Financial Assistant Credit Control - Manchester, United Kingdom - Civic Engineers Ltd

Civic Engineers Ltd

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Manchester, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

You will work 3 days in our Manchester studio and 2 days remotely.

Scope of the Job:

You will manage the sales ledger and the credit control process for the practice (we have 4 studios across the UK).

This role reports to our Finance Manager.

Responsibilities:

Ownership of the credit control process, monitor customer balances and ensure issues are highlighted to management on a timely manner
Customer registration form completion & interrogation
Draft and issue sales invoices
Ownership of the billing process on project management system Rapport3 for the above studios, ensuring that customers are invoiced on a timely manner
Understand fee drawdowns & agreements with customers and ensure these are correctly reflected in the billing process
Reconcile customer accounts on the accounting system & project management system
Supplier registration form completion
Purchase ledger data entry on Xero
Processing expenses
Assisting with month end
Assist the Finance Team with any requirements

Experience Required

Experience of debt recovery and credit control
Experience in the billing process & accounts reconciliation
Ideally but not essential Xero experience
Ideally but not essential experience of working in a professional service company (e.g. Engineers, architects, surveyors, consultants, lawyers, accountants)

Skills, Knowledge and Abilities:

Strong written and English speaking ability
Advanced IT Skills (Highly proficient in office)
Knowledge of accounting system (Xero ideal)
Ideally AAT part qualified or any other finance and accountancy related qualification
Immaculate attention to detail
Excellent organisation skills
Assertive
Able to prioritise and manage deadlines

About us:

We are structural and civil engineers with a passion and expertise in the design and delivery of high-quality buildings, public realm, and structures.

Ultimately, our wish is that our work has a positive impact on the environment, which enables people to lead healthier and happier lives, working within the sensible limitations of the natural environment:
building not destroying, exploring not exploiting, reusing not just using, listening and learning, creating a legacy.

Our award-winning practice is now 160-strong, based across four city centre studios: Manchester, London, Leeds and Glasgow. We are pleased to be working on some of the most prestigious and innovative projects in the UK. Our finance team play a crucial role in our success.

Job Type:
Fixed term contract

Contract length: 12 months

Salary:
From £25,000.00 per year

Benefits:

Additional leave
Casual dress
Childcare
Company events
Company pension
Cycle to work scheme
Discounted or free food
Free or subsidised travel
Life insurance
Private medical insurance
Referral programme
Sick pay
Wellness programme
Work from home

Schedule:

Monday to Friday

Ability to commute/relocate:

77 Dale St Manchester, M1 2HG: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

Experience:

- accounting: 1 year (required)

- credit control: 1 year (required)

Work Location:
Hybrid remote in 77 Dale St Manchester, M1 2HG

Reference ID:
FinanceAssistantCreditControlMatCover

Expected start date: 27/02/2023