Accounts Receivable and Administration Assistant

at  Hutcheon Mearns Ltd

Hutcheon Mearns are delighted to be working exclusively with our client in the manufacturing industry to hire an Accounts Receivable and Admin Assistant on a full time, permanent basis. You will be based in Peterhead.
This is an excellent opportunity for someone looking to start their finance career or someone working in finance who is looking to specialise in accounts receivable, as full training in a supportive environment is on offer.

BACKGROUND AND EXPERIENCE

You will be a proactive and passionate individual, with a background in administration or finance. You do not need specific experience in Accounts Receivable, just a willingness to learn.
You will have good communication skills, be able to use initiative and have good attention to detail. Strong IT skills and competency using MS Office is key to this position.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Actioning task lists triggered by debt collection software
• Providing customer support in responding to queries and providing them with any information they need
• Contacting our clients directly by phone and email to follow up invoices that are past due
• Taking card payments over the phone from clients
• Assisting with credit checks, setting credit limits, and ensuring new customers are set up correctly
• Working with our largest clients to ensure that invoices are loaded onto their portal and that they flow through their payment process on time.
• Checking returns and credit requests from clients before issuing the credit note.
• Customer account reconciliation and resolving discrepancies
• Supporting with payment applications and providing cover for raising invoices and credit notes when required
• Working with debt collection agencies to manage the collection of debts that are very overdue
• Running a weekly Aged Debt Report including notes of progress with customers and reviewing this weekly with the Finance Manager to decide next best actions for debts most at risk of not paying

If you are interested in taking the next step in your career or feel a change of environment or sector is your next path, this could be the ideal job opportunity for you! To apply please send a full CV. For a confidential discussion or more information, please reach out to Leah McCrea at Hutcheon Mearns on Leah.McCrea@HutcheonMearns.co.uk. Only candidates eligible to work in the UK will be considered for this role as no sponsorship is available.

• Peterhead, Aberdeenshire
• Monday 20 January 2025
• Permanent
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