Accounts Administrator

Brewers Decorator Centres; Reading; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 32,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking an Accounts Administrator to provide vital administrative support within their Central Support team. This role focuses on credit control and general administration duties, ensuring exceptional customer service and compliance with company policies. The successful candidate will enjoy a supportive environment that encourages professional growth and offers a comprehensive benefits package, including competitive pay and various employee perks. If you are organised, proactive, and eager to contribute to a collaborative team, this opportunity is perfect for you.

Benefits

31 days holiday including bank holidays

Free life assurance

5% employer contribution to pension plan

Wagestream access

Colleague discounts

Employee Assistance Programme

Medicash healthcare scheme

Cycle to Work Scheme

Staff uniform and cleaning tax relief

Comprehensive Induction Programme

Qualifications

• Strong organisational skills and ability to prioritise workload.
• Knowledge of sales ledger and credit control is beneficial.

Responsibilities

• Oversee and manage the region’s credit control and support functions.
• Maintain strong customer relationships and resolve account queries.
• Provide administrative support across the region, including reports.

Skills

Organisational Skills

Credit Control Knowledge

Communication Skills

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Excel

Job description

Reading

40 hours per week

Monday to Friday

Competitive Salary Plus Pension And Benefits Package

We have an excellent opportunity for an Accounts Administrator to join our Central Support team at the Brewers Decorator Centre in Reading. This role will provide effective and efficient administrative support to the region, with a focus on credit control and general administration duties, ensuring the highest standards of customer service and adherence to Company policy are maintained

Conveniently located on Headley Park Ten, our Regional Accounts Office which is inside our Reading Brewers Decorator Centre, is well known in the local area and has a long-standing history of serving the local community. We have a great reputation for being the decorators' first choice and for being the largest independent supplier of decorating materials around. The branch opening hours are Monday to Friday 7am - 5pm and Saturday 8am - 5pm.

We are a family-owned business with a wonderful heritage of over 120 years, leading the UK marketplace for the supply of decorating materials across the country. We know that our people make our business unique. We place great emphasis on the development and growth of our colleagues - our mantra is to ‘help one another succeed’. To find out more about working with us visit www.Brewers.co.uk/careers

We understand that Neurodiverse candidates or candidates with a disability may need adjustments or extra support in the application or interview process - we are committed to providing every candidate the opportunity and environment in which to succeed and we will support any reasonable request where we can.

As an Accounts Administrator with Brewers, some of your responsibilities will include:

• Overseeing and managing the region’s credit control and support functions, including chasing overdue accounts and liaising with HO Accounts , Area Development managers, Branch managers and reporting to the Regional Manager.
• Delegating tasks to the two part-time Admin Assistants, ensuring efficient workload distribution
• Maintaining strong customer relationships, resolving account queries and complaints professionally and promptly
• Ensuring accurate accounts administration, including handling manual dockets, returns, petty cash, and investigating banking queries
• Responding Carry out internal control checks, monitor till discrepancies, maintain documentation, and follow up on audit issues
• Managing customer account processes, including new account setup, credit terms management, and database updates
• Providing administrative support across the region, including producing reports and correspondence
• Supporting regional operations, ensuring confidentiality and compliance with company policies
  
  

Who We Are Looking For To Join Our Team

• You will have strong organisational skills with the confidence to effectively plan and prioritise your workload
• You will be confident working on your own initiative
• Knowledge of sales ledger and credit control would be beneficial
• Friendly and approachable manner with the ability to communicate with people at all levels
• Excellent telephone manners and communication skills
• An understanding of the importance of working well as part of a team and being able to positively contribute towards the team environment
• Proficient in the use of Microsoft Word and Excel to an intermediate level
  
  

In return, we offer a comprehensive benefits package consisting of:

• Competitive rates of pay
• 31 days holiday including bank holidays increasing with service
• Free life assurance
• 5% of your salary employer contribution to the pension plan (subject to employee contributions)
• We offer Wagestream - a money management app that gives you access to a percentage of your pay as you earn it
• Brewers Colleague discounts give you huge savings on your home improvements
• Employee Assistance Programme - accessible to colleagues, partner/spouse and dependents
• Access to Medicash, an optional funded scheme where you can claim money back for the most common routine healthcare treatments
• Discounts and rewards with selected partners - major high street brands, supermarkets etc
• Additional financial assistance such as Cycle to Work Scheme, Season Ticket Loans and Helping Hand Loan Scheme for times of crisis,
• Staff uniform and uniform cleaning tax relief
• Comprehensive Induction Programme
• After a qualifying period, you will also be eligible for additional benefits such as profit-related pay, enhanced Maternity and Paternity pay and a chance to use one of our two Company Holiday Homes in Cornwall or the Lake District
  
  

To apply for this exciting opportunity, please click the Apply Now button on this page to complete the mandatory application form.

Please note -this role may be removed from listings before the closing date if we are successful in finding an appointment.

Please ensure you fully complete the application process if you wish to be considered for this position. Due to the number of applications we receive, we are unable to respond to any applicants that do not complete the process.

Other job titles associated with this role include Accounts Assistant, Sales Ledger Assistant, Accounts Admin, Administrator, Admin Assistant, Credit Control Assistant