Finance Assistant

Due to expansion and the success of a global company, we are looking for a bright, energetic and articulate Finance Assistant. You will be working within a diverse team at the company's European Hub in York. This is a small and collaborative team, however, you will be able to work with minimal supervision once you've had training and you know what you're doing.

This is an exciting opportunity for an ambitious Finance Assistant (possibly a graduate with some relevant work experience) to contribute to the company's growth and success.

The key responsibilities of the Finance Assistant are varied and involve management of accounts receivables, speaking confidently to clients to collect unpaid invoices and receiving payment advice. You will also be managing vendor vetting and new supplier processes to avoid fraud as well as:

* Producing month-end billing and client statements.

* Overseeing client invoicing and billing for European operations.

* Supporting credit assessments for new and existing clients, collaborating closely with Sales Managers.

* Utilising credit catalyst to identify and avoid potential payment issues.

* Providing monthly AR and collections reports to their USA based HQ.

The successful Finance Assistant will have a friendly, determined, proactive, and highly organised personality; you will be looking to learn quickly and grow your career! You will have the following:

* Ideally a minimum 3 years' experience in accounting roles (AAT or equivalent qualifications).

* The confidence to engage with customers to recover outstanding payments and resolve any disputes or queries.

* Advanced computer skills on MS Office, Excel, accounting software and databases.

* Ability to (or the willingness to learn) analyse and organise large amounts of data.

* Ideally degree educated with high attention to detail and strong work ethic.

* Ability to clearly communicate with internal and external customers, and vendors.

Salary - £28-35K depending upon experience

Job type: Full time, permanent

Benefits include: Hybrid working - 3 days in the office

Excellent career opportunities, Bupa healthcare, gym membership, fantastic pension, private dental, international company events…the list goes on!

"Credit & Collections Controller," "Accounts Receivables," "billing," "invoicing," "credit assessments," AAT