Sales Ledger/Accounts Receivable Assistant

CHANEL; Croydon; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job description

Sales Ledger/Accounts Receivable Assistant

Location: 5 Queensway, Croydon

Reports to: Credit Controller

Contract: 12 month FTC

Your role @CHANEL:

The driving force behind our business is our people, and every one of us at Chanel is passionate about making the ordinary extraordinary. As Sales Ledger / Accounts Receivable Assistant you will be based in our Logistics and Distribution Centre in Croydon and play a crucial role in our dynamic accounting team, being responsible for the running, maintenance and checking of Sales Ledgers across the UK business.

Reporting to the Credit Controller, you will make sure that all sales ledger transactions are processed correctly and within the agreed timescales, supporting the smooth operation of the team.

What impact you can create at Chanel:

From day one you’ll have responsibility for your own workload, be it processing receipts, distributing monthly statements, or processing sales invoices. Working as part of a team to meet deadlines will be critical to your success.

Liaising with the Credit Control Manager, internal and external stakeholders and Auditors will also be a big part of your role.

The following list of tasks detail what you can expect to do on a regular basis, but is not exhaustive:

• Posting and allocating receipts (including staff purchases)
• Accounts reconciliations to ensure limited aged balances as well as reconciling the Ecommerce account
• Monitoring debtor account balances and maintaining records of chasing activity
• Processing debit notes and liaising with internal stakeholders to understand when these are utilised
• Responding promptly to client and internal enquiries including sending copy invoices/ credit notes
• Building relationships with key customers and working collaboratively to ensure payment of overdue invoices
• Creating and maintaining staff accounts and FOC accounts
• Sending out statements to clients
• Ensuring appropriate netting of credit notes against debit notes and investigating differences
• Raising recharge invoices
• Internal and external query resolutions
• Assisting with close processes, including posting journals in SAP, supporting with balance sheet reconciliations and working closely with external audit to provide them with information they require
• Building and sustaining strong relationships across the business
• Ensuring monthly processing deadlines are met
• Ad hoc duties and projects as required

What you will bring to the role:

• A passion for service and client satisfaction (internal and external). Enthusiastic, team player but able to work independently
• Previous accounts receivable/sales ledger experience, you’ll have a good grounding in accounting procedures and be able to quickly pick-up a varied and busy workload
• Ideally studying for a professional accountancy qualification, you’ll possess Maths and English to GCSE (or equivalent) level and will have sound IT skills
• Previous experience with SAP would be advantageous
• Impeccable attention to detail and faultless accuracy

You are energised by:

• Taking ownership of issues from receipt through to resolution
• Being organised and detail focused and enjoy working to KPIs
• Taking a proactive approach to your work
• Having the opportunity to develop both your technical and soft skills
• Being discreet, professional with excellent communication skills
• Working for a team with a great sense of humor and work ethic – and a love for our Brand
• Contributing to the ongoing and companywide version of sustainability. Sustainability is one of CHANEL’s key performance drivers, embedded into our ways of working we require continued collective action from all employees to deliver on CHANEL’s House Sustainability Ambitions across our four key areas:

• Restoring Nature and Climate
• Investing in Circularity
• Advancing dignity and prosperity
• Promoting the autonomy of women

What you will gain from this experience:

• Personal growth and development
• The opportunity to shape and develop ways of working within an established AR Team
• The chance to work with various teams, people and projects for one of the leading Fashion brands in the world.
• The UK Region plays a pivotal role in delivering on CHANEL’s House Sustainability Ambitions. Transforming our business and leaving a lasting positive impact on people and planet will require the collaborative efforts of everyone across our House. As an employee of CHANEL, you will be an important part of this journey.

Benefits at CHANEL

Our employee benefits have been created to support you across your professional and personal life by offering you:

• Physical Wellbeing: Private Medical Insurance covering pre-existing medical conditions and ability to add family members, Online GP App with 24/7 appointments available within 24 hours and Cycle Scheme participation for a tax-exempt bike and/or accessories
• Financial Wellbeing: Pension, Life Assurance and Retail Discounts across multiple retailers including Supermarkets, Gyms, Days Out and 100’s more
• Mental Wellbeing: Employee Assistance Programmes and Other Support Lines
• Platforms: Multiple Platforms to support across Wellbeing
• Lifestyle: Arts & Culture Ticket Discounts across major London attractions, CHANEL Product Discounts and Employee Only Sales
• Employee Recognition: Service Awards Programme offering CHANEL Products, Retail Vouchers and Additional Holidays across milestones

*Benefits are eligibility dependent and subject to change at any time

At Chanel, we are focused on creating an inclusive culture that nurtures personal growth, contributing to collective progress. We believe the uniqueness of each individual increases the diversity, complementarity and effectiveness of our teams. We strongly encourage your application, as we value the perspective, experience and potential you could bring to CHANEL.