Senior Accounts Receivable Officer

12 months FTC

£35,000 + Benefits

For a global education company, we're recruiting a senior Accounts Receivable Officer for 12 months. Reporting to the Transaction Manager, the Senior AR Officer will deliver Accounts Receivables, monitor the Credit Control activities, and will manage the performance of 2 direct reports. This role will work closely with the UK and global operations team and will need excellent stakeholder management skills to meet the core debt management targets as well as working on process improvement, automation and delivering AR KPIs.

Main Duties:

• Development and performance of 2 staff, ensuring targets are met
• Lead transformation projects to reduce manual processes across all AR processes
• Support the development of the debt collection software Collect and lead AR remote activities including updating process maps
• Manage bank reconciliations and cash allocation to aid month-end process and reduce debtor's days
• Support operational aspects of AR management and debt recovery and coordinate the AR team activity against KPIs and targets
• Ensure procedures and policies are adhered to reduce loss of income through bad debt
• Manage the reconciliation of control and balance sheet accounts
• Investigate order management issues and complete Siebel and Sun systems reconciliations
• Develop and enhance Siebel platform to automate processes
• Work to enhance best practice and automation between sun and Siebel

Person Specification:

• AAT or Part Qualified CIMA / ACCA with extensive experience of Credit Control and Accounts Receivable
• Very strong communication skills and ability to work effectively to targets
• Advanced MS Excel skills such as Pivots, V and H Lookups and creating reports
• Experience of Sun Systems and Siebel or other CRM systems
• Previous experience of managing and developing a small team

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A large Charity in Central London is looking for a Junior Accounts Receivable Assistant to join the team immediately to support of the team to ensure timely and accurate processing of accounts receivable transactions by gathering payment information and contacting customers with outstanding invoices.

Client Details

A large UK Wide Charity, with their HQ in Central London

Description

· Accounting for income for Corps, and Social Trust

· Follow-up on all outstanding Remittance advices and Schedules

· Ensure that all unallocated items are being followed up and escalated

· Liaise with stakeholders such as funders and internal staff to ensure queries related to unallocated payments or unpaid invoices are resolved

· Ensure all Account Receivable filings are done correctly for audit purposes

· To ensure compliance with Salvation Army policies and procedures

· Support line managers with ad hoc requests,

· Performs other duties and responsibilities as and when required to support the finance team as a whole

Profile

Excellent interpersonal and team working skills combined with an ability to communicate professionally both verbal and in writing

Able to work under pressure Experience prioritising tasks

Able to work efficiently from home (3 days per week)

Owns own windows laptop (not Chromebook or Apple) (PC available at THQ)

Ok to use their own equipment (ie laptop/phone) when WFH

Job Offer

£13-14ph

Accounts Payable & Receivable Manager

(Ref:  SUS3345C)

£31,683 per annum

37.5 hours per week – flexible working patterns available

Base: flexible location – home working with travel to Bristol expected 2 or 3 days per fortnight

About Sustrans

Our vision and mission have never been more relevant. 

Across the UK, governments are pledging investment and action on walking and cycling.

We are working together to make a real difference - creating places where everyone can live and travel happily and healthily, and where nobody is excluded.

Our work wouldn’t be possible without the commitment and dedication of our colleagues.

We are proud of our employee net promoter score, being in the top 20% of all employers across all sectors in the UK, due to our energised, friendly and motivated workforce.

Join Sustrans today and help us get things done, together

About the Role

We now have an excellent opportunity for you to join us as our Accounts Payable & Receivable Manager, helping us to make sure that the Finance Team continues to provide an excellent service to Sustrans colleagues and to our suppliers and customers.

Managing the transactional finance team, your role will see you responsible for designing, developing and maintaining systems, processes and procedures to enable the smooth running of our transactional finance function. 

About You

We are looking for an organised and methodical individual with the ability to work accurately and to deadlines.

You will have experience of running a busy Accounts Payable and/or Accounts receivable team with the ability to supervise and support direct reports.

You will have knowledge and experience of Dimensions or a similar accounting system and MS Excel.

So, if this sounds like you, apply today and help support Sustrans to make a difference by creating healthier places and happier lives for everyone.

What we Offer

Wellbeing

• 26 days’ leave per annum plus bank holidays for full-time working
• Ability to buy an extra week of annual leave (pro-rata for part-time staff)
• Staff volunteer days
• 24/7 free, impartial and confidential support service
• We are members of the Green Commute Initiative and Cycle Scheme who both offer cycle to work schemes

Financial

• Group Personal Pension scheme with a 4% or 5% of basic salary contribution being matched by Sustrans
• Bike, computer and season ticket loans
• Discount benefits

Family Friendly

• Enhanced maternity and paternity pay
• Flexible Working practices (full time hours are 37.5 per week, Monday - Friday)

Interviews

Closing date for the receipt of completed applications is 9 am on Monday 1 November 2021.  Interviews will take place via MS Teams as soon as possible after closing date.

To apply, please complete our online application form. 

