Accounts Receivable Clerk (Lupton)

Salary: £25,000 - £28,000 depending on experience

Location: Based at Head Office, Lupton. Hybrid working option available after successful completion of probation.

We are the highest Ofsted-rated provider in the country for special education and care. Our teams are fulfilled by the idea of making even the smallest positive changes in our young people, so we celebrate the little things.

For children with complex needs, the level of care and education we provide must go above and beyond. That’s what drives us here at Witherslack Group. With our high staff-to-child ratio and in-house clinical teams, we’re proud to have a reputation for excellence and market-leading OFSTED ratings.

As an Accounts Receivable Clerk, you will be responsible for supporting the Group’s Accounts Receivable function. This role plays an important part in ensuring that finances are managed effectively, customers are billed correctly, customer accounts are reconciled, and funds are received on time. This will provide a good understanding of our business model and will provide for the right candidate the ability to grow into the business.

We know you’re going to do great things. For your hard work and commitment, we reward you with the best salary and benefits package in the sector. With us, you’ll get to make a genuine difference to the lives of our young people – plus you’ll get:

• Salary: Base salary of between £25,000 – £28,000 depending on experience
• Training: Ongoing professional development.
• Holiday: You’ll work hard at WG, so you’ll be rewarded with 7 weeks’ holiday (including bank holidays)
• Flexible benefits package: meaning you can increase/decrease your holiday allowance, pension and life insurance.
• Wellbeing: a host of wellbeing tools and advice including employee assistance.
• Medical cover: so you can claim back the cost of things like an opticians or dentist appointment and a host of high-street discounts.
• Beautiful working environments: with the very best facilities.

Here at Witherslack Group, we celebrate everyone’s differences as that’s what makes us the best at what we do. Our young people come from all walks of life, diverse backgrounds and with different needs – and our workforce reflects that diversity, so that our teams can engage, encourage and inspire our young people to be themselves.

We’ll give you the chance to build an exciting career in a fast-growing organisation, where you’re free to achieve your potential. Here’s what we need from you:

• Highly accurate with strong attention to detail.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Experience in a previous sales ledger based role.
• Experience with Microsoft Office suite, with Excel skills rated as intermediate or above.
• Ability to extract and manipulate data for reporting purposes.
• The ability to analyse and resolve aged debt queries and discrepancies.

It is also desirable, but not essential if you have:

• Self-management – the ability to plan time and organise effectively to meet tight deadlines.
• Experience in using different accounting systems.
• