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Finance Assistant - Credit Control

Hays Specialist Recruitment Limited
Posted 9 days ago, valid for 11 days
Location

Bishop Auckland, Durham DL14 9FA, England

Salary

£24,000 - £28,800 per annum

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Contract type

Full Time

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  • An international organization is seeking to enhance its finance team in Co Durham, UK, by hiring a new member for the Sales Ledger and credit control responsibilities.
  • The role involves proactive debt collection, resolving customer invoice queries, maintaining credit control procedures, and reporting.
  • Candidates should ideally have experience with SAP, US GAAP, and SOX, although these are not essential requirements.
  • The position offers a salary of £30,000 to £35,000 and requires at least 2 years of relevant experience in finance or credit control.
  • Benefits include hybrid working, 25 days of holiday plus bank holidays, an enhanced pension, flexible hours, free parking, and an optional corporate uniform.

Your new companyAn international, multi-sited organisation, with multiple UK sites is looking to enhance their Co Durham finance team. Based on-site at the manufacturing site you will join an established and internally highly thought of finance team. Your new roleWorking closely with the on-site Financial Controller and Assistant FC you will have full responsibility for the sizeable Sales Ledger and all the associated credit control.

  • Proactive collection of company's debts maintaining an effective relationship with customers
  • Raise/investigate/resolve customer invoice queries.
  • Ensure Credit Control procedures are adhered to.
  • Recording and accurately allocating cash
  • Send regular Customer Statements and reconciling open items.
  • Produce and issue daily invoices and credit notes.
  • Produce all manual credit and debit notes ensuring appropriate approval.
  • Provide credit control information for management as required.
  • To maintain and reconcile Site Sales Ledger.
  • Control and reconciliation of Self Billing Customers
  • Support in customer invoicing portals ensuring invoice rejections are dealt with timely.
  • Ensure correct documentation is received regarding the opening of new accounts and run credit risk reports to include a pre meeting enquiry form and liaise with Financial Controller
  • Attend sales and operational meetings on new customer set up.
  • Daily / weekly / Month-end / Year-end Reporting
  • Processing Intercompany recharges ensuring completeness, balancing Intercompany AccountsWhat you'll need to succeed
  • Whilst not essential, a knowledge of all or any of the following - SAP, US GAAP and SOX, would be beneficial.

What you'll get in return

  • Hybrid working
  • 25 days holiday plus BH
  • Enhanced pension
  • Flexible start & finish times
  • Free parking
  • Optional corporate uniform

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In order to submit this application, a Reed account will be created for you. As such, in addition to applying for this job, you will be signed up to all Reed’s services as part of the process. By submitting this application, you agree to Reed’s Terms and Conditions and acknowledge that your personal data will be transferred to Reed and processed by them in accordance with their Privacy Policy.