Finance Assistant with Credit Control

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Specialising in the provision of Independent Social Work Assessment services, Advanced CCA has over 25 years’ experience in servicing Local Authority’s, Solicitors, and the Courts. We are passionate about the work we do; we always adopt a child-centred approach and strive to deliver the very best possible outcome across all the cases we handle utilising our highly skilled Independent Social Worker national network.

Advanced CCA are renowned nationally for their approachable, professional ethos and continually prides itself in providing fair, evidence-based evaluations of cases presented within agreed service levels. At ACCA we specialise in expert Social Work investigations and assessments.

The Role

You don’t need to have previous Finance experience for this opportunity, just as long as you are a competent Administrator, quick learner and a strong team player. Credit Control experience is desirable but not essential.

Reporting into the Finance Manager, you will be responsible for handling accounts receivable queries, requesting payment from customers, maintaining banking, reconciling accounts as well as dealing with the daily invoicing process and day-to-day duties within the department.

Location

This role is office based within our Chorley office.

Responsibilities

• Collate and input data using Sage 50 accounting software.
• Daily raising of sales invoices and corresponding supplier invoices.
• Resolve discrepancies between sales invoices and respond to customer billing enquiries.
• Complete banking transactions and reconciliations.
• Credit control - monitor accounts, chase overdue items and follow the companies chasing cycle policies.
• Receive, check and process all the companies purchase invoices along with processing weekly payment runs in line with the company’s authorisation matrix.
• Complete daily administration tasks.
• Work in partnership with the admin department to support wider business goals and objectives.
• Support finance function with month end tasks where required.

This is by no means a complete list and is only indicative of the duties of this role

Person Specification

• The person appointed will be trustworthy and able to maintain confidentiality.
• You must have excellent email communication skills and telephone skills.
• You must have superb customer service skills.
• You will be keen to learn, develop and pick up new skills.
• Abilities to identify anomalies.
• An eagerness to learn and develop by taking on new challenges.
• Ability to work independently and use own initiative, as well as an enthusiastic team player.
• Excellent organisational skills.
• Ability to prioritise, work under pressure and meet deadlines.
• MS office skills (Excel, Word and Outlook).
• Previous knowledge and experience of working within a credit control role with a strong admin environment is desirable but not essential.

In addition to these skills the candidate will require the following:

• English and Math’s to G.C.S.E standard Grade C or equivalent
• Computer literate
• Excel Test to be completed as part of the interview process

The above list is not exclusive or exhaustive and the post holder will be required to undertake such duties as may reasonably be expected within the scope of the post.

Job Types: Permanent, Full-time

Salary: £20,500.00 per year

Benefits:

• Company pension
• Free parking
• On-site parking

Schedule:

• Monday to Friday
• No weekends

Application question(s):

• Are you confident using Excel?
• Have you used Sage before?

Work Location: In person

Reference ID: Finance Assistant with Credit Control