Accounts Receivable and Payable Support

Acro Aircraft Seating is one of the UK’s leading and fastest growing manufacturers of passenger seats for commercial airlines around the world. We are an agile, innovative business at the forefront of disrupting the aerospace market. Through modern methodologies, lean techniques, inspired innovation, and passion to be the best, Acro is positioning itself to be the world’s leading aircraft seating supplier.

Collaboration is one of Acro’s core values, by working together and applying our skills and expertise across Sales, Engineering, Quality, Supply Chain and Operations, we find the solutions to our clients’ most complex challenges and how we deliver our promises today and tomorrow.

We are looking for an Accounts Receivable and Payable Admin Support. You will perform Accounts Receivable duties ensuring invoices are raised accurately and timely, and receipts are collected within credit terms. You will work with the Accounts Payable Supervisor to perform Accounts Payable duties, ensuring the best interests of the Company are served by managing suppliers’ payments to terms whilst ensuring the best use of Company money.

• Accounts Receivable
  • Raise sales invoices for all revenue streams and distribute to clients on a timely basis.
  • Work closely with Sales, Planning and Dispatch to ensure proforma invoices are raised on a timely basis and deposits received in time, to prevent delays in delivery of shipments.
  • Ensure Sales Orders are set up correctly in the system prior to raising invoices.
  • Perform Credit Control duties, and report on status and results.
  • Send regular statements to customers, and any other bespoke correspondence as per customer request.
  • Maintain Debtor ledger and raise any new Customer Accounts, ensuring that the correct procedure has been followed.
  • Post daily cash receipts and allocate cash.
  • Maintain a good working relationship with all customers and ensure they are happy with the service provided by Acro Finance.
• Accounts Payable
  • Post purchase invoices and credits in the system.
  • Match purchase invoices and credits with Purchase Orders.
  • Support Procurement in the timely resolution of invoice queries.
  • Liaise with suppliers and deal with queries.
  • Regularly update the status of invoices held in query.
  • Perform monthly supplier statement reconciliations dealing with issues as they arise in a timely fashion.
  • Run weekly supplier BACS payments, as well as ad hoc payments.
  • Check and post employee expense claims, DD and Credit Card.
  • Regular reconciliation of GRNI and investigate discrepancies.
• Month End, Year End and Reporting
  • Post all purchase invoices in hand in accordance with the timetable.
  • Raise all sales invoices in accordance with the timetable.
  • Participate in the Year End process and liaise with Auditors during Statutory Audit.
  • Complete the Petty Cash Reconciliation.
• Other
  • Drive the continuing development and motivation of the whole Finance Team and contribute to the cultural development of the team.
  • Seek out, develop and implement opportunities for continuous improvement and subscribe to the notion that in that regard the job is never done.
  • Recommend new procedures and policies that will improve efficiency of the role and as appropriate the Company.
  • Identify non value added activities and find cost effective ways of reducing them to a minimum.
  • Ad-hoc reporting and duties to support the team.

• Previous experience in a similar position.
• Proficient in the use of PC software applications as well as experience in the operation of integrated accounting ledgers, along with intermediate Microsoft Excel skills.
• Excellent attention to detail and work ethic.
• Diligent, enthusiastic, and driven, with a team spirit, and a “can do” attitude.
• Excellent interpersonal skills and a strong ability to communicate effectively with internal customers and external suppliers both verbally and in writing.
• Good planning and organisational skills.
• Ability to work under pressure, prioritise and manage conflicting demands.
• Good time management and comfortable working to deadlines.
• Capable of working within a fast and pressured environment.
• Committed, flexible and able to multitask.
• Ability to learn and share knowledge and to inspire others to achieve.

• Accountability: We do the right thing and own our actions. We build trusted relationships and deliver through high performing teams.
• Respect: We develop our people and care for the environment. We relentlessly drive improvement and are obsessed about innovation.

• 25 Days holiday + Bank Holiday
• Life assurance
• Employee Assistance Programme
• 37.5 hours per week - 1 pm finish on a Friday
• Hybrid working (1 day per week working from home)
• Enhanced maternity and paternity leave

We really want to hear from you, so don't miss your opportunity to join us! Once you apply, your CV will be held on our central database. Please do let us know if you do not wish for us to retain your details. If your application is successful, you will be contacted in due course.

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