Roles and Responsibilities: How the Expected Outcomes are Achieved Work with PM's and other personnel responsible for billing to resolve customer issues re billing Check and process sales invoices, ensuring correct referencing to PO's, jobs and that the correct VAT scheme applied Processing of Applications, Certificates and invoices on larger Contracts Maintain robust records of retention withheld and work with Commercial Team to ensure collection and reconciliation Continuously check client/customer credit status and act upon changes where necessary Upload invoices to various client portals Assist and support with client/customer repayment plan negotiations Create, implement and monitor an effect cash collection process and compile accurate reports for SMT as required Create, implement and monitor client/customer payments and ensure they are within agreed business terms Ensure client/customer account reconciliations are tracked, accurate and reportable Maintain accurate up to date records on all revenue, debt and cash positions Feed into cashflow process daily with actuals and forecasts Produce meaningful reports for Management Information such as debtor days etc Working closely with other departments to ensure smooth day to day running of the business Lead on construction industry VAT and become internal VAT Champion Filing, scanning and archiving into SharePoint and E-Vision and other finance systems Any other reasonable administrative and ad-hoc duties as requested by Line Manager Assist other members of the finance team as and when required Requirements for the Role: Full time office based Excellent verbal and written communication skills GCSE Maths and English at A C or equivalent to Level 2 functional skills Recognises commercially sensitive or confidential information and deals with it appropriately Excellent people skills, with a track record of effective engagement with colleagues and stakeholders Flexible to undertake a range of different tasks within the working day Experience in working to deadlines and prioritising own workload Experience in using Microsoft Office package, in particular Word and Excel to an advanced level Willing to take responsibility and accountability to follow tasks through to completion Excellent organisational skills and diligence Construction Industry experience Previous experience of working with the CIS scheme and relevant VAT schemes Company Benefits: - 25 days holiday plus bank holidays - After 2 years continuous service, 1 extra day’s leaver per year up to a maximum of 5 - Long Service Awards - Training and Development opportunities - Pension Scheme - Optical Eye Care Vouchers - Death in Service - Health Care - Birthday Day Off