Accounts Receivable Clerk

Portfolio Credit Control are currently partnered with a well-established business in the FMCG sector who are currently looking to strengthen the team with an experienced accounts receivable clerk. This is a fantastic opportunity to work with an ever-growing business who truly support and develop their employees. This is a 6-month fix term contract.

Job Purpose:

The Accounts Receivable Clerk is responsible for providing financial, administrative, and clerical services in order to ensure effective, efficient and accurate financial and administrative operations. The Accounts Receivable Clerk must comply with statute policies and procedures. The role will encompass the entire OTC (order to cash) function and to enforce the company’s credit management policy in order to positively impact the cash flow and working capital for the business through the timely receipt of customer payments.

What you will contribute:

A wide ranging role that requires a thorough working knowledge of both the sales ledger and credit control procedures.

Responsible for the maintenance of the customer ledger that is assigned to you primarily through the collection of the debt but with a view to identifying any issues that prevent timely payment collection.

Ensure all transactions are posted accurately and in a timely manner to ensure full recovery of debts are achieved within agreed terms.

Awareness of the implication of overdue debt on the business is paramount in this role .

A strong background in resolving invoice queries and debit note resolution, from driving the resolution internally to challenging back to the customers and obtaining payment

Carry out tasks relating to other functions within the department so as to ensure continuity of service to the department’s customers

What you will bring:

• A confident individual with excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Pivotal in taking a continuous improvement approach to all matters which relate to accounts receivable, working with management to identify and deliver process efficiencies that will grow the department and streamline frequent activities.
• Strong working knowledge of both sales ledger, Masterfile maintenance, and credit control
• A working understanding of SAP
• Knowledge using Credit Reference agencies and Credit Insurance, an advantage
• Supporting and challenging your colleagues is imperative to realising the company values. Community, Courage, Nurturing, Quality & Togetherness

Key Competences and levels of capability:

• Credit control experience(minimum 2 years)
• CICM qualification (or are working towards one) – Desirable but not essential
• Excellent Verbal and written communication skills (Intermediate)
• Financial reporting and compliance (Intermediate)
• Proactive self-starter, able to work using own initiative to achieve results.
• Flexible and adaptable to change
• Sound knowledge of Microsoft Office

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