Accounts and Administration Assistant - London, United Kingdom - Language Services Direct

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We are one of the country's leading providers of language trainers to companies and government departments and work with a large network of language trainers across multiple languages and locations.


We are now looking for an Accounts and Administration Assistant to join the team to focus on payment processes, invoicing and ad-hoc administrative tasks to support the team.

The role will primarily involve processing information from trainers and clients, investigating discrepanices, ensuring accurate and on-time payments, creating client invoices and following up on on-time payments.

There will also be a need to prepare finance reports for clients.


As a business, we pride ourselves on our results-driven, high integrity culture and the position requires you to be a competent and highly self-motivated person willing to learn and grow with the business.


Your main responsibilities will include:


  • Ensuring trainer/ supplier invoices and timesheets are received on time and accurately this will require ongoing interactions with over 100 trainers regularly
  • Liaising with trainers to ensure all required documents are in place and with client representatives for sign off of service delivery
  • Calculating and ensuring accurate monthly payments for teaching and expenses
  • Ensuring client invoices are accurate and ensuring ontime payment through regular followups with the client
  • Improving payment processes through enabling technological improvements

The ideal person in the role will:

  • Have excellent organisational skills and high attention to detail
  • Have excellent Excel skills
  • Be very comfortable with technology to be able to consistently improve the payment processes
  • Have good numerical skills
  • Be an articulate and good communicator both written and spoken with an ability to build strong relationships with external stakeholders
  • Knowledge of Xero accounting software an advantage but not required
Experience in a finance or administrative role would be helpful d. Willingness to work hard, an aptitude for learning and solution/ result orientation will determine success in the role.


This is a remote role working fully from home, although there may be a need to meet with other London-based colleagues for occasional team days.


Job Types:
Full-time, Part-time, Permanent, Temp to perm


Salary:
£21,000.00-£24,000.00 per year


Education:


  • A-Level or equivalent (preferred)

Experience:

- administrative or finance: 2 years (preferred)


Language:


  • English at full professional level (required)

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