Accounts Payable and Receivable Assistant

Job overview:

We are seeking a highly motivated Accounts Payable and Receivable Assistant to join our finance team and contribute to our ongoing success.

You will be working for a Group Shared Service Function based in a small, friendly finance team in Fradley Industrial Park with some travel required on an ad hoc basis to our other branch near Sheffield City Centre. (travel costs covered by the Company if outside of the Fradley office)

Reporting to the Finance Manager, you will play a vital role in supporting the Groups finance departments with various financial tasks including Accounts Receivable and Accounts Payable.

Roles & Responsibilities Overview:

Accounts Receivable:

• Allocation of sales ledger payments across all European businesses
• Regular review of sales orders to release/withhold in accordance with customer credit terms, limits, and payment status
• Set up Customer Discount Agreements
• Set up new customers, having evaluated their credit status
• Daily update/review of set credit limit on customers where we have received new financial information.
• Quarter Risk Assessment (analysis of our outstanding debtor mass on a quarterly basis)
• Participation in month end tasks, reconciliations, reporting etc.

Accounts Payable:

• Ensuring the smooth process of invoices through our scanning system
• Matching invoices to orders and approving variances
• Supplier queries
• Supplier Statement Reconciliations
• Bank Statement Reconciliations
• Run Payment Suggestions
• Monitor inbox and action emails daily.
• Some general administrative duties

Qualifications / Experience:

A proven track record in a similar position, ideally a minimum of 3-5yrs, with a positive and flexible approach to work and problem solving. 

Proactive and well organised; able to self-manage workload.

Have experience of Microsoft IT systems, basic Excel skills and can demonstrate excellent communication skills.

Ability to feel comfortable working with documents that are in different European languages using translation tools for understanding as a large proportion of the work will be for our sister companies that are based in Europe.

Training:

Induction and computer training will be provided upon starting with the company.

Some of this training will be at our Head Office in Denmark so a passport and availability to travel is a must.

Benefits:                     

Salary £29,500 pa

Group Pension Plan 5% matched

Health Insurance

Annual profit share bonus* subject to qualifying criteria

25 days Annual Holiday Entitlement + Statutory Bank Holidays

                                    Hours: Monday to Thursday 8am – 4pm

                                    Friday 8am – 2.30pm    

 The option of working up to 2 days Hybrid per week is available.