Finance Accounts Assistant - Retail Banking and Credit Control

B&M Retail; Liverpool; On-site; GBP 22,000 - 28,000; Full time

Job summary

B&M Retail is seeking an Accounts Receivable Assistant to join our Finance Team at the Speke, Liverpool site for a 12-month fixed term contract. This role supports retail banking activities, income reconciliation, AR invoicing, and the recovery of outstanding debts, working closely with stores and internal departments.

You will help ensure accurate cash reconciliation, review expenses, and maintain effective credit control while contributing to the broader Accounts Receivable function in a

Qualifications

• Experience in finance, retail cash office, banking admin or credit control is beneficial.
• Strong Microsoft Excel skills.
• Ability to work at pace with high accuracy.
• Excellent attention to detail and ability to handle large volumes of data.
• Strong verbal and written communication with internal stakeholders.
• Good time management and prioritisation to meet deadlines.
• Proactive approach to problem solving and relationship building.

Responsibilities

• Monitor and support reconciliation of cash transactions processed through stores.
• Assist stores to ensure transactions are recorded accurately and follow up on issues.
• Review store expenses paid through tills and validate them.
• Identify discrepancies or irregularities and escalate as needed.
• Support audit reporting of cash and banking activity.
• Raise AR invoices accurately per processes.
• Chase debt and maintain credit control records.
• Collaborate with stores and internal departments to resolve queries.

Skills

Attention to detail

Communication skills

Time management

Problem solving

Reconciliation

Credit control

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Job description

Are you an experienced finance professional with strong administration, reconciliation and credit control skills? Do you thrive in a fast-paced environment where accuracy, organisation and confident communication are key? We're looking for an Accounts Receivable Assistant - Retail Banking & Credit Control, to join our busy Finance Team at our Support Centre in Speke, Liverpool, on a 12 month fixed term basis. This is an exciting opportunity to play a key role in a high-volume finance function, supporting daily banking and income reconciliation activity while also raising AR invoices and helping to recover outstanding debt owed to the business. As an Accounts Receivable Assistant, you'll support the activity currently delivered across our Retail Banking team, helping to ensure store sales, cash transactions and related banking activity are reviewed, reconciled and investigated accurately. The role also supports the development of our wider Accounts Receivable function, with responsibility for raising AR invoices, monitoring outstanding balances and chasing debt through effective credit control.

What You'll Be Doing

• Monitoring and supporting the reconciliation of cash transactions processed through stores
• Supporting stores in ensuring transactions are recorded accurately and issues are followed up promptly
• Reviewing and validating store expenses paid out through tills
• Identifying discrepancies or irregularities in financial transactions and escalating where required
• Supporting audit reporting of cash and banking activity, ensuring accuracy and consistency across high volumes of data
• Raising AR invoices accurately and in line with agreed processes
• Chasing debt owed to the business, monitoring outstanding balances and maintaining effective credit control records
• Building effective working relationships with stores, colleagues and internal departments to resolve queries efficiently

What You'll Bring

• Previous experience within a finance, retail cash office, banking administration or credit control environment would be beneficial
• Strong Microsoft Excel skills
• The ability to work at pace while maintaining exceptional accuracy
• Excellent attention to detail and confidence working with high volumes of financial data
• Strong verbal and written communication skills, with the confidence to deal with stores and internal stakeholders directly
• Effective time management and the ability to prioritise workloads to meet deadlines
• A proactive approach to problem solving, query resolution and relationship building

Why B&M?

This is a fantastic opportunity to join a well-established finance team within one of the UK's leading retailers. You'll gain valuable experience in a busy commercial environment, working across retail banking, income reconciliation, AR invoicing and credit control.