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Finance Assistant / Accounts Receivable

Finlay Jude Associates Limited
Posted 11 days ago, valid for 7 days
Location

Oldham, Lancashire OL9 9HU

Salary

£22,000 - £26,400 per annum

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Contract type

Part Time

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  • FJA is seeking a Finance Assistant for a global manufacturer and supplier located in Chadderton, focusing primarily on Accounts Receivable and Sales Ledger duties.
  • The position is fully office-based with working hours from Monday to Friday, 8.15am to 4.30pm, and is an ongoing temporary role requiring immediate availability.
  • Candidates should have prior experience in Accounts Receivable or Sales Ledger, along with knowledge of finance systems like Sage and strong data entry skills.
  • The salary for this role is competitive, although the specific amount is not mentioned in the job description.
  • Applicants should ideally possess AAT qualifications and experience with foreign currencies, while excellent communication and organizational skills are essential.
FJA is recruiting a Finance Assistant on behalf of a global manufacturer and supplier, based in the Chadderton area. The role would be focusing more on the Accounts Receivable / Sales Ledger duties but will cross over to general Accounts tasks – the more you can do, the better! Working hours for the Finance Assistant are Monday – Friday 8.15am – 4.30pm and is fully office based. This will be an on-going Temporary role so you must be available for work asap Finance Assistant role and duties include:  
  • The role will involve handling accounts receivable and inventory for operations in the UK and European offices
Accounts Receivable / Sales Ledger
  • Applying payments to customer accounts according to remittance listings.
  • Creating manual credit and debit memos.
  • Issuing account statements as requested
  • Reconciling customer accounts.
  • Supporting the Customer Service team with customer enquiries relating to Accounts Receivable
Inventory
  • Updating item costs.
  • Processing transfer price requests.
  • Documenting cycle counts.
  • General accounting duties as required to support the team.
 Finance Assistant required experience:  Essential 
  • Knowledge and experience in Finance Systems e.g. Sage and accurate data entry skills.
  • Previous experience of Accounts Receivable / Sales Ledger
  • Excellent communication skills both verbal and written.
  • Strong customer service skills.
  • Good organisational skills.
 Desirable
  • AAT qualifications
  • Knowledge and experience in importing and exporting, Oracle / ERP System
  • Ideally experience of dealing with foreign currencies
  • A strong work ethic with an ability to work to deadlines.
  • Working on own initiative and the ability to seek further advice when required.
  • Ability to manage several processes and procedures and multitask within a strict and pressurised timeframe.
  If you are looking for a fantastic Finance Assistant opportunity, then click on the 'apply now’ button. Due to the high volume of applications, we receive we are not always able to reply to all applications. If you haven’t heard back from us within 2 weeks, then please accept that your application has been unsuccessful for the role we currently have advertised. Please note that no terminology in this advert is intended to discriminate on the grounds of a person's gender, marital status, race, religion, colour, age, disability or sexual orientation. Every candidate will be assessed only in accordance with their merits, qualifications and abilities to perform the duties of the job. Finlay Jude Associates Ltd acts as an employment agency for permanent recruitment and employment business for the supply of temporary workers.

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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.