Equality, diversity and inclusion

Sustrans is committed to reducing inequality, valuing diversity and enabling inclusion.

We welcome applications from people from all parts of the community, particularly where we are under-represented. This includes people who identify as having a disability, and those from Black, Asian and minority ethnic groups.

Finance Assistant

We’re looking for a Finance Assistant to help achieve our vision of London alive with nature, where everyone can experience and enjoy wildlife. London Wildlife Trust (LWT) is a charity with 60 staff and a turnover of around £4m a year; it includes the trading subsidiary London Wildlife Limited (LWL).

Working with our Head of Finance and our senior finance officer, you’ll be a vital part of the team and will be responsible for aspects of both accounts receivable and accounts payable for both LWT and LWL: invoicing customers and associated credit control, banking, maintaining suppliers, checking and processing purchase orders, invoices, and helping employees to use the system correctly and efficiently.

The role offers scope for learning and development in financial management, particularly charity finances.
 

Our ideal Finance Assistant

• Some experience at a similar level (paid or voluntary), or a finance/accounting qualification

• Experience of using finance software packages

• Ability to consistently deliver accurate work in a timely manner, maintaining a professional approach at all times

• Excellent attention to accuracy and detail, with strong competency in ICT skills, particularly Microsoft Excel

(Please see job description for full person specification)

What’s in it for you?

Salary: £22,641

Tenure: Permanent, full time

• 25 days annual leave pro rata plus statutory holidays
• Access to a free Employee Assistance Scheme to support you inside and outside of work
• Supportive and inclusive policies including a family-friendly policy and enhanced flexible working policy
• ‘Staff Day’ once a quarter where you can get involved in conversation work on one of our sites

Closing Date: 25th October at 9am

Interview Dates: Likely to be held 11th October

Does this sound like you? We’d love to hear from you!

Our vision is a London alive with nature, where everyone can experience and enjoy wildlife. In order to achieve our goal of engaging everyone in protecting London’s wildlife for the future, we know that our staff team needs to better reflect and represent all of London’s communities. Therefore we particularly welcome applicants who identify as being from a Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic background, and disabled people, as these groups are currently under-represented at London Wildlife Trust.

Our efforts extend beyond recruitment. Our policies are designed to support our people including an enhanced Flexible Working policy and an inclusive Talent policy which includes our commitment to giving fair opportunities to ex-offenders.

Read more about London Wildlife Trust’s commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion our our careers page. 

Goodman Masson are working with a International Development organisation to recruit for a Senior Finance Manager.

This is an excellent opportunity for a senior qualified finance professional to improve controls and drive forward system and process improvements. You will be managing a team responsible for group level financial accounting activities.

Day to day duties:

• Directly managing a team of 3 and overseeing a wider team
• Reviewing and approving month end reconciliations and reports
• Ensuring robust cash flow forecasting processes are in place
• Overseeing implementation of IT solutions
• Lead the team on the upgrade of current accounting system
• Working with senior management to track KPI's across AP, AR and banking

Essentials:

• CCAB qualified or equivalent
• Demonstrated leadership skills in similar roles
• Strong technical accounting

Please apply ASAP to ensure your details are considered.

Are you seeking a role where you can have more of a focus on accounts payable and accounts receivable? Are you keen to join a well-known educational charity? I am seeking a Senior Finance Officer such as yourself to join at an exciting time to help support with AP/AR and management accounts as a permanent member of the finance team. A large portion of the role consists of having a Finance Business Partner responsibility based in Greenwich with occasional travel to their office in Cornwall.

Job description:

• Responsible for posting Month end journals Accrual, Prepayments
• Supporting with month end including maintaining fixed asset register
• Data entry including purchase invoices, staff personal expenses and credit card reconciliations
• Raising sales invoices, and support monthly review of purchase order system
• Bank reconciliations, petty in various currencies
• Assisting the progress with monthly financial reports and reconciliations

As the Senior Finance Officer, you will need to be familiar with the fixed asset register and happy with the AP/AR element of the role to be considered. The breakdown of the role will be 70% AP/AR and 30% fixed assets. You will either be part qualified or a finalist and have worked within a charity or not-for-profit organisation. This permanent Senior Finance Officer role is to start as soon as possible and will consider a months' notice period. If you have the above background and skillset and keen to know more please apply to TPP Recruitment by sending your CV to [email protected]

We want you to have every opportunity to demonstrate your skills, ability and potential; please contact us if you require any assistance or adjustment so that we can help with making the application process work for you.

Eden Brown is pleased to be partnering with a fantastic charity with royal patronage on their Senior Finance Officer vacancy. This job is based in their London office in Shoreditch with two days a week working from home.

The Senior Finance Officer role primarily focuses on the finance support to the London & Highgrove teams. The core function of the role is Finance Business Partner responsibility for their Highgrove Estate, working with, and supporting, the Highgrove Director with finance matters, including input on both OPEX and CAPEX.

