Accounts Receivable Administrator in Fareham

Department: Finance

Location: Fareham, Hampshire (3 days office/ 2 work from home)

Working hours: Monday – Friday, 8:30 – 4:30

A brighter future awaits you. CooperVision, a subsidiary of CooperCompanies, is one of the world’s leading manufacturers of soft contact lenses with a presence in over 100 countries. Being part of CooperVision means helping improve the way people see each day.

Job summary:

• As the Accounts Receivable Administrator of our Finance Team, you will be responsible for overseeing customer accounts, daily cash postings and allocations, account maintenance and customer query resolution.
• Monitoring assigned customer accounts for slow payment or potential overdue debt in accordance with agreed or contractual payment terms and CooperVision Cash Management Principles.
• Follow up as appropriate via telephone or email to ensure payment is either forthcoming or received.
• Posting into the ERP system payments received and allocating against the relevant invoices and/or credit notes daily to ensure that reported account balances are accurate, correctly aged and fairly stated.
• Responding to and satisfactorily resolving external (Customer) and internal (Customer Services, Commercial/Sales) queries relating to account balances, overdue debt and copies of invoices or credit notes.
• Generating and distributing customer statements monthly or as requested and the appropriate Dunning letters in respect of overdue debt.
• Generating credit reports on customers and providing assessment of customer payment performance.
• Assisting the Accounts Receivable Manager and/or Supervisor in ensuring that period end close requirements are completed accurately and in accordance with the agreed close timelines.
• Ensuring that all company policies and procedures are adhered to including but not limited to, Approval Matrix, TCC and/or CooperVision accounting or operational policies.

About you:

• Polish speaking is essential.
• You must be able to operate in a dynamic and changing environment, manage multiple deadlines, display a high level of professionalism and organisational skills, maintain confidentiality as necessary and have strong verbal and written communication skills.
• You will ideally have 2-3 years’ experience in an administrative position working in a dynamic financial or accounts environment within a large multinational company or Shared Service environment, however this is not essential.

What we offer:

• You’ll receive competitive compensation and a fantastic benefits package including; 25 days holiday, pension scheme, healthcare cover, life assurance, access to our Wellness Platform to support you in mental health and wellbeing, a discounted contact lens scheme and much more!
• We are committed to our employees’ personal and professional development and offer extensive training to support your career growth and help every individual to reach their full potential.
• We also provide access to LinkedIn Learning to help you develop in your career and grow with CooperVision.

What you can expect:

As a CooperVision employee, you’ll be welcomed into a diverse and progressive global business. We appreciate how important fostering a diverse and inclusive culture is and how different perspectives add value and contribute to our success.