Accounts Receivable / Credit Control Officer
- Annual Salary: £30k - £35k (commensurate on experience)
- Location: Southgate
- Job Type: Full-time / Office Based
- Benefits:
- 23 days leave, plus bank holidays
- Additional holiday days for long service – up to 28 days
- Celebration of tenure
- 3 years £500
- 5 years £1000
- 10 years £5000
- Private health insurance with Vitality
- Birthday off
- One well-being day off per year
- Maternity/Paternity Pay
- Pension schemes increase – after 2 years.
- Mental health & wellbeing training through the charity Mind
- Professional Emergency First Aid at work training
- £500 referral scheme for staff who refer a new employee, paid upon passing probation.
- Company payday lunch
- Daily Fresh fruit
We are looking for an Accounts Receivable / Credit Control professional to provide support to our Accounts function. This role is ideal for someone who shares our commitment to wellbeing, inclusion, and opportunity.
Day-to-day of the role:
- Conduct credit control and resolve invoice queries.
- Perform bank reconciliation.
- Maintain mailboxes and ensure all documentation is filed accurately.
- Generate month-end reports.
- Handle allocations when clients pay.
- Reconcile ledgers, understanding the impact of payments on account.
- Create client statements.
- Process and post credit card transactions.
- Produce and maintain debtors reports.
- Manage intercompany invoices and reconciliations.
- Post journals within specified timelines.
- Carry out and account for recharges.
- Reconcile control accounts.
- Adhere to all accounts receivable processes and develop where necessary.
Required Skills & Qualifications:
- Excellent communication skills both written and spoken.
- Professional ability to liaise with clients.
- Experience in Microsoft packages and accounting packages (Sage 50).
- A part-qualified or AAT person desirable with good business acumen.
- Experience in the property management sector would be advantageous.
- Minimum 5 years' experience in a similar role.
- Excellent organisational skills and ability to prioritise work.
- High level of numeracy and attention to detail.
- Excellent analytical skills.
- Ability to be adaptable to changing priorities and deadlines.
- Have a pragmatic, logical approach to problem-solving.