Collections and Accounts Receivable Specialist - Witney, Oxfordshire, United Kingdom - Page Personnel Sales

Description

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

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. Raising sales invoices, ensure correct VAT accounting
Liaise with commercial colleagues to resolve client queries
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.
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
Out-going, comfortable on the telephone
Persistent, resilient, organised, flexible, pragmatic
Solid grasp of double entry book-keeping and basic accounting principles
A competitive salary range of £27,000 - £30,000 per annum
The opportunity to work in a hybrid working environment
An inclusive company culture that values employee input