Accounts Assistant (Credit Control + )

Bright, intelligent, articulate Accounts Assistant required by long established, small friendly company based in Chadwell Heath, Dagenham.

We're looking for a motivated, articulate individual with a "can do" attitude and plenty of enthusiasm! Working in a small team of two you will need to have excellent attention to detail and initiative. Accurate data entry and typing skills are essential along with a friendly, helpful telephone manner. The ideal candidate will have some credit control experience and will be happy using Outlook, Word and Excel. You should have a friendly and positive nature with some exposure and knowledge of credit control; confidence in communicating via the telephone and email with our clients, and have a high level of accuracy and reliability.

This is not a role which would be suitable for a finance person with CIMA/ACCA etc., as it is a small team and stability is critical to the team and company as a whole. Full training will be given on our customised software but we would expect the person joining to have a maximum level of education to A-Level standard or AAT.

An interest in book and magazine distribution would be desirable but is not essential, however a willingness to learn about the Company and a long-term desire to stay in a team is important.

Key Operational Accountabilities

• Dealing with all aspects of credit control
• Chase debts via email and telephone, alerting the Accounts manager to any serious bad debts
• Client account management to include sending statements, invoices and credits
• Dealing with aged debtors
• Cash posting
• Dealing with invoice and credit queries and resolving these as soon as possible
• Management of payments and liaison with client publishers as well as authors, retailers and schools
• To be happy with a varied day and supporting the team with different requirements as and when required

The ideal candidate will be able to prioritise work between varying tasks and deadlines; undertake and manage specific projects and assignments; have the ability to self-manage whilst maintaining high levels of service.

Job Type: Office based, full-time 35 hours per week Monday - Friday.

Salary: £24,000 per annum