Accounts Assistant (Fixed Term Contract) – Weston Super Mare
Plantforce are a national supplier of technologically advanced plant hire machinery tailored to the construction, rail, major project and energy industries.
Our vision is to be our Customer’s first choice through safety, sustainability and integrity.
At the heart of our strategy are our people. Plantforce are committed to investing in our people and culture, matching the right people in the right roles from the start. Fostering growth by empowering our people to develop alongside the business, enabling career progression and the creation of new opportunities with on the job training.
We are excited to be recruiting for the role of Accounts Assistsant, if you believe you’re the right candidate, read on to learn more!
Job Purpose:
We are seeking a motivated and enthusiastic Finance Assistant to join our Finance team. You will mainly support the day-to-day operations of the Accounts Receivable function while being cross trained on Accounts Payable for holiday and sickness cover. This is an excellent opportunity to gain hands-on experience in accounting and finance within a rapidly growing company.
You will work alongside our Accounts Receivable and Accounts Payable teams and report into the Finance Manager.
Main Responsibilities:
Accounts Receivable:
- Raising invoices for Operated Hirers and processing associated timesheets.
- Submission of invoices to clients’ portals such as Tradex.
- Collation of consolidated monthly invoice where required.
- Assist in requests for copy sales invoices and credit notes.
- Allocating customer payments.
- Assisting in chasing customers for overdue payments by phone and email.
- Support in generating customer statements and sending them out monthly.
- Assist with reconciling customer accounts to ensure all transactions are correctly recorded.
- Recording customer queries and assisting the sales team to resolve those queries.
- Assisting with opening new customer accounts, including credit checks to establish history and credit limits to apply.
- Answering phone calls from customers and assisting with their requests.
- Cover for the Accounts Payable team.
Skills and attributes:
- Effective communication skills both oral and written, demonstrating the ability to communicate effectively to all levels.
- Able to develop effective working relationships with all relevant stakeholders.
- Proactive approach and a positive team player
- Understanding of the need to always keep information confidential.
- Able to prioritise and manage multiple tasks.
- Ensure a high level of accuracy across all work.
- Ability to recognise potential risks and confidence to escalate.
Essential Requirements and qualifications:
- Right to work in the UK
Beneficial skills and qualifications
- Knowledge of Microsoft Office, in particular Microsoft Excel & Outlook would be an advantage
Benefits:
- Refer a friend scheme
- Employee Assistance program
- Wellbeing support
- Generous holiday entitlement, increasing with length of service
- Annual employee satisfaction survey
- Discounted gift card scheme – Saving up to 15% on a huge range of physical and digital gift card from big name retailers.
- Paid volunteer days to support our community team and our chosen charities
- Paid volunteer days for registered individuals within any Government supported roles (e.g. Reservists).
How to apply:
We actively welcome applications from candidates of all backgrounds and experiences and are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workforce. Plantforce are an equal opportunity employer, and we are happy to discuss any reasonable adjustments needed to support your application or interview process.
For more information please contact Careers@plantforce.com
