Commercial Accounts Assistant

To work closely with the Finance Business Partners, central finance team and as part of a wider operational team to provide an efficient and effective finance service to the company and its stakeholders.

Ensuring the smooth running of the day to day finances of a range of contracts by ensuring all finance issues are dealt with in an accurate and timely manner.

Client Details

A global market leader based in luxury offices in the Weybridge area with easy access via public transport and free parking provided.

Description

The Commercial Accounts Assistant role involves;

• Provide assistance to the Finance Business Partners in finalising monthly management accounts by use of the monthly reports issued regarding outstanding purchase orders and invoices

• Assist the General Managers to prepare the annual contract budgets and monthly rolling forecasts

• Ensure all contracts within remit adhere to standard company policies and procedures when undertaking and ad-hoc services. Ensuring invoices are raised and issued in a timely manner

• Monitoring of customer debt across multiple contracts and assisting Operational Management to resolve any issues promptly to obtain invoice payment. Liaising with customers at all levels to resolve financial issues that may arise.

• Liaise with operational teams to ensure all purchase orders are raised correctly and receipted on a weekly basis. Pro-actively monitor the centrally issued unregistered invoice report and resolve any issues that arise

• Assist in preparing, agreeing and invoicing annual contract uplifts in accordance with contractual mechanisms

• Ensure that all finance processes are consistently followed on contracts; be the expert in the finance systems used

• Other duties as are within the scope of the spirit of the job and title of the position

Profile

The ideal candidate for the Commercial Accounts Assistant role will;

• have worked in a similar role previously
• ideally be studying towards an AAT qualification (or be an early stage CIMA / ACCA studier). Support is provided for all qualifications.
• be competent with Excel
• any prior experience with Navision or Open Accounts would be a bonus but not required

Job Offer

The Commercial Accounts Assistant role can pay between £20-26,000 + study support, and other great benefits!