Finance Assistant

Job Summary by the careerbalance.co.uk Team:

67Job Description:

Unity Doors is a specialist in the design, manufacture and supply of composite and timber doorsets and accessories. We are recruiting for a Finance Assistant to join our Finance team based at our head office in Newent, Gloucestershire.

Reporting to:              Finance Director                                          

Location:                    Head offices in Newent, Gloucestershire

Hours of work:           Monday to Friday, 37.5 hours per week, 8.45am to 5.00pm with a 3.45pm finish on a Friday

Salary:                        Dependent on experience – Up to £33k per annum

Benefits:                     Up to 23 days holiday (plus bank holidays), contributory pension scheme, life assurance, retail discounts portal, employee assistance programme, discount on door products

Principal Duties and Responsibilities:

• Credit Control of the business to include daily chasing of accounts for payment, predominantly by phone, ensuring customer payments are received to agreed credit terms.
• Reconciliation of payments to remittances received and valuations issued.
• Emailing customers with statement of accounts and invoices.
• Applying for credit limits from credit insurers and review customer credit worthiness from credit provider ensuring customer accounts do not exceed insured credit limits.
• Accountable for end-to-end management of debtors ledger.
• Locating ‘Proof of Deliveries’ documents and forwarding on to the customer.
• Liaising with other departments to ensure any customer invoice queries are resolved quickly and efficiently.
• Reconciliations of banks on a monthly basis.
• Liaising with bank to ensure full audit trails are adhered to.
• Continuous analysis and review of company retentions held ledger.
• Support the Finance Director in the monthly review and analysis of sales and financial trends within the business.
• Assisting in quarterly VAT returns.
• Support the Finance Director on ad-hoc duties, project work and audit activities, as and when required.

 Skills, abilities, and characteristics: 

• Established and successful experience in Credit Control / Debt Collection activities, ideally within a manufacturing environment.
• Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written, and ability to influence and negotiate.
• Strong numerical skills backed with analytical skills.
• Experience, knowledge and ability to use Microsoft Word, Outlook and Excel.
• Highly organised approach to work and able to react positively to demands from the business.
• Positive approach to work with a passion to succeed.

Location: Newent, Gloucestershire