Accounts Assistant - Income

Role: Accounts Assistant – Income Location: Bradford Salary: Up to £27,500 per annum Dependant on experience Hours: 37.5 hours per week – 12 months Fixed term Contract Anchor has an exciting opportunity for Accounts Assistants to join the Finance team in our Support Hub in Bradford. Reporting to the Income Supervisor, responsibilities will include: * To ensure all cash received is allocated to customer accounts in a timely basis * To ensure all regular and ad-hoc invoices are raised and issued to customers * To monitor bank accounts daily and monitor and chase sundry debtors * To ensure weekly direct debit collections are processed in accordance with the collection timetable * To ensure that month end processing is completed in accordance with the month end timetable. * To review and regularly improve procedures. * Desired knowledge & experience: * Experience of processing high volumes of income to customer accounts. * Knowledge of Accounts Receivable functions and an understanding of the stewardship and control requirements in managing debt. * Knowledge of the requirements of internal controls and segregation of duties with regards to cash, receivables and payments. * Knowledge of corporate policies and procedures for income allocation, cash, banking, payments, debt and invoicing including the delegation of authority. * Experience of working in a team in a transaction processing environment. * Computerised financial systems, and spreadsheet analysis. Required skills: * Good communication skills, and computer literacy. * Strong customer focus with a high standard of service. * A high degree of numeracy, accuracy and attention to detail. * Ability to prioritise tasks and meet deadlines. * Ability to critically analyse data and solve problems