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Finance assistant

Reports to:

Finance manager

Direct reports:

None

Accountabilities:

  • Resolution of member queries; issuing invoices, credit notes and journals as appropriate.
  • Review trade debtors for any unmatched items

Key responsibilities:

Accounts receivable
  • Review and resolution of finance tickets (customer queries regarding payments, customer invoices, credit notes, refunds etc)
  • Review and approval of sales orders
  • Logging all customer communications
  • Maintenance of current customer bank details in finance system
  • Weekly review of various reports to help maintain the data integrity of our customers' accounts, including the identification of suspense items, unmatched items, correcting errors and investigating any unusual items
  • Monthly review of old unpaid debts and cancellation of customer subscriptions if required
Customer Direct Debits

 

  • Create and amend Direct Debit instructions
  • Run weekly Direct Debit payment collection
  • Maintenance of all Direct Debit administrative tasks
Additional

 

  • Provide cover for other team members as required.
  • Work with the Finance manager and IS team to review processes and improve our systems
  • Undertake other ad-hoc duties

Person specification:

Background and experience
  • Two to three years’ experience in a similar role
  • Working knowledge of accounting systems, customer relationship management systems and Microsoft365
  • Good understanding of basic bookkeeping
Desirable
  • Working towards an accounting qualification (AAT or similar)
Personal strengths and style
  • Good attention to detail
  • Ability to work independently as well as in a team
  • Excellent time management/organisation skills, able to prioritise
  • Determined and task-orientated, ensuring results and objectives are achieved within agreed deadlines
  • Good verbal and written communication skills
  • Customer focused and sets high standards in meeting our customer needs