accounts receivable Lisburn, Northern Ireland
Job description
Vanden Recycling – Lisburn, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom (on-site)
Be part of something special. Join Vanden.
At Vanden, we’re passionate about transforming waste into a valuable commodity. Our mission: “Build the world’s largest recycled plastics commodities company”.
Since we started on our journey, back in 2005, we’ve developed a worldwide presence, serving hundreds of customers in over 50 countries. And we’ve grown a strong, capable team of colleagues who are dedicated and loyal.
We are headquartered in Hong Kong with operations and representation in Australia, Finland, Ireland, Italy, Netherlands, Turkey, Spain, and the UK. The bulk of our business is commodity trading, connecting businesses that have recyclable plastic for sale to those that need the material to manufacture their products. We also operate a factory based in the UK specialist in the collection and recycling of plastic waste generated from industry and manufacturing.
What You’ll Do
You will support our commercial teams by raising multi-currency invoices and credit notes, processing and recording transactions with our international customer base. You will be dealing with customer queries, credit checking new customers and suppliers along with performing ongoing customer accounts management including chasing overdue debt. You will process bank receipts and keep customer accounts reconciled in our accounts software Microsoft Dynamics Nav 365 and support our finance and commercial teams with other credit control related tasks. You will also be involved in administering the Quality Claim process including updating applicable spreadsheets.
Finally we have plenty of internal queries from our Business Development Managers and customers that will need your support by email or telephone. You’ll be happy to contribute in any area needed; as a close knit team, we all support one another.
What You’ll Need
Our ideal candidate will be flexible in approach and mindset. You will thrive in a fast-moving environment that involves communicating with colleagues across the world, managing dynamic market conditions, and reacting quickly to changing priorities without being flustered. You will be able to present an up-to-date debtor ledger in an accurate and timely fashion ensuring our customers adhere to their credit terms and managing and pursuing overdue debt in a polite yet effective manner. You will provide our customers with an exceptional customer experience and contribute to developing a highly credible, risk-averse, and entrepreneurial UK finance department as we build the world’s largest recycled plastic commodities company.
Specifically, you will need:
- At least 2 years’ experience in an AR related role
- Experience of using an accounting system to record accurate financial data (experience of Microsoft Dynamics Nav 365 a bonus)
- Experience using Excel, Outlook, Word and other MS Office products
- Able to stand back and review data/information to see the ‘big picture’
- Able to anticipate opportunities and risks
- Able to build rapport quickly with colleagues and suppliers
- Able to manage and respond quickly to changing/competing priorities
- Highly organized, able to independently plan own time
- Experience of handling and overturning objections
- Able to follow internal procedures (ERP, Admin etc.)
- Able to ensure tasks are completed on time and to a high standard
If you think you can add value to our organisation in this position, apply today.
Job Types: Full-time, Permanent
Salary: From £27,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- Casual dress
- Company pension
- Cycle to work scheme
- Free parking
- Life insurance
- Private dental insurance
- Private medical insurance
- Referral programme
Schedule:
- Monday to Friday
Experience:
- purchase ledger: 1 year (preferred)
Work Location: In person
