Financial Assistant

Description:

Forge Talent are supporting a fast growing and continually evolving Merseyside Shared Service Centre with a newly created vacancy in their Finance Team.

This will be a varied position that will support both Accounts Payable and Accounts Receivable processes in a busy and developing environment.

An ideal opportunity for an experienced Accounts Assistant who has had exposure to both sides of the ledger (ideally within a multi entity business) to utilise their skillset in an evolving environment.

Accounts Assistant Responsibilities:

• Accurately process and issue customer invoices in a timely manner.
• Proactively liaise with clients to ensure that invoices are settled within agreed payment terms.
• Support the Credit Control team with the chasing of overdue accounts and aged receivable reports.
• Coordinate with clients, suppliers and internal departments to resolve order or invoice discrepancies.
• Respond to and resolve customer and supplier queries regarding invoices, payments, and account statuses.
• Accurately maintain and update accounts receivable and supplier records to provide a clear overview of correspondence.
• Maintain the accounts receivable and accounts payable inboxes, responding to internal and external stakeholders within agreed SLA’s.
• Assist with the setup and onboarding of new suppliers, ensuring accuracy.
• Review and process vendor payment files, credit notes, and invoices.
• Review purchase requisitions, distribute purchase order details and generate relevant management reports for review.
• Review and process employee expense claims for policy compliance and promptly address and resolve any related queries.
• Conduct and validate vendor rebate calculations, post rebates and manage any associated queries.
• Assist with month-end accounts payable tasks, including closing the sub-ledger, preparing AP reports for management commentary, and providing data for cash flow forecasts.
• Provide support for finance audits and ad-hoc tasks as required

Accounts Assistant Required Experience:

• Previous experience (3 years minimum) of working in an Accounts Assistant capacity (ideally within a larger business environment) with exposure to both AP and AR processes.
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to build strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders.
• Strong problem solving and resolution skills.
• Analytical skills with a high degree of accuracy and attention to detail.
• The ability to work effectively both independently and collaboratively as part of a team.
• Excellent computerised systems and Excel skills.
• The ability to adapt to new processes and ways of working in an evolving and growing environment.
• A commitment to continual improvements with a willingness to learn and develop in a changeable role and business.
• A positive and proactive approach to the role and the development of the shared service centre.