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Financial Accountant / Credit Controller

Freightserve
Posted 15 hours ago, valid for a month
Location

Slough, Berkshire SL13XX, England

Salary

£60,000 - £72,000 per annum

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Contract type

Full Time

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  • Freightserve recruitment is seeking a Financial Accountant for a Freight Forwarder located in Slough, Berkshire.
  • The role involves managing the Sales Ledger, credit collections, and maintaining client account statements.
  • Candidates should have experience in credit control, management accounts, and sales figures reporting, with a minimum of 2 years in a similar role.
  • The position requires proficiency in Excel and the ability to manipulate data, and applicants should be either part-qualified accountants or graduates with relevant degrees.
  • The salary for this position is competitive and commensurate with experience.

Freightserve recruitment are looking for a Financial Accountant for a Freight Forwarder. The role is based in the Slough, Berkshire area.

Job Description:-

Manage the Sales Ledger and be responsible for credit collections, ensuring that credit terms are enforced across the company.

  • Chasing Debt and obtain payment using effective collection techniques - telephone or email
  • Maintain and issue weekly and monthly account statements to clients
  • Query Resolution, resolving disputes efficiently with co-ordinators and directors
  • Building relationships with clients with regular contact
  • Customer Account maintenance
  • Daily Bank Download and manage cash allocation
  • Bank cheques and cash received. Take out Petty cash from bank
  • Take and process credit card payments
  • Daily Invoice Upload
  • Weekly Bank Report for Directors
  • Calculate and prepare monthly Sales figures
  • Produce monthly SIGMA Profitability Reports
  • Debt management and liaising with solicitors
  • Perform credit assessments using credit rating portals - RedFlag
  • Sales Ledger Account Reconciliations
  • Produce weekly commentary for Financial Controller on Debt situation
  • Produce weekly cash flow forecasts
  • Provide cover for Purchase Ledger during periods of absence
  • Be able to process Bank payments and FX Payments
  • Monthly ICO Reconciliation with TBS Inc and FX Payment
  • Process TBS Credit Card monthly
  • AIS Management Accounts - Prepayments/Accruals and Journals

Experience Needed:-

  • Credit Control
  • Management Accounts for AIS
  • Sales Figures Reporting and Reconciliations
  • Bank Management
  • Must be good on Excel and able to manipulate data.
  • Part Qualified Accountant or Graduate with a very Relevant Degree with theoretical Accounts knowledge.

As an agency we are fast becoming the number one Freight recruitment specialist. We have a fast growing reputation with most Freight related companies. Freightserve has been established since 1992 working within the Freight Forwarding and Shipping industry

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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.