Finance Assistant

Description:

Finance Assistant – Shared Services
Job Family: Finance
Division: Group Finance
Reporting to: Finance Manager - Shared Services
Location: Maidenhead/Home-based (Flexible Working Arrangement available. Office-based anticipated 2-3 days per week)
Job Type: Full-time – Permanent
The Opportunity

This is a critical role within the recently established R2R function that involves collecting, processing, and presenting accurate financial data.
The role will have responsibility for the management of the debtors’ ledger for the main group companies, oversight of all company debtors’ ledgers and debtor reporting.
As part of the R2R team, the role will also include preparation of the reconciliations for balance sheet accounts and resolving related queries and issues.
The role includes exposure to project teams and other central finance functions, providing an excellent opportunity for a varied role with regular challenges.

Role Responsibilities
Within the team you will be a source of subject matter expertise relating to the debtors and provide support to the Finance Manager.
By effective communication with customer contacts, you will ensure payment terms are adhered to and ensure payment timings are known to assist in accurate cash flow forecasting.
You will provide debtor information to a broad range of business unit owners supporting them to ensure timely collection of amounts owed, identifying and resolving issues arising to ensure the debtors ledger remains an accurate reflection of the business position.
The primary responsibilities of this role are:
By working with project teams and client supplier ledger teams, to ensure timely payment of sales invoices.
By resolving queries, to ensure the debtors’ ledgers for the group continue to reflect an accurate representation of the debtor position.
The role will be responsible, with appropriate support, for the maintenance of:
• Central reporting of the debtor position and risks within the debtor balances for reporting to the Senior Finance Manager.
• Debt collection processes, controls and documentation.
In addition, to take on additional tasks as required to support the team.
The Candidate
Qualifications
Minimum 5 GCSEs graded 4-9 or an equivalent graded A-C.
Experience
3+ years’ experience in an Accounts Receivable role.
Collaboration with stakeholders.
Working with Oracle Enterprise One, or similar ERP system desirable.
Skills
Attention to detail and accuracy.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
Intermediate user of Microsoft Excel.
Ability to solve problems.
Demonstrable ability to form effective working relationships with multiple stakeholders.
A passion for excellent customer service.
Quick to learn.
Personal Attributes
Self-motivated and a self-starter, with the ability to build positive relationships.
Set and achieve high standards for themselves and for others, takes personal accountability for results.
Identifies and navigates problems and obstacles to performance in an orderly and calm manner.
Communicates openly and honestly with others and seeks to create a common understanding and agreement to proposed actions.
Considerate and caring approach to working with colleagues and client teams.
Ethical approach to data including respecting the confidential nature of information.

If you are interested just contact Aris Lekkas at Morson