Finance Assistant - Immediate Start

Role Overview & Responsibilities

This is an exciting career opportunity for a Finance Assistant to join our Finance team in Huddersfield! This role will be instrumental in driving forwards the efficiencies and effectiveness of the team.

Hours of work: Monday – Thursday 8.00am – 4.45pm and Friday 8.00am – 4.30pm

You will be assigned your own portfolio of retailers and clients. As part of a small team flexibility, tenacity together with excellent communication, organisation and time management skills will be essential.

Your main responsibilities

· Ensure all collection calls, letters and follow up actions are carried out to meet agreed SLA

· Review and make appropriate recommendations on new customer applications

· As necessary arrange for the distribution of standard letters and computerised statements in order to bring the matter to the customer’s attention

· The preparation of reports on debt management and credit control as required

· Prioritise and manage workload to meet key performance indicators

· Agree, negotiate, and enforce re-payment plans

· Maintaining contact with clients to ensure invoices are clear for payment

· Resolving queries both internally and externally around outstanding invoices

· Liaise directly with 3rd party collection agencies

· Providing accounts information to internal departments including weekly reports and KPI’s

About you

· Relevant experience working in a credit control role and ideally in a sales/customer service driven environment

· Ability to establish and maintain internal and external customer relationships at all levels

· Calm and professional manner

· Ability to influence and negotiate

· Team player with proactive positive attitude

· A systematic approach and an eye for detail

· Ability to make judgements on need for consultation and escalation

· Competent with Microsoft Office products

· Experience of using finance systems

Job Type: Full-time

Schedule:

• Monday to Friday

Ability to commute/relocate:

• Huddersfield: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

Work Location: One location