Italian Speaking Accounts Receivable Clerk

Posted 05 January 2022
Salary £30000 - £33000 per annum
LocationHemel Hempstead
Job type Permanent
Discipline Accounting & Finance
ReferenceJE/7733625_1641390746
Contact NameJoanna Engel

Job description

Global Organisation seeks a fluent Italian speaking Accounts Receivable Clerk to join their team on a permanent basis. Reporting into the Accounts Receivable Manager the Accounts Receivable Clerk will support the sales process through the monitoring of customer accounts and to ensure appropriate information is used to manage credit exposure within the European region.

Duties of the Italian Accounts Receivable Clerk include:

  • Processing manual invoices and supporting sales transactions, through review of credit exposure and risk.
  • Debt Collection for Europe, liaising with Customers externally and internally to resolve debt queries promptly and professionally.
  • Cash Forecasts, Aged Debtor Reporting. Management of bad debt and DSO's.
  • Documentation and process control of all activities in compliance with internal controls.
  • Ad hoc Operational & Finance requests from Senior Management.
  • Build close working relationships with other Finance departments, Customer Service and Sales Managers
  • Adhere to a close timetable for month and quarter end
  • Actively supporting integration activities from acquisitions
  • Flexibility to cover team members when required

Requirements for the Italian Accounts Receivable Clerk include:

  • Minimum of 3 years relevant experience within a similar role
  • Experienced accounts controller with sound technical skills
  • Experience and or knowledge of activities in compliance with internal controls
  • Fluent Italian required and other European language skills beneficial (oral and written)
  • Experience of working with a fully integrated ERP system
  • Intermediate knowledge of Excel, Word & Outlook
  • Ability to multi-task and prioritise
  • Good team player
  • Good problem-solving skills
  • Good organisation and planning ability
  • Flexibility with work patterns around quarter-and month-end required
  • Oracle and SOX experience is advantageous however not essential
  • Desirable, finance qualification or ICM