Job description
ABOUT US
We power brand engagement through outstanding communications, conversations and outcomes which make lives better.
Headquartered in the UK, but with offices in 25 countries worldwide, we are committed to providing innovative, sustainable and trusted solutions to our clients.
Our people make us who we are. And there are over 1300 of them adding value for our customers every day, worldwide.
Communisis is in the business of marketing services. We optimise marketing activities by adding value to customer and prospect communications, online and offline. We work with our customers on the planning, creation and delivery of their marketing communications.
We have world-class specialist production and sourcing capabilities that can revolutionise our customer's supply chain and produce communications whether they contain a marketing, compliance or customer service message in the form of a statement, e-mail, invoice, direct mailing or bill.
As a Communisis employee in the UK, you’ll receive the following:
CORE BENEFITS
- For UK only, 26 days holiday (Additional holiday awarded after 5,10 and 15 years’ service)
- Invitation to join the Communisis Flexible Retirement Saver, our award-winning Master trust pension scheme, for which we offer enhanced company contributions. Planning for your future is important to us. The Communisis Flexible Retirement Saver offers company contributions up to a maximum of 6%, with the flexibility for you to increase your own contributions.
- Enhanced Maternity and Paternity Pay
- Access to EAP
- Flexible and Hybrid working dependant on role and service
- Access to #SELECT, our benefits platform where you can opt in and choose to take advantage of wide range of opportunities with NI and or Tax savings, all designed to help you support your work/life balance, such as:
- Critical Illness Insurance
- Cycle to Work
- Gym Membership
- Healthcare Cash Plan
- Personal Accident Insurance
- Voluntary Life Assurance
- Restaurant Discount Card
- Activity Pass
- Retail Vouchers & Cards
- Technology Vouchers
- Will Writing
- Car Salary Sacrifice
Role objectives
THE ROLE
This is a 6 month FTC role to help clear a backlog, the role is hybrid working out of the Leeds site at least 2 days a week, 3 days remote/home working although this will likely increase around month end. You will be joining a large finance team, with a supportive ethos.
As a Cashier your main role would be to maintain the companies bank, supplier and customer accounts, ensuring that cash receipts and payments are accurately reflected.
Key accountabilities
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
- Ensure accurate and timely recognition of cash receipts from customers and cash payments to suppliers. This is vital to managing the companies cash flow and accounting records.
- Ensure that cash is matched accurately against customer payments on their account, and the customer statement and through to the bank account. Ensure that cash is matched quickly and to the service level agreement timescales.
- Ensure that cash is matched accurately against supplier payments, and the customer Communisis supplier statement and through to the bank account. Ensure that cash is matched quickly and to the service level agreement timescales.
- Ensure that at month end, quarter end and year end – that cash is accurately matched in time to close the accounts accurately.
- Ensure that cash not matched at month end (£m) is withing the targets and thresholds.
- Ensure accurate records, including in the company accounting systems and customer statements.
- Provide the cashiers manager with accurate, comprehensive and timely information, including forecasts.
- Preparation of weekly cash receipts report to agreed timetable in advance of internal management meeting.
- Ability to escalate within the customer company to ensure cash receipts and payments records are maintained.
- Ability to work with internal colleagues (e.g. sales team, or account managers) to maximise the chances of success in receiving payments.
- Completing month end ledger control account reconciliations for review by the cashiers manager.
- Build relationships with counterparts to foster a good understanding and information flow.
Experience
WHAT YOU'LL BRING
- The role holder should be technically competent in the cashiers function.
- Cashiers experience is essential. Exposure to detailed accounting, data and reconciliations is key to the role.
- Self driven, results orientated with a positive outlook, and a clear focus on data management. Problem solving and the ability to handle detailed accounting work.
- A natural forward planner who critically assesses own performance and has a track record of improving detailed results.
- Good communicator.
- Well presented and business like.
- Keen for new experience, responsibility and accountability.
- Able to get on with others and be a team player.
- Ideally 3 years experience or more in a similar role
- Advanced at excel spreadsheet use.
- Good communicator and listener.
- Strong team player
Capabilities
WE EMBRACE INCLUSION, EQUALITY AND DIVERSITY
Communisis is committed to creating a great place to work for everyone, celebrating the things that make everyone unique and delivering an inclusive and diverse business that is reflective of our communities. We recognise and value the benefits to the business and colleagues that is gained by embracing inclusion, equality, and diversity – we encourage people to be themselves at work and want to create a true sense of belonging.
We will ensure that our colleagues are working in safe environments and continually seek ways to reduce the chance and incidence of harm, and this includes both the physical and mental wellbeing of all.
Job Reference: CM02264