Finance Operations Administrator- 12 month FTC

Kennedys; Chelmsford; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading law firm in Chelmsford is seeking a Finance Operations Administrator to join the Working Capital team on a 12-month contract. The role involves enhancing efficiency in finance operations, supporting billing and credit control. Candidates should have experience in a finance environment, strong Excel skills, and excellent communication abilities. This position offers an opportunity to contribute significantly to the effectiveness of the Finance department while ensuring high service standards for internal and external clients.

Qualifications

• Previous experience in a finance environment desirable.
• Recent experience in Excel required for daily tasks.
• Excellent communication and confident telephone manner.

Responsibilities

• Support the Working Capital team in finance operations.
• Review aged debt lists and follow up with debtors.
• Update and maintain the credit control database.
• Reverse and reissue invoices as needed.

Skills

Excellent communication skills

Customer service skills

Recent experience in Excel

Problem-solving ownership

Job description

Overview

Kennedys is looking for a Finance Operations Administrator to join our Working Capital team based in Chelmsford on a 12 month contract. The successful finance operations administrators will work competently within the Working Capital team, contributing to the effectiveness of the Finance department by providing a comprehensive and efficient service to internal and external clients in order that the business objectives of the Firm and the department are achieved.

Key responsibilities

• Work as part of the finance operations team, primarily supporting the Working Capital team, to help provide a highly effective and efficient service across billing and credit control to the Firm
• Review aged debt lists to identify bills that can be chased and ensure that the debtors are contacted
• Ensure that information is sent regularly to partners and that any actions agreed are followed up
• Work to support the credit controllers and billers in getting accurate data to support billing and collections
• Ensure the credit control database is updated regularly and maintained with current activity summary.
• Reverse, Credit Note and reissue invoices as and when required

Required experience

• Previous experience in a finance environment desirable
• Excellent communication skills with a confident telephone manner and customer service skills
• Recent experience in Excel is required as daily work will be carried out using Excel
• Checking and sending out daily cash reports as and when required
• Running reporting for Bills not yet Dispatched and following up with Controllers to revert
• Reporting and checking daily cash receipts using excel. Inform stakeholders of large amounts
• Provide cover for Unidentified cash using excel and investigating payer details to allocate cash
• Demonstrate ownership to problem solving to achieve results.

Where a level of experience is indicated, this is a guideline only and represents the amount of time we would usually expect a candidate to accumulate the requisite level of experience. This does not preclude applications from candidates with more or less experience.

Please let us know if you require any additional support or adjustments to be made in order to submit your application to Kennedys.

Equal Opportunity Statement

Kennedys is an equal opportunities employer and is committed to ensuring our recruitment processes are as inclusive as possible. We expect all employees to be aware of and comply with all relevant policies and procedures within their jurisdiction, including those relating to Information Security, Data Protection and Quality Management, refer any breach promptly to Risk & Compliance and to complete all mandatory training when requested.