Finance Assistant (AR)

Description

A well-established organisation within the housing and property services sector is seeking a Finance Assistant to join its finance team. This role has arisen to provide support during a period of long-term absence and offers an excellent opportunity for someone with experience in accounts receivable, sales ledger, credit control or finance administration.

Working closely with the Financial Controller and wider finance team, you will play a key role in ensuring customer invoicing is accurate, queries are resolved promptly, and customer accounts are maintained effectively.

The RoleThis is a transactional finance position focused primarily on accounts receivable activities. You'll be responsible for supporting the end-to-end invoicing process, maintaining customer accounts and assisting with credit control and finance administration duties.

Key Responsibilities

Processing and checking customer invoices generated from multiple systems

Ensuring all invoices are raised accurately and issued in a timely manner

Raising manual invoices and processing credit notes

Maintaining customer accounts and financial records

Monitoring customer balances and assisting with reconciliations

Responding to billing and payment queries

Supporting credit control activities and debtor monitoring

Managing finance inbox queries

Investigating and resolving invoice discrepancies

Assisting with cash posting and account reconciliations

Maintaining petty cash records

Supporting the wider finance team as requiredAbout You

Previous experience within Accounts Receivable, Sales Ledger, Credit Control or Finance Administration

Strong attention to detail and accuracy

Good numerical and reconciliation skills

Excellent organisational and communication skills

Confident using Excel and other finance systems

Able to work independently and as part of a teamDesirable

Experience using Sage Intacct or a similar finance system

Knowledge of credit control processes

Experience xjnqpsq managing finance inboxes

AAT qualification or studying for AATWhat's on Offer

Flexible working hours

Fully office-based initially, with hybrid working available after a short period

Opportunity to gain exposure to a busy finance function

Varied workload across invoicing, reconciliations, customer accounts and finance administration

Immediate start available

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