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Finance Assistant

Warrington Permanent £26,000 - £28,000 per year View Job Description
This is an exciting opportunity for someone wanting to get their foot in the to start their finance career, whether it be you are recently graduated or wanting to kick start a new career. This role will support with full training and provide study support towards CIMA, ACCA, AAT and set a clear career progression plan in place.
  • Finance Assistant - Warrington
  • Permanent Role - From £27k

About Our Client

Our client is a well established manufacturing business in Warrington who has been in business for over 20 years. Due to an internal promotion are seeking to bring someone new into the team to start them on their finance journey. Working in a small team and reporting into the finance supervisor.

Job Description

  • Manage customer accounts proactively via telephone and email.
  • Build strong relationships with our customers using excellent communication skills.
  • Collaborate with internal and external stakeholders to resolve queries on customer accounts.
  • Identify cash receipts for customer accounts and match these with remittance advice.
  • Log queries and work with the Billing Department team members to seek resolutions.
  • Work towards set targets and provide accurate updates on customer accounts.
  • Prepare accurate forecasts to report how you will achieve weekly/monthly collection targets.
  • Take the lead on proactively resolving all invoice queries.
  • Adopt a continuous improvement approach and identify opportunities for improvement.
  • Demonstrate professional behaviours and maintain good working relationships with all internal and external customers.
  • Actively seek to take ownership and drive your own development.
  • Complete any ad-hoc duties requested by the Financial Controller.

The Successful Applicant

  • "Can Do" Attitude
  • Literate and Numerate
  • Working experience of Microsoft Office (Word / Excel and Outlook)
  • Ability to work under pressure and to meet tight deadlines.
  • Proactive approach to problem solving.
  • Excellent communication and negotiating skills.
  • Good planning and organisational skills.
  • Ability to work to KPIs and targets and under own initiative

What's on Offer

  • Permanent full time position
  • Training provided from day one
  • Study support towards AAT, CIMA, ACCA, CICM
  • Flexible start and finish times
  • Sociable setting - quarterly events, summer races, Christmas party, meals out
  • Free parking on site
  • Early finish Friday
Contact
Emma McKiver
Quote job ref
JN-032026-6961149
Phone number
+44 151 255 3752

Job summary

Job function
Accounting
Subsector
Accounts Assistant
Sector
Technology & Telecoms
Location
Warrington
Contract type
Permanent
Consultant name
Emma McKiver
Consultant phone
+44 151 255 3752
Job reference
JN-032026-6961149