Accounts Receivable Assistant

SF Recruitment are currently recruiting for an Accounts Receivable Assistant to join a buoyant, stable business based in Derbyshire on a 12m FTC. This role offers hybrid working and a friendly environment.

Main Purpose:

Accounts Receivable Assistant supports the AR function ensuring that processes are followed accurately and done within the required timescale.
Ensure queries are answered quickly and invoices and statements are produced and sent out on time.

Key Tasks & Responsibilities:

- Deal with queries
- Ensure all statements and invoices are correct and issued as agreed
- Support the AR Manager with the Period End ensuring month end deadlines are met and all reports are run.
- Assist with ensuring that all Direct Debits are collected on time and posted to the ledger
- Assist with ensuring all refunds to residents are paid on time and posted to the ledger
- Credit control overdue debts providing information for the debtor meetings
- Raise sales invoices, ensuring we meet the month end deadlines to prevent revenue leakage.
- Assist with the cash posting
- Assist with annual Fee Review letters ensuring they are accurate and sent out on time

To succeed in this role you will have:

- Strong technical accounting knowledge
- Ability to actively engage colleagues to ensure processes are executed consistently and complied with
- Experience within a fast moving finance function
- Excellent communications skills, including corresponding with both internal and external parties in a sensitive and professional manner
- Excellent IT skills

All applicants must have previous experience working in a finance department and come from a high volume processing environment. Working knowledge of Excel spreadsheets is essential as well as good general PC skills. The successful candidate will need to be a strong communicator who can prioritise workloads and work successfully as part of a team.