Accounts Receivable Specialist - Page Personnel Finance : Job Details

We are seeking an Accounts Receivable Specialist to join an Accounting & Finance team. Our client is seeking an experienced accounts person who has the expertise to delve into the complicated world of Revenue! Based mainly remotely, with some work in the office near Witney.

Client Details

Our client is based near Witney, with a hybrid working culture, hugely successful in their industry and with a growing Finance team.

Description

The Accounts Receivable Specialist will be responsible for maintaining strong controls around the completeness and accuracy of accounting for revenues and receivables, from both a P&L and balance sheet perspective. Revenues are currently controlled and managed largely in an Excel spreadsheet environment, and the role holder is responsible for supporting the Revenue Accountant in co-ordinating with Commercial colleagues to ensure that all relevant transactions are recorded promptly, completely, and accurately in these shared spreadsheets, as well as updating the accounting system. The role-holder will also be responsible for assisting in the pursuit of uncollected debt and maximising cash collections. Duties will include:

• Correct allocation of cash receipts
• Raising sales invoices, ensure correct VAT accounting
• Produce applications for three major customers.
• Liaise with client contacts to pursue unpaid invoices and applications and issue debtor statements.
• Liaise with commercial colleagues to resolve client queries
• Prepare monthly revenue journals
• Prepare monthly schedules to support balance sheet values for Amounts Receivable On Contracts (AROCs)
• Maintenance of controls to ensure completeness and accuracy of revenue reporting and balance sheet positions for AROCs and Trade Debtors
• Undertake 'new' customer credit checks and ensure existing customers have a credit check completed as policy. The credit check data is also to be shared with group entities.
• Any other suitable duties as per management request to support the wider Finance team or wider teams.

Profile

The successful Accounts Receivable Specialist will be:

• Competent in the use of Microsoft Office software, especially Microsoft Excel, and accounting systems.
• Previous demonstrable, practical relevant experience in a Finance environment that required regular reporting, possibly (but not necessarily) in a credit control/accounts receivable environment
• Good Communicator and Team Worker.
• Out-going, comfortable on the telephone
• Highly motivated and able to work under their own initiative
• Persistent, resilient, organised, flexible, pragmatic
• Excellent attention to detail
• Solid grasp of double entry book-keeping and basic accounting principles

Job Offer

• A competitive salary range of £27,000 - £30,000 per annum
• The opportunity to work in a hybrid working environment
• The chance to be part of a highly professional and dedicated team
• An inclusive company culture that values employee input

Please apply now!