Accounts Receivable Clerk
- Location:
- West London jobs
,
London jobs
- Salary:
- £20000
- Company:
- Cath Kidston
- Job type:
- Contract jobs
- Date posted:
- 22/11/2009 16:12
- Job id:
- 45839903
- Contact:
- Michelle David
- Ref:
- Totaljobs/AR4.11.09
JOB SPECIFICATION – ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE CLERK
The role encompasses all aspects of an accounts receivable position within a rapidly growing retail business.As well as the specific requirements listed below, the ideal candidate will be flexible in their approach and will be willing to take on other ad hoc tasks, as and when required.
The role reports into the Financial Controller.
Technical Skills
The candidate will be proficient;
- In the use of financial systems
- In the use of Microsoft Excel
- In the use of Microsoft Word
They will also have a proven track record of balance sheet reconciliations for debtors.
Personal Skills
The candidate will;
- Be eager to learn
- Be flexible in outlook and approach
- Possess a positive working attitude
- Be focused and diligent
- Possess a high level of attention to detail
- Be logical and organised in their approach to problem solving
The Role Requirements
Weekly Tasks
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- Post the sales for the three business channels – stores, wholesale and mail order using reports from the business systems
- Post the bank receipts to the control accounts in relation to the above for cash, cheques, payment cards and Amercian Express
- Reconcile within the control accounts the actual receipts banked to the expected receipts for each business channel
- Investigate discrepancies between actual receipts banked and the expected receipts
- Report on, and liaise with, the Retail Operations team on store discrepancies
- Attend a regular meeting with the wholesale team to update them on their customer statuses
- Maintain all trade debtor accounts and the relevant control accounts and regularly carry out an aged debtors review
- Carry out credit control including submission of chase letters, phone calls to customers and regular sending of statements
- Occasionally process credit card payments for wholesale customers
Monthly Tasks
- Larger complex customer reconciliations
- Mail Order and Web reconciliations
