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Credit Controller / Senior Accounts Assistant
Location: Birmingham
Working Schedule: Monday – Friday
Salary: up to £27000

A part of Bunzl plc FTSE 100 company , Bodyguard Workwear Ltd was established in 1975, using its expertise in garment design and manufacture as a foundation it has established itself as one of the forefront manufacturers and distributors of PPE and safety workwear in the United Kingdom. Over the years it has secured close working relationships with some of the largest Construction, Petrochemical, Utilities and Transport companies in the United Kingdom.

The Benefits

• 28 days holiday inc bank holidays
• Life Assurance
• Save As You Earn (SAYE) subject to rules of the scheme.
• Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)
• Financial Assistance (preferential loans) and Financial Education.
• HSF Health plans available
• Access to development / training

The Role
Reporting to the Finance Manager you will be responsible for predominately sales ledger and bank reconciliations but also, purchase ledger and general finance duties. You will be working with customers, suppliers and internal departments to ensure the timely and efficient processing of invoices, payments & receipts and daily/weekly/monthly reports. You will need to have good attention to detail, excellent communication skills and the ability work to strict deadlines.


Key Responsibilities

• All aspects of Credit Control and maintenance of the Accounts Receivables function/sales ledger. Including liaising with customers and ensuring timely remittances in line with customer credit terms, cash allocation, prompt resolution of queries, checking and raising credits, reconciling customer accounts etc
• Daily processing of prior day sales and trade shop sales invoice including associated balancing of cash and card transactions
• Raising monthly consolidated invoices to customers
• Loading daily invoices and credits onto customer portals
• Daily posting of cash and bank reconciliations
• Running month end reports for sales and purchase ledger and assisting in the month end closing
• Daily updating and monitoring of analysis spreadsheets and logs.

As our Senior Accounts Assistant, you will be expected to oversee and provide cover for the purchase ledger including processing of invoices, reconciling statements, preparation of the supplier payment run and ensure deadlines are met.

Your skills
SAP experience desired, but not essential
Minimum of 2 years credit controller experience or senior accounts experience

If you’re ready to work in a team environment alongside talented people who take pride in delivering great results, apply today!

Bunzl supports the principle of Equality and Diversity in employment wholeheartedly and opposes all forms of unlawful or unfair discrimination on the grounds of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief and marriage and civil partnerships. We believe that it is in the company’s best interests and those of all who work in it, to ensure that the human resources, talents and skills available throughout the community are considered when employment opportunities arise.If you have a disability or special need that requires support or adjustments to working or interview arrangements, please let us know.