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Finance Assistant (AR)

Job Posted: 3 days ago

Salary: £ 27,000 - 30,000 / Annum
Job Type: Temporary
Location: Cardiff

Expire in: 24 days

Job Description

A well-established organisation within the housing and property services sector is seeking a Finance Assistant to join its finance team. This role has arisen to provide support during a period of long-term absence and offers an excellent opportunity for someone with experience in accounts receivable, sales ledger, credit control or finance administration.
Working closely with the Financial Controller and wider finance team, you will play a key role in ensuring customer invoicing is accurate, queries are resolved promptly, and customer accounts are maintained effectively.
The RoleThis is a transactional finance position focused primarily on accounts receivable activities. You'll be responsible for supporting the end-to-end invoicing process, maintaining customer accounts and assisting with credit control and finance administration duties.
Key Responsibilities

Processing and checking customer invoices generated from multiple systems
Ensuring all invoices are raised accurately and issued in a timely manner
Raising manual invoices and processing credit notes
Maintaining customer accounts and financial records
Monitoring customer balances and assisting with reconciliations
Responding to billing and payment queries
Supporting credit control activities and debtor monitoring
Managing finance inbox queries
Investigating and resolving invoice discrepancies
Assisting with cash posting and account reconciliations
Maintaining petty cash records
Supporting the wider finance team as requiredAbout You

Previous experience within Accounts Receivable, Sales Ledger, Credit Control or Finance Administration
Strong attention to detail and accuracy
Good numerical and reconciliation skills
Excellent organisational and communication skills
Confident using Excel and other finance systems
Able to work independently and as part of a teamDesirable

Experience using Sage Intacct or a similar finance system
Knowledge of credit control processes
Experience managing finance inboxes
AAT qualification or studying for AATWhat's on Offer

Flexible working hours
Fully office-based initially, with hybrid working available after a short period
Opportunity to gain exposure to a busy finance function
Varied workload across invoicing, reconciliations, customer accounts and finance administration
Immediate start available
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