Accounts Receivable Clerk

Great Places Housing Group; Manchester; Hybrid; GBP 23,000 - 30,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension plan

Healthcare scheme

Hybrid/flexible working

Annual leave 26-30 days

Employee rewards

Professional memberships paid

Staff discounts

Wage access

Wellbeing initiatives

Job summary

Great Places Housing Group in Manchester is seeking an Accounts Receivable professional to handle daily invoicing, credit control, and month-end procedures. You will set up customers, amend details, and respond to queries within SLA.

The role also involves data cleansing for a new finance system and supporting audits and Rent Ledger tasks. The role requires experience in accounts receivable/sales ledger, strong communication, cross-organisational collaboration, and proficiency with Microsoft

Qualifications

• Accounts receivable or Sales ledger experience.
• Experience of credit control and good communication skills.
• Experience of cross-organisational working and stakeholder engagement.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office suite.
• Strong attention to detail and accuracy.
• Ability to find information and resolve problems.
• Ability to work as part of a team and independently.
• Experience of using various finance systems.

Responsibilities

• Daily processing of intercompany and sales invoices.
• Credit control and dunning activities.
• Processing dunning letters and statements.
• Responding to queries from the shared Accounts Receivable inbox within SLA.
• Implementing annual price increases for schemes for invoicing.
• Setting up new customers and amending customer details.
• Updating invoice request forms when needed.
• Completing Month End procedures for Sales Ledger within SLA.
• Data cleansing in preparation for a new finance system transfer.
• Assisting with Sales Ledger audit queries.
• Supporting other team members in Rent Ledger as needed.
• Assisting with any other tasks assigned by Team Leader.

Skills

Accounts receivable

Credit control

Stakeholder engagement

Microsoft Office

Attention to detail

Problem solving

Teamwork

Independent working

Finance systems

Tools

Finance systems

Job description

What you’ll be doing

• Daily processing of intercompany and sales invoices,
• Credit control,
• Processing dunning letters and statements,
• Answering queries from the shared Accounts Receivable inbox within the SLA timescale,
• Implementing annual price increases for schemes for invoicing process,
• Setting up new customers and amending customer details,
• Updating invoice request form when needed,
• Complete Month end Procedures for Sales Ledger within the SLA timescale,
• Keeping records up to date and work on data cleansing in preparation for a transfer to the new finance system,
• Assisting with Sales Ledger audit queries,
• Assisting other team members within Rent Ledger where necessary,
• Assisting with any other tasks assigned by Team Leader.

What you’ll need

• Account Receivable and/or Sale Ledger experience,
• Experience of credit control and a good communication skills,
• Experience of cross organisational working and engaging stakeholders,
• Use of full range of Microsoft Office,
• Attention to detail and accuracy is essential,
• The ability to find information and resolve problems,
• The ability to work as part of a team and independently,
• Experience of using various finance systems.

What we need from you

• You will be required to attend a number of face to face training sessions as well as virtual sessions and e-learning this part of your role is vital and of equal importance as the day to day aspects
• A commitment to understand the challenges and opportunities that exist in the communities in which we work. We particularly value lived experience in social housing
• A passion to advocate on behalf of people and communities
• A commitment to work in partnership with others for the benefit of Great Places
• A commitment to continuous learning and improvement
• Ability to work flexibly and when needed

What we give you in return for your hard work and commitment

• Pension ¦ DC scheme (up to 10% contribution from both colleagues and Great Places)
• WPA ¦ Healthcare scheme starts at no contribution level with £1250 of savings available per year (option to increase & add family members)
• Ways of Working¦ We offer some hybrid and flexible working
• Annual leave ¦Start at 26 days annual leave, increasing up to 30 days within 5 years + Bank Holidays
• Reward & Recognition ¦ You Count Rewards are individual reward’s for going ‘above & beyond’
• Professional fees ¦ The business pays the cost of one professional role related membership fee for each colleague
• The Market Place ¦high street, restaurant & supermarket discounts, gym memberships, cycle to work, smart tech loans and much more
• Wage Stream ¦ You can access savings opportunities and early access to wages
• Health and Wellbeing Initiatives ¦ Our colleagues enjoy wellbeing campaigns throughout the year, with activities designed around our four pillars of wellbeing, these include career wellbeing, mental wellbeing, physical wellbeing and financial wellbeing

At Great Places we believe the wellbeing of our colleagues is vital to enable them to deliver to great services, all your benefits can be used inside and outside of work.