Accounts Receivable Assistant
Company: Confidential
Hertford - Office based
Role
* Raise customer invoices on the ERP system and ensure these have been correctly submitted on customer portals. Monitor the portals to ensure timely payments by customers.
* Responsible for managing the customer ledgers and ensuring all overdue is collected on a timely basis.
* Ensure all customer warranty claims and refunds are processes / disputed within tight timelines.
* Post Intercompany transaction and reconciliation.
* Assist in preparing monthly cash flow forecast.
* Process US and subsidiary sales invoices.
* Monitor customer's supplier portals to ensure all electronic invoicing has been received and accepted by customers.
* Analyse and verify payment deductions (chargebacks, claims, and discounts) taken. Initiate and manage disputes with customers for questionable deductions taken.
* Work internally and externally to investigate and obtain evidence to resolve questionable chargebacks/deductions.
* Assist in monthly financial reporting, including presenting aged accounts receivable to management bi-weekly with status by customer and pending issues with action steps to resolve them.
* Review and validate customer merchandise returns for damaged or rejected product.
* Send customers statements and past due notifications. Successful and timely collecting on past due accounts, following group finance customer collection policies.
* Ensure that customer credit limits are not being exceeded. Follow group finance customer credit policies.
* Manage cashbook and bank reconciliations in local and multi-currencies. Post any resulting FX differences on a monthly basis.
* Prepare and review Monthly subsidiary Gross Profit and expenses reports.
* Any other necessary duties as assigned.
Person Specification
* A finance qualification - qualified AAT or equivalent
* Minimum 5 years in accounting environment with proven experience in accounts receivable
* Working with ERP systems will be an added advantage
* Proficient in dealing with figures, including currency conversion
* Methodical, with strong attention to detail & accuracy
* Problem solving skills
* Self-Starter, organised & systemic
* Discreet and trustworthy
* A knowledgeable user in MS Office, Excel and ability to work with large data
Monday - Friday , 9am till 6pm (1 hour lunch)
Salary - �Competitive
Benefits:
* Company pension
* Employee discount
* Free parking
If this sounds like the opportunity for you, please apply ASAP.
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