Job TitleAccounts Receivable and Collections Assistant
LocationBritannia House
Employment TypeFull time
Contract TypeFixed Term
Hours Per Week37.5
SalaryCompetitive salary plus benefits.
CategoryAccounting
Closing Date9 September 2024
Are you an experienced Accounts Assistant/Collections Specialist looking to progress your career within one of the UK's largest Finance teams? We have a great 6 months FTC Opportunity! We are a values-led organisation. As such, we encourage everyone to be open and honest. We work creatively and collaboratively, valuing everyone's input. Our collaborative culture, the size of our business, and our belief in the empowerment of the individual means opportunities at Asda are abundant.
We conduct £300m worth of transactions every week. Our website handles over 2 million transactions a month. We have more than 145,000 dedicated Asda colleagues ensuring that our customers are at the heart of everything we do.
Your Role You will build and maintain successful working relationships with internal and external stakeholders to ensure timely payment of sales ledger invoices.Maintain accurate and comprehensive records of all interactions and collection efforts.You will monitor accounts to identify and correct errors/discrepancies that will potentially leave debt in an unrecoverable position.You will ensure external & internal queries are resolved to a high quality and within pre-agreed SLAs.Review credit note requests to ensure payment to suppliers is correct and has the necessary approvals.There will be opportunities to support with Accounts Receivable processes and projects for new initiatives across Asda and Asda Service Centre.Your Qualifications Previous accounts receivable, debt collection or similar administrative background experience.Excellent oral and written communication skills, including excellent negotiation skills and the ability to challenge where appropriate.Ability to establish and maintain good customer relationships, both internally and externally, at all levels.Strong organisational skills and ability to prioritise workload.Ability to manage deadlines in accordance with role requirements and escalate where deadlines are compromised or at risk.Keen attention to detail & ability to investigate/solve problems.Intermediate Excel skills (Including Pivot tables and V-lookups).Computer literacy, including data entry and confidence using business applications (specifically SAP).A strong sense of ownership and accountability of role requirements and expectations.Work Where it Works Our hybrid way of working gives you the choice to work where it works. This enables you to choose where you'll be the most effective. It offers a mix of working from home and in an office environment that works best for you and your team.
You will also get an excellent benefits package including:
Discretionary company bonusCompany pension up to 7% matched10% colleague discount, free parking and many additional rewards.We want all colleagues to be able to bring their best and true selves to work, every day. Simply put, we want our colleagues to be Proud to be Asda and proud to be themselves.
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