Accounts Receivable Assistant in Bradford

Location: Hybrid with regular travel to the Bradford Office

Salary: Up to £27,500 per annum DOE

Hours: 37.5 hours per week

Contract: 1x 12 month FTC / 1x 6 month FTC

Anchor has an exciting opportunity for Accounts Assistants to join the Finance team in our Support Hub in Bradford. Reporting to the Accounts Receivable Supervisor, responsibilities will include:

• Ensure all cash received is allocated to customer accounts in a timely basis
• Monitor bank accounts daily and monitor and chase sundry debtors
• To ensure all regular and ad-hoc invoices are raised and issued to customers
• 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
• Procedures are reviewed regularly and improved where appropriate

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

Anchor – a great place to work. Anchor is England’s largest not-for-profit provider of care and housing for older people. Our heartfelt ambition is to transform housing and care so everyone can have a home where they love living in later life.

We’re not-for-profit which means every penny we make or save is invested in the people who live with us, the places they live and the people who work here. That means a better standard of care and customer service, better wages, more investment in training and development and improved facilities.

Our values: Every one of us can make a difference to our residents and play a part in shaping homes and services around their needs. Our Anchor values of being Accountable, Respectful, Courageous and Honest apply to us all, whether you manage colleagues as part of your role or not. Displaying our values can influence those around us to do the same. We can all be leaders at Anchor and should all be driven by the same customer ethos. Our Anchor Leadership Framework helps align these values with the skills and behaviours we demonstrate.

A rewarding environment: From health and happiness to finance and your career, we’ll give you all the support you need.

• Health & happiness: Gym, fitness and wellbeing discounts, Mental health support, Flexible working options, Access to online GP appointments
• Finance: Pension plan – contribute between 4% and 8% and we’ll match it or better, Quick and easy pension transfer service, Savings and financial advice, loans, free life assurance, Discounts on shopping, holidays, phones, technology and more, Free Blue Light Card
• Ongoing personal and professional development programme, Leadership Pathways online learning resources, Career progression and promotion opportunities

Anchor is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We aim to celebrate diversity and inclusion in all that we do, as we know that the more diverse our colleagues are, the better care and support we can give to our residents and each other.

We are proud to have an LGBT+ group for our residents, and also Disability, LGBT+ and race and ethnicity colleague networks. These work to celebrate diversity, address concerns, review policy and practice and empower their members. We also have an Inclusive Ambassador network to allow all colleagues to be part of promoting diversity and to be an ally to others.

We are a Gold Standard Inclusive Employer, a Stonewall Diversity Champion, Menopause Friendly and a signatory to the Care Leaver Covenant, HouseProud Pledge and Age Friendly Employer Pledge schemes.