Specific Duties will include:

* Data entry to accounting system across entities i.e purchase invoices, staff personal expenses and credit card reconciliations.
* Raising sales invoices as required, ensure that they are entered on to the system in a timely and accurate manner and ensure debtors are managed in a timely fashion.
* Assist in maintenance and monthly review of purchase order system.
* Manage the receipt of supplier invoices and ensure they are appropriately coded and authorized prior to processing on accounting system in line with control environment.
* Collation of weekly supplier payment run including uploading payments to online banking service for approval.
* Reconciliation of petty cash accounts including cash advances in various currencies and verifying documentation.
* Weekly bank reconciliations.
* Assisting in the development of monthly financial reports and reconciliations as required.
* Assisting month end processes including maintaining fixed asset register and application of the appropriate capitalisation treatment of assets being purchased and under construction.
* Assistance in reconciliation and management of intercompany balances between subsidiaries / associated companies and the parent charity.
* Posting of Month end journals (Accrual, Prepayments) as required.

We are looking for someone with excellent technical accounting knowledge, experience of working for a charity or not-for-profit organisation (essential), knowledge of maintaining the fixed asset register (essential) and AP/AR knowledge.

Eden Brown is committed to equality in the workplace and is an equal opportunity employer.

upReach is seeking to hire a Senior Finance Officer. This is an exciting opportunity to support the growth of the charity, working with the Head of Finance and Business operations on a wide range of Finance-related activities, with a supplementary focus on office-related administration.

Do you think that your socio-economic background should determine your career prospects? upReach is an award-winning social mobility charity supporting less-advantaged undergraduates to secure top jobs. We deliver a comprehensive programme of professional development, through partnerships with top employers and universities. upReach works to address the progression gap, supporting students from lower socioeconomic backgrounds to secure graduate jobs after university, aiming to reach its vision of a society in which everyone has the opportunity to reach their full career potential, regardless of social background.
 

Key Information:
Role: Senior Finance Officer
Location: London, with the potential for flexible working arrangements.
Hours: 40 hours per week, 9am - 6pm 
Start date: ASAP
Duration: Permanent 
Reporting to: Head of Finance and Business Operations
Salary: £25,000 - £30,500 per annum (including London weighting)
Application deadline: 9am Thursday 4th November 2021 (Early applications are encouraged. We may interview and appoint before the deadline).
 

About the Role:
The Senior Finance Officer will work on a wide range of Finance-related activities, with a supplementary focus on office-related administration. Training will be provided, as and when required. For the right candidate, we may also be able to offer support for professional finance qualifications such as CIMA or ACCA.

With the support of the Head of Finance and Business Operations, your primary focus will be day-to-day Finance work, including the following:

General bookkeeping

• Logging sales and purchase invoices into Xero

• Regularly performing bank reconciliations

Accounts Receivable and Credit Control (Sales Ledger)

• Completing supplier set-up processes for customers

• Invoicing customers and following up regarding payments

Accounts Payable (Purchase Ledger)

• Logging supplier invoices

• Create payment schedules

Management Accounting

• Updating budgets and forecasts

• Supporting our Fundraising teams with proposal budgets

• Tracking project-related expenditure

Payroll

• Maintaining accurate payroll records and preparing monthly payroll schedules

Annual Audit

• Supporting the Head of Finance with audit preparation and responding to auditor queries and requests for information

In addition, you will offer administrative support in the following areas:

• General office administration including ordering office supplies, monitoring meeting room usage, maintaining desk rotas, and assigning and tracking staff IT equipment

• Assist in the implementation and ongoing management of a customer relationship management system (CRM) for the funding pipeline. 

• Providing additional support to the CEO and Head of Finance and Business Operations as required. 

Person Specification:
This position would be suited to individuals who are committed to upReach’s mission. We are looking for someone who is passionate about social mobility and believes that background should not be a barrier to graduate employment. 

Essential Skills/Experience:

1. A minimum of 12-18 months finance experience, performing tasks in at least one (preferably more) of the following areas:

   1. Bookkeeping using accounting software such as Xero or Quickbooks

   2. Accounts Receivable and Credit Control (Sales Ledger)

   3. Accounts Payable (Purchase Ledger)

   4. Management Accounting

   5. Payroll

2. Strong organisational skills with a keen eye for detail and the ability to manage a varied workload.

3. Self-motivation and an ability to work in a small team as well as independently.

4. Excellent communication skills and strong written English.

5. Confident working with Google Sheets or MS Excel. 

6. At least a Grade ‘B’ in Maths and English GCSE (if you have extenuating circumstances, let us know)*

* The nature of the role requires a high standard of Maths and English, and the ability to quickly review a large amount of information and identify and communicate key themes clearly. Applicants may demonstrate this through the academic qualifications shown above and/or other relevant experience. 
 

Desirable Skills/Experience:

1. Currently studying a professional finance qualification such as CIMA or ACCA

2. Accountancy degree

3. An interest in social mobility, and upReach’s mission 

4. Experience of working within a charity. 

5. Experience of using Google Suite and Zoom.