Accounts Receivable - Berkshire, United Kingdom - Assa Abloy

Assa Abloy
Assa Abloy
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Berkshire, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

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Description
Accounts Receivable
Reporting and Location


The
Accounts Receivable Specialist will be based in our Reading office and will report to the Finance Controller, for ASSA ABLOY Global Solutions UK Ltd.


Position summary
The person responsible for this role will be supporting the Accounts Receivable functions within the finance team. They will need to know how to develop and optimize relationships with customers, both internal & external. They will need to be proactive, self-motivated, and happy to get involved with many varying tasks.


Main Duties of Job

  • Maintain the accuracy of customer accounts to ensure accurate company financial statement reporting.
  • Process cash allocation from bank statement, through ERP.
  • Monitor unallocated cash, liaising with business unit and customers to resolve
  • Liaising with other group companies to resolve customer payments made to the wrong division/bank account.
  • Process new customer requests in ERP and verify customer data using credit referencing agencies, companies house, Dow Jones, ensure this meets requirements for credit policy & internal authority matrices.
  • Maintain sales ledger master data including annual credit reviews, name changes, changes to Companies House & credit risk information.
  • Manage insolvencies and Court recoveries, including 7 day letters (notice of intent).
  • Proactively manage ledger accounts to ensure accounts are paid strictly to terms including predue chasing, due reminders, overdue chasing, placing accounts on stop.
  • Take card payments for noncredit customers.
  • Manage queries ensure query information for unpaid invoices has been passed to the relevant departments.
  • Monitor stopped accounts and orders on hold throughout the day to ensure orders can be released where necessary.
  • Issue monthly statements to customers / copy invoices.
  • Debtors reporting and debt commentary for 61+ debts.

Requirements:


  • Proven record AR work
  • Significant handson business experience with accounting functions
  • Strong commercial and strategic understanding
  • Must be fluent in English (oral & written)
  • Able to manipulate data and have reasonable Excel skills.
  • Ability to maintain the accuracy of accounts to ensure accurate company financial statement reporting.

Characteristics required

  • Selfdriven, resultsoriented entrepreneurial person with a positive outlook and a clear focus
  • Attention to detail and ability to process a high volume of invoices.
  • Ability to work both within a defined structure as well as independently
  • Ability to operate in an environment of teamwork, common goals, and transparency
  • A commitment to deliver great customer experience
  • A commitment to adhere to the highest ethics and comply fully with ASSA ABLOY's Code of Conduct

Application
ASSA ABLOY Global Solutions | ASSA ABLOY Global Solutions

ASSA ABLOY Global Solutions is a global leader, offering safety solutions and products for over 40 years.


Application due
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Function
Finance


Experience level
Mid-senior level


Location
Berkshire, England, United Kingdom
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