Accounts Assistant (Accounts Receivable)

This is an exciting opportunity for an immediately available Accounts Assistant (Accounts Receivable) to join an established business based in West Oxfordshire on a temporary-permanent basis to start as soon as possible. The role is primarily remote with the requirement to be in the office one day a month.

Client Details

The client is a leader in their field, working with clients across a number of sectors, and operate across the UK.

Description

The Accounts Assistant (Accounts Receivable) will be responsible for:

• Correct allocation of cash receipts
• Raising sales invoices, ensure correct VAT accounting for small works and application customers
• Liaising with client contacts to pursue unpaid invoices and applications and issue debtor statements
• Liaising with commercial colleagues to resolve client queries
• Preparing monthly revenue journals
• Preparing monthly schedules to support balance sheet values for Amounts Receivable On Contracts (AROCs)
• Maintenance of controls to ensure completeness and accuracy of revenue reporting and balance sheet positions for AROCs and Trade Debtors
• Undertaking 'new' customer credit checks and ensure existing customers have a credit check completed as policy. The credit check data is also to be shared with group entities.
• Any other suitable duties as per management request to support the wider Finance team or wider teams

Profile

The Accounts Assistant (Accounts Receivable) will be/have:

• Competent in the use of Microsoft Office software, especially Microsoft Excel, and accounting systems
• Previous demonstrable, practical relevant experience in a Finance environment that required regular reporting
• Good Communicator and Team Worker. Out-going, comfortable on the telephone
• Highly motivated and able to work under their own initiative
• Persistent, resilient, organised, flexible, pragmatic
• Excellent attention to detail
• Solid grasp of double entry book-keeping and basic accounting principles
• Comfortable in a change environment
• Immediately available

Job Offer

• Primarily remote role (1 day a month in the office)
• Immediate start
• Permanent position if temporary period is successful