Accounts Receivable Specialist

Hays; London; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A globally recognized makeup and skincare brand is seeking an experienced Accounts Receivable Specialist to join their vibrant team in London. In this role, you will manage customer invoicing, resolve queries, and ensure meticulous record-keeping. The ideal candidate will have over five years of experience in a similar role and possess strong analytical and Excel skills, thriving in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in Accounts Receivable within the commercial/retail industry.
• Strong knowledge of AR processes, Excel skills including VLOOKUPs and Pivot Tables.
• Experience dealing with high volumes of customer returns.

Responsibilities

• Raising 50-100 customer invoices daily.
• Issuing and communicating Credit Memos and processing returns.
• Preparing Age debtors report for management review.

Skills

Attention to detail

Analytical skills

Teamwork

Customer reconciliations

Excellent communication

Strong Excel skills

Education

AAT or degree holder

Tools

NetSuite

Job description

Accounts Receivable Specialist

Your new company
Founded over 25 years ago, this global makeup and skincare brand has gained a loyal following thanks to its incredible products. The team are looking to bring in an experienced Accounts Payable Specialist, who is a team player and thrives in a fast-paced environment.
Your new role

• Raising customer invoices daily to 50-100 invoices daily on average
• Issuing Credit Memo and RETA on the system and communicating it customers and relevant departments internally
• Processing customer returns/refunds/marketing rebates/discounts
• Issuing Credit Memo and RETA on the system and communicating it customers and relevant departments internally
• Cash Book postings and customer allocations on the ledgers
• Keeping the customer accounts up to date and accurate at all times
• Keeping Age Debtors clean and up to date
• Preparing Age debtors report with detail comments for Finance Manager's, CFO and CEO's review weekly
• P&L and Balance Sheet reconciliations
• Bringing Credit Memo and RETA'S list up to date for higher stakeholders reviews weekly
• Liaising with HoD's and various department internally to resolve issues and queries
• Building good rapport with Customers for ease of communication and problem solving
• Help the team and Financial controller with any ad hoc tasks

What you'll need to succeed

Required: AAT (studying or completed) / degree holder or working towards a finance qualification (ACCA/CIMA)

Required: 5+ years of strong working experience as an AR within a commercial/retail industry preferably not required

Strong knowledge and experience of AR processes and procedures

Excellent attention to details whilst raising customer invoices

Robust knowledge and experience dealing with high volume of customer returns

Great exposure working with customer deductions such as (discounts, rebates, etc)

Strong customer reconciliations skills

Good understanding of Accruals and prepayments principles

Good Written and spoken communication skills

Good Inventory knowledge and reconciliations skills

Strong Excel skills (VLOOKUPs, XLOOKUPs, Pivot Tables, Sumifs, Index Matches) required

Great analytical skills

Experience working in a fast-paced environment

Exposed to Month End and Year End, working with tight deadlines and under pressure

Work as a team and independently

Collaborative, hardworking, diligent, pay attention to details, proactive and good time management

Experience working with NetSuite will be an advantage

Someone who can come in and hit the ground running

What you need to do now

If you're interested in this role, click 'apply now' to forward an up-to-date copy of your CV, or call us now.
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