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Accounts Receivable
- Posted 24 June 2019
- Salary Up to £150 per day
- Location
- Job type Temporary
- Discipline Accounting & Finance
- ReferenceNM - AR2_1561391449
- Contact NameNathan McNaughton
Job description
Our client is a London based Media firm looking for an Accounts Receivable to start asap. 3-6 months minimum.
Processes
- Reviewing and approving new jobs ready for billing and costs and managing these throughout the process, to completion
- Raising invoices for intercompany and direct clients
- Using portals and other means to ensure clients receive their invoices in good time and in line with agreed processes
- Adhering to system based workflows and standard departmental processes
- Finding efficient working practices to ensure key deadlines are consistently met
- Acquiring an understanding audit requirements and ensuring all departmental processes are consistently adhered to
- Reviewing the open jobs report and taking action to reduce all work in progress (WIP)
- Working collaboratively with the credit control team to resolve queries and ensure prompt payment from our suppliers
- Creating guides and process documents, so that work can be covered by others in the team as required
- Ensuring supplier forms are correctly completed and saved down
Reporting
- Extracting and analysing data to identify trends, risks and opportunities
- Providing data and reports to the business, working with them to identify and implement appropriate actions in response
- Running ad hoc reports for colleagues within the finance department and the winder business as required
Relationships
- Building and maintaining close relationships with Account Managers
- Working closely with peers across the business to ensure the timely closure of open jobs
- Responding to queries from colleague across the business (including our joint ventures)
- Supporting with the on-boarding of new clients
- Acting as a point of contact for all job-related queries and issues from the Maconomy team
- Building and maintaining relationships within our joint ventures; completing regular visits to the various offices to conduct one to one and group training and review meetings
Requirements:
- 1+ years comparable experience gained in an accounts receivable role, within the finance function of a commercial organization
- Solid understanding of accruals and revenue recognition processes
- Strong communication skills with the ability to build relationships and interact professionally with external partners and clients
- Self-motivation and the ability to work independently to meet agreed objectives
- Exceptional attention to detail with a thorough approach to task completion
- Calm under pressure and positive in outlook, with the ability to see potential challenges as opportunities for personal and professional development
- High levels of personal responsibility, with the ability to take full ownership for allocated tasks and see things through to completion
- Strong time management and prioritization skills, with the ability to manage a high volume of tasks while meeting challenging deadlines
- Strong excel skills; comfortable using Vlookups and Pivot tables to analyse large data sets
- Proactive and delivery driven; a structured worker who enjoys following established processes and working to multiple deadlines
- Naturally collaborative and team orientated in outlook