Accounts Receivables Accountant

Location: London-Chiswick. We operate a hybrid working approach which allows you to manage your time between home and office.

Be part of something big. We are Pernod Ricard, a leading company in the global wines and spirits industry with over 19,000 employees globally. We own 16 of the world's top 100 Spirits Brands and hold one of the most prestigious and comprehensive brand portfolios in the industry with 240 premium brands available in over 160 countries.

This position sits in our Global Travel Retail business. Global Travel Retail is one of the Group's largest markets bringing Pernod Ricard brands to life in the exciting and innovative Travel Retail channel which includes duty-free cruise ships & border shops around the globe.

Key Responsibilities / Accountabilities:

• Cash allocation: daily matching of all cash receipts to AR ledger accounts.
• Raising of sundry invoices & credit notes; ad hoc invoices for recharges to group companies.
• Customer set up: liaising with operations and ensuring that Pernod Ricard KYC procedures are performed.
• Annual review of the Customer Database and ensure compliance with Company policies.
• Customer queries: handle all questions from customers, develop a relationship with accounts payable staff of key customers, and liaise with our operations department to resolve queries as soon as possible.
• Credit limit reviews: customer credit limits should be maintained and periodically reviewed. New customers should always be credit checked as per credit management policy.
• Collections of receivables: ensure that all outstanding receivables are collected within due payment terms. An aged debt report needs to be run on a regular basis and monitored for action. Each reporting month end, the report needs to be prepared for presentation to management (Finance director) and Key account managers (sales team) including DSO calculation per customer and review of credit limits.
• Monitor debtor balances on a weekly basis and notify FD and Financial Accounting Manager of any overdue accounts for purposes of cash flow forecasting.
• Half Year / Year End requirements: ad hoc queries when necessary.
• Bank reconciliations: prepare bank reconciliations on a monthly basis in an accurate and timely manner.
• Responsible for specific month end reconciliations and work together with the Financial Accountant to provide details of overdue and commentary for the reporting periods and forecasts.
• Bad Debt calculations on a monthly basis.
• Weekly cash forecast for Treasury.
• Responsible for updating all Accounts Receivable and related procedures where required.
• Team player: assist and support the Financial Accounting team where required.
• Other ad hoc duties and reporting (including Audit support AR Cash forecasting).

Qualifications:

This position could be right for you if you have:

• A bachelor's degree in Accounting / Finance or equivalent (Accountancy qualification AAT part qualified ACCA is desirable).
• Experience in Cash collections & Credit control.
• Experience in using ERPs (e.g. running queries, posting cash receipts, posting journals, closing ledgers, bank reconciliations), ideally Oracle JD Edwards and SAP.
• Strong knowledge and palatability for Excel.

This position could be right for you if you are:

• Methodical and detail oriented.
• Autonomous and proactive.
• Curious and enthusiastic.
• A team player.

Benefits:

For your health, we offer private medical insurance, critical illness cover, and an optional healthcare cash plan and dental insurance. Our lifestyle benefits options include 28 days annual holiday, your employee pension share incentive plan, family care, season ticket loans, free mortgage advice, payroll giving, and more! You can access lots of gifts & discounts including an allowance each year to spend on our brands in our staff shop and employee discounts from a range of high street retailers. We have regular events in our very own office bar, employee-run networks, a culture of flexibility and trust, and a variety of tools and resources to help you focus on your wellbeing and mental fitness.

Conviviality: the Pernod Ricard Way

We have our own way of doing things. We call it conviviality! It's our way of being and something unique you feel and experience when working for Pernod Ricard.

Responsible drinking

As Créateurs de convivialité, we want to turn social interactions into genuine and friendly experiences of sharing and wellbeing. In our culture, we want to create diverse teams in which our differences contribute to our success. Therefore, all are welcome at Pernod Ricard regardless of your religious beliefs or personal choices on the consumption of alcohol. In our business, we work together with industry members, civil society, governments, local authorities, and UN bodies to promote responsible drinking.

Key Skills:

• Account Payable
• Invoicing
• Accounts Receivable
• Accounts Reconciliation
• Data Entry
• Compliance
• Vendor Management
• Journal Entries
• General Ledger Accounting
• Microsoft Excel
• Expense Reports
• QuickBooks Software
• Reconciling
• ACCA
• Bookkeeping

Employment Type: Full-Time

Experience: years

Vacancy: 1