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Location: Bermondsey
Hours of work: Monday to Friday, 9am-5pm (onsite)
Role Overview:
Our client is looking to recruit a committed, knowledgeable and self-motivated Account Receivable Executive. This is a new role following a restructure of the finance department and will report into the Head of Finance.
The successful candidate will be solely responsible for maintaining the Accounts receivable process end to end for all income streams. The candidate will work alongside their Accounts Payable Executive. The role will also include working internally to ensure controls around revenue recognition are maintained and supporting some of the departments in collating and reporting sales figures, as well as credit control activities with customers to ensure all invoices are collected in a timely manner.
They are keen to attract driven and motivated applicants, who will thrive in a fast-paced business environment and are looking to develop a career working in finance.
Key Responsibilities:
The role includes, but is not limited to:
- Taking ownership of the end-to-end accounts receivable process.
- Establish a controlled two-way line of communication with Commercial and Events sales teams.
- Maintain, prepare and post customer invoices and credit/debit memos ensuring careful accuracy and precision.
- Reconcile payments received between issued invoices, bank and the general ledger.
- Running a high-volume AR inbox, proactively and promptly resolving queries
- Monitor customer account details for non-payments, delayed payments and other Irregularities and ensure the business units are kept informed and appropriate action
- taken.
- Ensure all account balances are paid, and debts are resolved in a timely manner by contacting delinquent customers via phone and email to secure payment.
- Daily bank reconciliation for income received and updating of general ledgers.
- Monthly Debtors control account reconciliation report to the senior management team.
- Responsible for the monthly reconciliation of cash receipts and petty cash movements for the business and have ownership of the cash ordering and collections.
- Implement controls and processes to ensure accurate and timely information is always available.
- Assisting the management accountant with month-end and year-end processes, including provision of information to auditors.
- Other ad hoc tasks as and when required by Head of Finance and Finance team, including assistance with expense claim processing and credit card reconciliation.
The successful applicant:
- Previous experience of Oracle NetSuite would be advantageous.
- It would be looked upon favourably if the candidate already had or was working towards a recognised accountancy qualification (i.e. AAT, ACCA, CIMA).
- Minimum of 12 months relevant finance experience.
- Proficient with Microsoft Excel, Word, and Outlook.
- Proactive mindset, able to balance a number of requirements
- Ability to build strong and long-lasting relationships
- Effective communication skills both written and oral
- Great attention to detail
- A real team player
- Outgoing personality, with a professional attitude.
If this sounds like the role for you, apply now!
*Braundton Consulting is a recruitment agency recruiting on behalf of a client.
