Commercial Accounts Assistant

Commercial Accounts Assistant/ Management Accounts/ Recruitment Sector/ Study Support/ Career Progression/ Excellent Benefits/ Competitive Salary+ Bonus

I am working on an exciting opportunity for an accounting professional who is ready to take the next step in their career. My client is a nationally operating business that due to organic growth require a commercial accounts assistant to join their in house finance team.

Reporting directly to the Finance Director, this role requires; confidence, passion, knowledge and the ability to challenge as required. Industry sector experience of working alongside recruitment businesses is highly advantageous although not essential.

Job Description:

• Accurately calculating invoice time sheet rebates
• Monitor business profitability through the analysis of commercial agreements
• Provide support to the senior accountants within the business with key reports
• Production and distribution of supporting reports for invoicing purposes
• Checking accuracy of invoices received and ensuring that all banking information correlates
• production of all self billing invoices, ensuring that all payments are authorised at MD level
• Ensuring agreements are updated accordingly
• Calculation of credits due
• Calculate weekly reports and provide clients with support needed to load relevant commissions and incentives
• Review all new commercial agreements to ensure terms are correctly recorded
• Conduct ongoing reviews of commercial agreements – Measuring performance
• Conducting financial risk assessments to confirm if advances can be made
• Manage the credit insurance portfolio – ensuring limits are applied for in a timely manner
• Monthly analysis and reconciliations
• Management accounts
• Supporting other departments (Purchase ledger, credit control, sales ledger) as required
• Maintain and develop client relationships

Requirements:

• Previous experience in an varied accounting role with exposure to all transactional processes
• Strong academic background (either degree qualified or studying AAT/ ACCA/ CIMA)
• Excellent communication skills – ability to liaise with internal and external stakeholders at all levels
• Ability to troubleshoot problems and challenge discrepancies
• Commercial understanding and approach
• Level of professionalism
• Ability to work to time deadlines in a sometimes pressured environment
• High degree of attention to detail
• Ambitious and hungry to progress and develop
• Ability to effectively prioritise
• Posses a pragmatic approach
• Team working skills
• Recruitment industry/ employment margins experience is highly advantageous although not essential

If you have the skills and experience detailed above and are seeking a new opportunity to advance and develop your skills within a supported environment. Please call 0161-711-0821 or submit your CV for immediate consideration