Financial Assistant

Accounts Assistant/ Accounts Receivable/ Accounts Payable/ Growing Shared Service Centre/ One Day WFH/ On Site Parking

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.

This will be an onsite position with one remote working day after successful completion of probation. Applicants must currently be living within a commutable distance of Merseyside to be considered.

If you match the profile above and are seeking a new opportunity to utilise your skillset within, we are very keen to hear from you – Please contact Rosie at Forge Talent or submit your CV for immediate review.