Job Role: Temporary Accounts Administrator - Immediate Start
Location: Wellington, Somerset
Hours: 9am - 5pm, Monday to Friday
Hourly rate: Up to £16.48 per hour (DOE)
Benefits: We would love for you to join us, some of the great perks of temping through Office Angels include...
1. Weekly pay
2. Access to Boost - our exclusive platform with discounts on hundreds of retailers, a wellbeing hub with recipes, an exercise area, and a mindfulness section with blogs & videos
3. Temporary candidate of the month award
4. Temporary candidate lunches/treats
5. Regular pay review
6. Online timesheets
7. A dedicated consultant as an additional layer of support
We're recruiting for a methodical Accounts Administrator to join a fast-growing international business that's leading the way across multiple continents This is your opportunity to join a high-performing team where your skills will be valued, your ideas heard, and your career supported. This is initially a temporary role for 4 - 6 months however for the right candidate it may become permanent therefore you must be available immediately.
What You'll Be Doing:
8. Work with the Finance Manager to establish clear and best practice credit policies, protocols, and guidelines that reflect wider group objectives and minimum standards.
9. Conduct thorough credit assessments and manage associated credit limits for new and existing customers.
10. Key liaison with existing and future credit insurance agencies, ensuring regular and timely notifications and adherence to credit insurance policy conditions to avoid non-conformance.
11. Diligently monitor outstanding balances, aging reports and cash-collection targets to reduce Days Sales Outstanding (DSO).
12. Proactively engage with debtors via email, telecoms and virtual meetings to provide for smooth debt recovery, negotiate payment plans and resolve disputes.
13. Collaborate with sales, legal and finance teams to escalate high-risk accounts to mitigate against credit risk and recommend write-offs or litigation where necessary.
14. Management of a multi-currency debtor portfolio, ensuring accurate ledger postings that reflect bank account entries, and month-end close.
15. Maintain accurate and well-managed credit accounts within the ERP system, providing timely administration for general account information, credit limit revisions, and hold/release statuses.
16. Analyse debtor trends, prepare regular management reports and present actionable insights to senior leadership.
17. Undertake ad-hoc reporting and project analysis, as required.
What You'll Bring:
18. Proficient Microsoft Office skills, knowledge of SAP or a similar accounting software would be advantageous
19. Analytical mindset with strong attention to detail and accuracy in reporting.
20. Strong communication skills to clearly manage internal and external stakeholder relationships
21. Comfortable to operate and influence at all levels of the group business management structure
22. Strong reporting & presentation skills