Accounts Assistant
Hybrid Role (2 days office based after successful onboarding)
£27,000 - £28,000
Eaton Syalon are supporting a growing business in South Derbyshire in their search for an Accounts Assistant with a strong sales ledger / billing focus. This is a varied role within a busy finance team, ideal for someone who is organised, methodical and enjoys taking ownership of processes.
You’ll play a key role in supporting the billing function, ensuring timely billing of airline shipments, raising of invoices, invoice runs and some credit control support. The position requires strong attention to detail, good communication skills, and the ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.
Key Responsibilities
· Managing the weekly billing cycle across internal systems, ensuring all invoices are raised accurately and in a timely manner
· Supporting Credit Control
· Processing and managing payment run, on a fortnightly basis, ensuring accuracy and adherence to deadlines
· Handling customer recharges, ensuring all additional costs are correctly calculated, documented, and billed
· Supporting month-end close activities, including reconciliation of costs, revenue, and commission
· Assisting with industry-related administration, ensuring compliance with required standards and maintaining accurate records
· Managing incoming and outgoing post, ensuring all finance-related correspondence is handled efficiently
· Maintaining and updating rate information within internal systems, ensuring pricing accuracy
· Investigating and resolving queries from customers, suppliers, and internal stakeholders in a timely and professional manner
· Supporting general finance administration tasks as required, contributing to the smooth running of the department
· Working with some multi-currency transactions, ensuring accuracy in processing and reporting
Person Profile
· Previous experience in a sales ledger, billing or varied accounts assistant role
· Strong communication skills
· Good attention to detail and organisational skills
· Ability to manage workloads and meet deadlines in a fast-paced environment
· Experience working with multi-currency transactions is advantageous
· A proactive, team-oriented approach with a willingness to support the wider finance function
The role will be on-site for onboarding/training and will then revert to 2 days working from the office and 3 days from home.
Hours of work are 37.5 per week - 8am-4pm or 8:30am-4:30pm with 30 minutes lunch break
