Accounts Receivable Finance Assistant, London

Accounts Receivable Finance Assistant, London

Accounts Receivable Finance Assistant

Reporting to: Senior Finance Manager

Location: London office - 180 Strand, London

Frieze is a leading global contemporary art organization, renowned for its art fairs, publications and digital presence. Founded in 1991 with the launch of frieze magazine, the brand has grown to encompass seven of the most significant art fairs worldwide in cities including Chicago, London, Los Angeles, New York and Seoul. These events attract leading artists, galleries and collectors, fostering innovative dialogues and practices within the art community. frieze magazine continues to set the benchmark for insightful art criticism and commentary, while frieze.com serves as a vital online resource. Committed to expanding the reach and understanding of contemporary art, Frieze also hosts year-round curated programs and associated initiatives, such as No.9 Cork Street and Frieze Connect, that enrich the cultural landscape. Frieze was acquired by Mari, a newly launched Live Events and Experience business founded by Ari Emmanuel

Role

This is a 6-8 week position within the Frieze Finance team, with the purpose of chasing and clearing down aged credit balances from the Accounts Receivable ledger.

Key tasks will be:

• Calling clients (mostly galleries) with outstanding credit balances, explaining the amounts that we owe them and asking if they are happy to accept the credits back
• Sending follow-up emails to clients explaining these balances and the correct procedure to follow
• If they are happy to accept the credit balance back, obtaining from them their payment details so that we can set them up as vendors in SAP in order to refund them
• Setting the clients up as vendors in SAP
• Ensuring the credit balances are paid back to each client
• Clearly documenting all calls made and emails sent as evidence
• Track progress of credit balances returned and report into Senior Finance Manager and Head of Finance

Required Skills and Experience:

• Strong interpersonal skills and good telephone manner in order to speak to clients
• Well organised, proactive and solutions-oriented
• Excel skills a plus as will need to be able to navigate and update simple spreadsheets

Applicants must hold the right to work in the UK.