Accounts Receivable Clerk

Kenny Recruit are working with an exciting manufacturing & distribution company in their search for an Accounts Receivable Clerk on a temp to perm basis. If you’re looking for an ethical company, then this could be the perfect opportunity for you. This company has one goal, and that is joining the movement towards zero waste!

As the Accounts Receivable Clerk you will be the only person looking after the AR side of the ledger for three entities, this is an exciting opportunity to take ownership of this side of the ledger. You will be responsible for collecting the company's debt, this is done via phone call as well as email, you will be raising the sales invoices and you will get the opportunity to help to automate processes.

The main focus of the Accounts Receivable Clerk is transactional duties within the finance department. To be the first contact for the customers who have any finance related queries and to build and maintain relationships with customers to ensure accounts are paid in a timely manner. Being organised, focused with attention to detail is essential to assist in the smooth running of the finance department.

We are looking for someone who enjoys working in AR, someone who has worked with stock previously and if you have worked with NetSuite, this is a bonus.

Pay: £16.50 - £19.50 per hour (dependent on experience)

Location: Central London (ideally 4 days in the office but would consider 3 for the right candidate).

Working hours: 9.00am - 5.00pm

Responsibilities:

• To check and upload invoices on a linked customer system i.e., Procure Wizard & Booker
• Manage the accounts receivable ledger, credit control, ensuring the customer credit risk commentary is up to date
• Ensure customer accounts are paid within the agreed terms
• Follow up any overdue accounts, adhering to our internal debt recovery process
• Sending customer statements incl. consolidated statements
• Processing customer returns (VRT’s) & credit notes
• Reviewing credit limits and company information
• Customer account reconciliations
• Liaising with customers to resolve account queries in a timely manner
• Analysis of AR ledger/debtors for cashflow reporting
• Balance sheet commentary for accounts receivable
• Balance sheet actions as requested by the Financial Controller
• Support in all audits
• Develop and streamline processes
• Ad hoc tasks required.

Requirements:

• Understanding the workings of a finance department
• Clear understanding of NetSuite and linked customer systems such as Procure Wizard and EDI
• Professional approach and the ability to handle potentially stressed and angry customer
• Good attention to detail and accuracy
• Maintain a positive, empathetic, and professional attitude with stakeholders
• Helpful, hands-on approach and the willingness to learn and develop
• Problem solving essential
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• In-depth understanding of analytics
• Ability to work as a part of a team
• Ability to prioritise work and meet deadlines
• High standard of Excel skills

Next Steps…

Shortlisted candidates will obviously be contacted for this specific role and if you haven’t heard from us within a week, please assume you have been unsuccessful on this occasion. We'd love to give feedback to every applicant but due to the sheer volume of applications we receive, unfortunately this just isn't possible.

We will keep your CV on file to contact you with regards to future roles and any other advice to help you. Alternatively, feel free to contact us for a chat.