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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
