Job Title: Accounts Receivable Assistant

Location: Chesterfield

Working Pattern: 37.5 hours per week - Hybrid Working

Salary: Competitive

Who We Are

We’re one of the largest adult social care providers in the UK today – and we plan to keep growing and benefiting more lives.  Our support is dynamic, person-centred and fulfilling, so people can enjoy a flourishing life. We deliver care and support with energy, passion and positivity.

We're very proud to be recognised as one of the best organisations to work in by  ‘The Sunday Times Best Places to Work 2024'.

Our Values

Our values reflect us all and they’re at the heart of everything we do. They set out our culture, the way we behave and the way we do things.

Our colleagues are passionate, kind and resilient and they go the extra mile for the people we support and each other. We have this expectation of all of our colleagues. As a leader, you’ll embody our values in action and inspire and motivate your teams them to do the same.

Overview of the role:

To successfully maintain the overall accuracy of sales ledger accounts and financial records within designated remit. Including responsibility and completion of own credit control and banking reconciliation activities, to a high standard and on a timely basis.

Key Responsibilities:

• Raising and processing sales ledger invoices
• Matching invoices to banking receipts and remittances
• Allocating and coding cash and invoices as appropriate
• Resolving outstanding payment queries
• Ensuring the receipt of owed cash to terms, in a timely manner
• Completing daily and monthly bank reconciliations
• Building and maintaining relationships with fellow employees in the wider business, specifically the managers of the services responsible for
• Supporting the team lead with upcoming process and system changes
• Supporting the team lead with any other month end activities
• To work closely with the management accounts team to ensure efficiency and accuracy of ledgers

Key experience and skills required:

Essential

• Excellent numerate skills
• Accuracy with data entry
• Organised and thorough
• Excellent customer service skills
• Proficiency in working with spreadsheets using Microsoft Excel
• Able to work as part of a team and also independently when given tasks to complete
• Ownership of own responsibilities
• Able to prioritise own work and work under pressure to deadlines
• Flexible, adaptable and proactive
• Eager to learn and take active role in development
• Experience of using Sage 200

Desirable

• At least 5 years’ experience in a similar role
• Experience of performing this role at a business that has experienced growth and/or changes to systems and processes
• Understanding of basic bookkeeping

Our Support

We go beyond expectations for our colleagues as well as the people we support. Our reward package includes much more than pay, 25 days of annual leave + bank holidays and pension. Your birthday off with pay after a year of service and there is a £300 refer a friend scheme too!

In addition, we also offer the following:

• Industry-leading recognition
• Social, financial and emotional wellbeing
• Training and development to reach your potential

If you’re ready for a job that can truly make a difference and you’re up for a challenge, then this is the role for you!

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