Accounts Assistant - Cambridgeshire - Part Time (20hrs Per Week) 12M FTC

Cambridge Source: WhatJobs

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Visiaitv is an innovation funder, digitalisation partner, award‑winning SOLIDWORKS reseller, 3D Printing partner and trusted advisor to thousands of businesses around the world, including many household names. We are one of the world’s leading tax incentive and innovation‑management advisors who secure funding for companies undertaking Research and Development (R&D) and innovative activities.

What will you be doing?

To assist the Financial Controller in the daily and efficient operation of Visiativ’s Solutions UK Limited Finance Department. This role will provide administrative assistance and support the Financial Controller by collecting, recording and maintaining financial information and ensuring records and balances are up to date.

In particular, this role will be responsible for credit control, sales and purchase ledger processing and handling customer and supplier queries, processing credit card receipts. It is also expected that this role will assist with ad‑hoc tasks required by the Financial Controller.

Duties & Responsibilities

Credit control
Expedite payment of invoices through active credit control management
Satisfactorily handle and/or refer to others to solve customer invoice queries
Liaise with external debt collection agency where applicable
Liaison with a number of internal and external colleagues in progressing credit collection queries or legal proceedings
Purchase ledger processing
Process all accounts payable invoices accurately and on a timely basis
Ensure all invoices are approved in accordance with company policies and procedures
Supplier statement reconciliations
Satisfactorily handle and resolve supplier queries
Sales ledger processing
Process all accounts receivable invoices accurately and on a timely basis
Satisfactorily handle and resolve customer queries
Cooperate with sales team
Deliver customers’ statements
Processing credit card receipts
Processing credit card receipts on a timely manner and reconcile with credit card statement
Other
Preparing ad‑hoc analysis and reconciliations as required

Experience and Skills / Attributes Required

3‑years prior experience of working in an accounts function with responsibility for credit control and with working knowledge of a general ledger accounting system. Especially in relation to the purchase ledger cycle.

Desirable Skills

Strong knowledge and experience with MS Excel
Experience of preparing data and reports
Exceptional attention to detail
SAGE 50 Accounts experience would be beneficial but not essential.

Strong communication and interpersonal skills are required in this role as there will be significant interaction with both external customers and with colleagues across the business. Other essential qualities include:

Being a self‑starter and able to use initiative
Ability to work as an individual and as part of a team
Ability to build rapport with colleagues and clients
Flexible and adaptable
A willingness to undertake training and development
Trust worthy and discreet with the ability to understand GDPR and confidentiality issues
Organised, reliable and able to work to deadlines