Accounts Receivable/Accounts Assistant

Recruiter Howett-Thorpe Recruitment Consultants Limited

This well-established, international organisation based on the outskirts of Guildford is looking for an Accounts Receivable professional to join their team. You will be working for a reputable organisation that has a fantastic working culture as well as future career opportunities. This role will be mostly office based with some remote working opportunities. This is a brilliant opportunity for someone with a background in Accounts Receivable/Credit Control, who is now looking to showcase their skillset in a new role.

• 23 days holiday plus bank holidays
• Study support programme
• Life assurance scheme
• 4 days in the office - 1 day from home
• Car parking onsite
• Pension scheme
• Modern offices

In this role you will be reporting into the Management Accountant and working within a finance team of 8. You will be managing the AR/Credit Control function and will be required to support the finance function in general.

Your key responsibilities will be:

• Uploading of new customers, including the appropriate credit checks and banking compliance checks on all new customers
• Banking of all incoming customer cash into the circa 30+ bank accounts
• Assist the Management Accountant with setting up all the payments
• Weekly production of the aged debt analysis for senior finance
• Chasing outstanding debts in a timely manner
• Improve and implement debt collection processes when there are any overdue invoices or payments
• Reporting any overdue debt to HSBC to ensure that credit protection is maintained
• Assist with maintaining all aspects of the invoice finance facility

• Previous experience in a similar position
• AAT or QBE candidates will be considered
• Excellent communication skills
• Ability to work towards tight deadlines
• SME experience