Finance Officer

Due to an expanding team, our client has an exciting new opportunity for a Finance Officer to join their head office function. You will ensure that income is accurately completed to the relevant internal finance systems. You will be issuing sales ledger invoices, receiving, posting and reconciling income and posting this accurately to customer accounts, providing credit control support; issuing reminders and chasing debt as necessary.

Key Accountabilities will include: -

• Processing all payments received and ensuring that these are allocated to accounts.
• To raise and despatch debtor invoices as required in accordance with agreed procedures and to respond to requests from customers to make payments by standing order, direct debit, giro or other means.
• Reconciliation of cash and transfer postings and resolution of unposted and queried items.
• Preparation of refunds
• Examinations of current customer and debtor credits, and other customer credits.
• Seeking prompt recovery of unpaid accounts and other debts not dealt with by the income recovery team.
• Administration and collection of Direct Debits, including recording and correction of rejections
• Ensuring that all direct debit receipts are correctly allocated to customer accounts
• Creating/amending customer accounts as and when necessary
• Resolving rent allocation queries

As the ideal candidate you will be: -

• Educated to GCSE Standard (or equivalent), including passes in English and Maths.
• Working with computerised accounts systems and able to pick up new I.T. systems quickly.
• Experience of working in a transaction processing office environment.

In return you will receive an excellent financial package, a highly flexible working environment and expansive benefits package.