive salary
- Incremental holiday allowance rising with service
- Birthday day off
- Free parking
- On-site canteen
- Employee discount platform
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Qualification support
- Refer a friend incentive
- Cycle to Work scheme
- Continuous professional development plans with internal and external training and courses available
JOB REF: AWDO-P15260
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