Finance, Credit Control & Commercial Assistant

As a Finance and Commercial Assistant, you will be responsible for supporting the finance and commercial teams in their day-to-day activities. These responsibilities include but not be limited to, managing the Credit Control activities for the UK Sales business, month end finance responsibilities and administrative duties.

To be successful in this role, you should understand finance and accounting principles, excellent attention to detail, and the ability to work well under pressure. You should also be a strong communicator and be able to work effectively as part of a team.

Duties

• You will be responsible for processing month-end journals, reconciliations and ensuring that all financial transactions are accurately recorded.
• You will be responsible for monitoring customer accounts and ensuring that payments are received on time and allocated to the correct account. You will also manage chasing overdue payments and resolving any payment issues with customers.
• You will be responsible for conducting customer checks to ensure that all customers are creditworthy and that there are no outstanding issues. This includes sanction checks to confirm that customers are not doing business with any sanctioned entities.
• You will be a key player in developing, following and administrating controls to ensure that all financial transactions are properly authorized, recorded and reported, in-line with the group controls framework.
• You will provide additional support to the Commercial Manager and Financial Controller as needed. This may include assisting with financial analysis, preparing reports, and other tasks as assigned.

To be successful in this role, you will need:

• To communicate effectively with various audiences.
• You should be able to work effectively as part of a team and leverage your relationships to achieve the company's goals.
• You should be able to manage your time effectively to meet deadlines and to maximise efficiency.
• You should be able to work well under pressure.
• You should have excellent attention to detail.
• You should be able to learn new concepts and processes quickly to adapt to the changing needs of the company.
• Ideally you should have a good understanding of Credit Control procedures and of finance and accounting principles in order to assist you to perform your duties effectively.

Working Hours

8am – 4pm or 9am – 5pm

Hybrid / Office Based considered

Salary

£22-26K Depending on experience