French Accounts Assistant
We are seeking a French Accounts Assistant to effectively manage the accounts receivable and accounts payable ledgers for the business in France. The role is part of a larger shared services team that covers Europe and North America.
Based: Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Hybrid: 2 days in office, 3 days remotely
Salary: £26-£30k PA
Monday to Friday
The key responsibilities of the French Accounts Assistant
- Drive collections activities to ensure timely payments from customers including managing the escalation path for overdue customers.
- Review, investigate, and follow up on customer disputes to ensure these are resolved promptly.
- Issue statements and reminder letters from ERP.
- Setting up new customers ensuring credit policy is followed.
- Ensure timely, accurate, and compliant processing of supplier invoices and achievement of accounts payable service center KPIs.
- Preparing monthly/weekly payment runs.
The ideal candidate for French Accounts Assistant will:
- Be a fluent French speaker, able to communicate verbally and in writing with customers, suppliers, and internal stakeholders.
- Have experience of accounts receivable and accounts payable roles.
- Possess strong communication skills to establish and maintain effective working relations with internal and external stakeholders.