Reporting to the Finance manager, the position of Accounts Assistant will include the following:
• All aspects of Credit Control and debtor management including liaison with customer service and sales teams.
• Full responsibility for the sales ledger.
• Forecasting of weekly cash receipts and payments including monitoring of actual progress against forecast.
• Reporting of debtor position and actual versus forecast cash flow to head office.
• Responsibility for recording and reconciling amounts due to sales agents including payment of agent commissions.
• Employee travel expense management.
• Daily bank reconciliations and operating cash flow reporting.
• Responsibility for monthly retranslation of foreign currency debtors and creditors and the hedging of currency exposure on orders.
• Month end journals, general ledger and intercompany reconciliations.
• Support purchase ledger function when required. The suitable candidate will also require the following skills and experience:
• An experienced individual with a strong all round accounting and credit control background, preferably dealing with a global customer base.
• A team player with enthusiasm and a 'can do' attitude that will look to improve existing processes and operating methods.
• A confident communicator with good interpersonal skills.
• Good knowledge of excel and word essential.