Accounts Assistant

Streamline Recruitment are looking for an experienced Accounts Assistant/Credit Control professional on behalf of our client, who are a independent importer of Plywood and panel products, based in Tilbury.

This is a permanent role, Monday-Friday 8AM- 5PM, salary is NEG DOE. This position is a key role reporting to the Directors of the company. The purpose of the role is to assist in the maintenance, reporting and the management of company finances.

Responsibilities;

• Working with journals, sales & purchase ledgers and spreadsheets
• Contacting customers by telephone/e-mail to ensure payment within their agreed credit terms
• Ensure all correspondence to customers in sage are kept up to date for audit trial purposes
• Escalation of bad debts to solicitors and debt collection agents
• Opening of new credit account customers setting appropriate credit limits
• Aged debtor reviews and meetings
• Credit Management & credit limit reviews
• Sales Invoicing
• Reconciliation of all finance accounts
• Ensuring that all payment amounts and records are accurate
• Assist with any internal queries from the other departments
• Ensure all rebates are managed and processed in a timely manner
• Manage the currency list on a weekly basis
• Handle customer credit insurance details
• Ensure all company credit cards/expenses are recorded on a monthly basis
• Provide the auditors with all relevant information
• Monthly haulage totals
• Any other duties as reasonably required by the Management Team

Experience required;

• Credit control/ Accounts experience of 5 years or more
• Sage Line 50 or equivalent experience
• IT Literate specifically experience using Sage, Bistrack, Word and Excel
• To be decisive, confident & persistent with customers as required
• Accurate data entry skills
• Professional, friendly & assertive manner using the phone
• Methodical & organised with good attention to detail
• Able to manage and organise own workload
• A team player and flexibility with assisting team members

If you are interested, please send in your CV!