Orka Financial is working with a well-known business based in Maidenhead (hybrid) to recruit an Accounts Receivable Assistant. The role will be responsible for all credit control / accounts receivable activities, providing a cost-effective and professional customer cash collection, cash allocation and credit control service to clients. Experience working with SAP, ideally within an FMCG environment, would be highly advantageous.

Key responsibilities:

• Allocate cash received in a timely and accurate manner so that balances on the AR ledger are correct and up to date.
• Processing and distribution of customer promotional invoices to the Sales team.
• Chasing of debt, communicating with customers to ensure that payment is received.
• Run and send out customer statements on a monthly basis so that customers are aware of their debt balance.
• Sending of daily invoices.
• Query resolution.
• Interpretation and analysis of information to determine problems/queries.
• Resolve or escalate queries in a timely manner to minimise delays in the collection of debt.
• Cash forecasting, monthly collection targets and explaining variances of actual collections vs forecast.
• Maintain full compliance with internal control framework.
• Work in a timely and consistent manner.

Key skills:

• Significant experience in a similar accounts receivable and/or credit control role.
• Experience working within an FMCG or high-volume transactional environment is highly desirable.
• Good written and oral communication skills.
• Willingness to learn – opportunity to study for a Credit Control qualification.
• Good knowledge of Excel.
• Previous accounting experience preferred.
• Working knowledge of SAP is essential.
• Assertive, clear, empathetic communicator.

Salary: £32,000–£35,000 DOE + benefits