Location
Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire | United Kingdom
Job description
The Permanent Division of Robert Half is currently recruiting for an AP/AR Specialist on behalf of a manufacturer company in Milton Keynes.
The Role
The AP/AR Specialist will be an integral part of the Finance team reporting to the Finance Manager. The primary responsibilities for the role include: timely cash collection, investigation and regular reviews. Working closely with the sales team to resolve all customer queries, carry out regular reviews of credit terms and risk, Accounts Payable processing and bank transaction posting. This position will also play a key role to the month/year end reporting and will be expected to drive and promote process and control improvements where applicable.
The day to day duties of the AP/AR Specialist will consist of:
- Credit Control / Sales Ledger
- Responsible for collection of money, contacting customers for overdue payments and answering queries from customers
- Understanding and managing the credit control risk through credit insurance ensuring that internal guidelines are followed
- Maintenance of customer accounts and credit limits
- Print invoices daily and send out to customers
- Check the bank daily and update Daily Cash Sheet with all bank movements
- Post all receipts to customer ledger and allocate accordingly
- Analysis of aged debtors
- Sending out statements at month end
- Investigate customer debit notes
- Reviewing and checking settlement discounts taken
- New customer requests - dealing with account applications and accessing Euler Hermes to check the credit rating. Request credits and increases as required.
- Month end reporting on overdues
- Debtors balance sheet reconciliations
- Accounts Payable
- Post supplier invoices - Stock and non-stock
- Add supplier invoices on to Document Management System (Docuware)
- Suggest supplier payments on a weekly basis for approval by Finance & Payroll Manager
- Post payments via the bank to the vendor ledgers and allocate accordingly
- Ensure all bank entries are posted on a daily basis
- Vendor statement reconciliations to ensure all invoices / credits have been received and posted
- Other
- Update Business Central daily with FX Rates
- Open post daily and distribute
- Assist with annual audit
- Any other duties as reasonably required
Your Profile
- An accounting qualification such as AAT (The Association of Accounting Technicians)
- 3+ years working experience as a Finance Office or AP/AR Specialist or similar role within an accounts environment
- Solid knowledge of UK financial and accounting procedures
- Experience using financial software and systems (Microsoft Business Central/Navision would be advantageous)
- Advanced MS Excel skills
- Excellent analytical and numerical skills
- Have good problem solving skills with the ability to work on multiple tasks at once
- Have a proactive approach, a willingness to learn and the ability to adapt
- Excellent time management skills
- Strong ethics, with an ability to manage confidential data
- Excellent organizational skills
- Fluent English
- Oral, written and presentation communication skills
Salary and Benefits
The Salary for the role of an AP/AR Specialist will be paying up to £35k based on experience and skill sets. 8:30am to 5:00pm with an hour for lunch and on Friday we finish at 4:30pm, Hybrid working with 3 in the office and 2 at home. 25 days annual leave, plus bank holidays. Holiday purchase scheme - up to 5 days. Pension scheme - 3% or 5% employee contribution and 6% or 10% employer contribution
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Job tags
Salary
£30k - £35k per annum
