Senior Accounts Assistant - London, United Kingdom - Fashion Retail Academy

Fashion Retail Academy

Verified Company

London, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

Senior Accounts Assistant

Permanent

Full-Time

London, West End / Hybrid Working (2 Days WFH / 3 Days in the office)

About the role

The Fashion Retail Academy is currently in a new phase of growth, and we have an opportunity for a motivated and confident Senior Accounts Assistant to support our Finance team.

In this role you will have the opportunity to own the day-to-day accounts receivable and collections activities for the FRA.

The main focus of the role will be reviewing sales ledger, debtors, chasing outstanding and unpaid fees, and formulating a proactive process to ensure potential debtors' issues are dealt with as early on as possible.

In this role you will ensure the team are meeting KPI's and that you are administering an efficient and effective collections function for the FRA, predominantly in relation to student fees.

You will have the opportunity to explore and recommend change to improve credit control processes.

About you

This role in our Finance team will allow you to demonstrate your strong negotiation and influencing skills, so the ability to communicate effectively both orally and in writing and the ability to develop and maintain sound working relations with all key stakeholders is essential for the role.
You will have experience of working in an accounting environment and in working on a computerised accounting system.
You must have good knowledge of basic accounting including double entry bookkeeping, maintaining all ledgers and of cashbook maintenance and accounts receivable.
You will have excellent IT knowledge, as well as experience of, or the ability to promptly learn, Sage, and our student records system.
To be effective in this role you will be organised, with excellent numeracy skills and attention to detail.
You will have the ability to process data in an efficient and timely manner, whilst maintaining a high degree of accuracy.
Your aim will be to act preventatively and use your proactive approach to create an efficient and effective administration process for Finance at the FRA

Why The FRA?

We foster a culture where our team members can lean on each other, recognise each other and celebrate together At the FRA, our students are at the centre of what we do and as a result, we offer hugely rewarding careers - whatever your role at the FRA, you have the opportunity to change a student's life If you are looking for a fast-paced and autonomous role where you can really demonstrate your impact, then look no further.

Our carefully curated benefits package offers something for everyone, whether you're interested in:

Furthering your development through funded professional qualifications and a personal growth allowance
Generous and flexible leave that suits your lifestyle, including an around the world trip after 5 years' service
Marketleading family friendly pay, including 6 months fully paid maternity, adoption and shared parental leave
A monthly wellbeing allowance and financial loan structures to support your financial health

Salary:

£28K - £33K per annum, depending on qualifications and experience

Next steps:

For more information about us and this role, visit our
websiteand refer to the job description and supporting documentation available to download.

Job Types:
Permanent, Full-time

Salary:

£28,000.00-£33,000.00 per year

Benefits: