account coordinator Burton upon Trent, England
Job description
Accounts Administrator
I am currently recruiting for an Accounts Administrator to join my prestigious client, based in Burton on Trent, on a full-time, permanent contract.
The successful candidate will be willing to support both the Accounts team, alongside some additional Office Administrative tasks such as Customer Service, Receptionist and Transport Office support.
We have an opportunity to offer either full-time or part-time hours on this role.
Immediate start available for the right applicant.
Hours & Pay:
- Full-time Monday to Thursday 8am till 5pm and Friday 8am till 4pm
- Part-time would ideally be 9:30am till 2:30pm
- Salary around £25,000 per annum (pro-rata for part-time)
Day to Day Responsibilities:
- Taking ownership of the Sales Ledger process
- To ensure all payments and transactions are accurately allocated to the correct accounts. Ensure misapplied cash is notified to Finance Manager
- Daily invoicing and cash posting along with Finance Company uploads.
- Produce daily sales and invoice reports and send to relevant personnel including the management team
- Complete pre-invoicing checks prior to daily invoicing to prevent any avoidable errors
- Telephone/Contact customers on a regular basis following up due monies and building relationships.
- Dealing with discrepancies, invoice queries from customers and resolving issues as appropriate, and in a timely manner
- Conducting credit note analysis for various business areas
- Liaising with the Customer Service, Transport and Sales teams to maximise cash collection.
- Raising return merchandise authorisations (RMAs) & price credits.
- Sending out customer statements, copy invoices and copy PODs.
- To manage own workload whilst ensuring the reduction of aged debt.
- Build and maintain effective working relationships with key customers.
- Providing cover for the Purchase Ledger during time of annual leave and sickness absence.
- To assist with collating information as requested from Auditors
- General admin and filing
- Any other duties as deemed reasonable by your line manager
About you:
- Competent and efficient IT user (Microsoft Word, Excel, Powerpoint and Outlook)
- Pro-active, self-motivated and able to work un-supervised as and when required
- Accounting, credit control or Business Administration Qualification – (we will offer the right candidate a mixture of home study and day release to do their AAT exams)
- Previous experience of working in an accounts or administration-based role
- Knowledge of Purchase Ledger
- Sales ledger knowledge and experience
Job Types: Full-time, Part-time
Part-time hours: 25 per week
Salary: £24,000.00-£25,000.00 per year
Schedule:
- Day shift
- Monday to Friday
Ability to commute/relocate:
- Burton-On-Trent: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)
Application question(s):
- What is your current notice period?
Experience:
- Accounting or Finance: 2 years (preferred)
- Microsoft Excel Pivot Tables: 2 years (preferred)
- Microsoft Excel V Lookup: 2 years (preferred)
Work Location: In person
Reference ID: AA - BUR
