Accounts Assistant

Accounts Assistant (Credit Control + ) - FMCG / Retail / Hospitality - £28k to £35k - London

An Accounts Assistant is required to join the small team (3 people in accounts), as one of the team members are sadly leaving after 5 years in the role. The Accounts Assistant will be mainly working on the Credit Control side of the Finance department, but as a small team, they all support each other and there must be willing to support other areas as and when necessary. They are a friendly and customer orientated team, proud to deliver excellent customer service and supporting their clients, which are generally in the Retail and Catering areas.

This is not a role that would be suitable for a finance person with CIMA/ACCA etc, as it is a small team and stability is critical to the team and company as a whole. They are able to offer training and support but also would expect the person joining to have a maximum level of education to A-Level standard, or AAT at the utmost. You should have a friendly and positive nature, with some exposure and knowledge of credit control, with confidence in communicating via the telephone and email with thier clients, reliability and long-term desire to stay in a team.

SALARY ETC:

• £28k to £35k depending on experience.
• Permanent , full-time
• 4-days office based, with 1-day working from home.
• Normally 8am to 4:15pm
• Central North London

REQUIREMENTS:

• Must have full rights to work in the UK
• 6 months to 2 year's experience in a similar role.
• Some experience of Credit Control
• Excellent English and communication skills, with strong customer service.
• Good organisation and accuracy are essential.
• Ideally someone with experience / background in the Retail / Hospitality / Leisure industry.
• To have a friendly, professional nature, with confidence in dealing with people.
• To have a maximum of A-Level or starting AAT (this is not a large team, so whilst they are keen to train and develop people into other areas of the accounting functions, it will not be a fast-paced growth/development, however the company as a whole has good expansion plans for the future).
• Stability in previous roles and wanting a long-term role within a small team. Stability is important to this company, with the ability to develop good customer relations.

DUTIES TO INCLUDE:

• To deal with all aspects of credit control
• Chase debts via email and telephone, alerting the Head of Finance to any serious bad debts.
• Sending out statements and invoices.
• Bank receipts
• Dealing with aged debtors.
• Management of customer portal
• Loading of invoices.
• Dealing with queries and resolving this as soon as possible.
• Management of billings and liaisons with Supermarkets and other customers.
• Overseeing the rebates system and ensuring that these are correct.
• To be happy with a varied day and supporting the team with different requirements each day.