Part-Time Accounts Assistant/Credit Control
Location: Chirk, Wrexham
Salary: £30,000 pro rata'd
Hours: 30 hours, over 4 or 5 days with one day WFH.
Job purpose
The Accounts Assistant is responsible for the processing sales and supplier related financial information. They will be the first point of contact in relation to invoicing, bank reconciliation and customer/supplier queries. Working with the Credit Control Co-ordinator and Assistant Management Accountant they will also be responsible for credit control and debt management.
Main responsibilities
- Responsible for setting up new customers and carrying out credit control checks including applying for credit insurance once agreed with Finance Manager .
- Regularly review credit limits with Finance Manager
- Manage the customer invoicing process, dealing with customer queries and ensuring details are entered correctly onto Sage.
- Complete daily bank reconciliations resolving queries in a timely manner.
- Assist with weekly cash flow reporting ensuring information and help keep up to date information to enable the timely review of data.
- Support the credit control process following up on overdue debt and providing input to the weekly debtor review meeting when required.
- Prepare the weekly payment run ready for review by the Finance Manager to ensure payments are made on a timely basis, entering onto Sage and uploading to the Bank for approval.
- Once approved process all expenses on Sage and upload for payment
- Process credit card expenses, downloading monthly statements to reconcile with receipts before processing on Sage
- Process foreign exchange payments.
- Keep accounts box up to date on a timely basis.
- When required provide support and cover for other departments within the scope of own skills and experience.
- Provide input to the Finance Calendar making suggestions for improvements and ensuring it is kept up to date.
- Support the training of colleagues in areas of own work, as and when required.
- Work in alongside Assistant Management Accountant to ensure smooth running of Finance function
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