Accounts Assistant

Accounts Assistant (Credit Control + ) - FMCG / Retail / Hospitality - £28k to £35k - London An Accounts Assistant is required to join the small team (3 people in accounts), as one of the team members are sadly leaving after 5 years in the role. The Accounts Assistant will be mainly working on the Credit Control side of the Finance department, but as a small team, they all support each other and there must be willing to support other areas as and when necessary. They are a friendly and customer orientated team, proud to deliver excellent customer service and supporting their clients, which are generally in the Retail and Catering areas. This is not a role that would be suitable for a finance person with CIMA/ACCA etc, as it is a small team and stability is critical to the team and company as a whole. They are able to offer training and support but also would expect the person joining to have a maximum level of education to A-Level standard, or AAT at the utmost. You should have a friendly and positive nature, with some exposure and knowledge of credit control, with confidence in communicating via the telephone and email with thier clients, reliability and long-term desire to stay in a team. SALARY ETC: * £28k to £35k depending on experience. * Permanent , full-time * 4-days office based, with 1-day working from home. * Normally 8am to 4:15pm * Central North London REQUIREMENTS: * Must have full rights to work in the UK * 6 months to 2 year's experience in a similar role. * Some experience of Credit Control * Excellent English and communication skills, with strong customer service. * Good organisation and accuracy are essential. * Ideally someone with experience / background in the Retail / Hospitality / Leisure industry. * To have a friendly, professional nature, with confidence in dealing with people. * To have a maximum of A-Level or starting AAT (this is not a large team, so whilst they are keen to train and develop people into other areas of the accounting functions, it will not be a fast-paced growth/development, however the company as a whole has good expansion plans for the future). * Stability in previous roles and wanting a long-term role within a small team. Stability is important to this company, with the ability to develop good customer relations. DUTIES TO INCLUDE: * To deal with all aspects of credit control * Chase debts via email and telephone, alerting the Head of Finance to any serious bad debts. * Sending out statements and invoices. * Bank receipts * Dealing with aged debtors. * Management of customer portal * Loading of invoices. * Dealing with queries and resolving this as soon as possible. * Management of billings and liaisons with Supermarkets and other customers. * Overseeing the rebates system and ensuring that these are correct. * To be happy with a varied day and supporting the team with different requirements each day