Accounts Receivable Assistant

Position: Accounts Receivable Assistant (Permanent)
Derby Based
On-site (potential to work one day from home after training)
£28,000 - £30,000
Flexible to start between 8am/9am and finish between 4pm/5pm

Eaton Syalon are working with a Derby based business to recruit an Accounts Receivable Assistant into their Finance team. We're looking for candidates who are from an accounts receivable / credit control / reconciliations background, who have strong Excel skills and are motivated to use technology to enhance their role and drive efficiencies in transactional finance.

Key Responsibilities:

- Chase outstanding customer debt in accordance with agreed terms
- Distribution of statements and invoices to customers
- Escalation to external debt collection agencies if required
- Identifying cash collection risks and reporting any identified risks to management
- Credit checking of new account customers and initial review of credit worthiness
- Reconcile AR ledger at Period End ensuring month end deadlines are met and all reports are run
- Posting of cash and matching to invoices
- Processing refunds and credits to the ledger on timely basis
- Bank and payment reconciliation from multiple payment streams
- Use Excel to provide detailed analysis for month-end
- Support the Sales Manager with reporting requirements

Person Profile:

- We're looking for a self-starter who has the ability to work with Excel and Sage and is motivated by the use of tech in finance and how it can create efficiencies in the finance team
- The role is ideal for candidates who find themselves "wanting more" and those who would like the ability to grow with a role
- Previous AR, Credit Control and bank reconciliations experience required

- Experience of handling large volumes of data
- Strong communication, negotiating and influencing skills
- Confident, articulate, and passionate about personal and team development

If you have the above listed experience and are looking for a role you can grow with, please apply for consideration