Accounts Clerk

Prince Personnel; Shrewsbury; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

Prince Personnel is recruiting an Accounts Clerk for a well-established client in Telford on a temporary basis of around six months. The role focuses on assisting the credit control team in a fast-paced environment.

You will monitor a high-volume shared inbox, process invoices and documents, conduct low-level credit control, allocate payments across entities, maintain debt trackers, and support general accounts administration. Strong communication and MS Office skills are essential.

Qualifications

• Strong written and verbal communication required.
• Proficient in MS Office, especially Excel and Word.

Responsibilities

• Monitoring and managing shared inbox, processing around 150 emails per day.
• Handling and distributing incoming documents including invoices, statements, and account correspondence.
• Carrying out low-level credit control activities, including chasing customers for smaller outstanding debts.
• Processing and allocating payments received across multiple legal entities and accounts.
• Maintaining and updating debt trackers to ensure accurate records of outstanding balances.
• Supporting the wider finance team with general accounts administration and record keeping.

Skills

Communication skills

MS Office proficiency

Tools

Excel

Word

Job description

Prince Personnel is working with a well-established Telford business seeking an Accounts Clerk on a temporary basis for around 6 months. It is working in a very busy fast paced team. You will be assisting in the credit control team.

You will be responsible for:

• Monitoring and managing shared inbox, processing around 150 emails per day.
• Handling and distributing incoming documents including invoices, statements, and account correspondence.
• Carrying out low-level credit control activities, including chasing customers for smaller outstanding debts.
• Processing and allocating payments received across multiple legal entities and accounts.
• Maintaining and updating debt trackers to ensure accurate records of outstanding balances.
• Supporting the wider finance team with general accounts administration and record keeping.

Skills and Experience

The role requires someone to have excellent communication skills, both verbal and written, with the ability to build rapport. You will need to be competent on MS Office, particularly in the use of, Excel and Word. You will need to be comfortable working in a busy department.

About Us

Prince Personnel are an employment agency working on behalf of our client. Whether you’re seeking a new permanent position, temporary assignment or contract you’ll find us easy to deal with. Located in thriving Telford, we focus on jobs in Shropshire, Staffordshire and North Wales. Prince Personnel specialise in commercial, accounts and finance and technical recruitment. With the best jobs around we are an independent agency working hard for you.

Reference: BLB27140

The role requires someone to have excellent communication skills, both verbal and written, with the ability to build rapport. You will need to be competent on MS Office, particularly in the use of, Excel and Word. You will need to be comfortable working in a busy department.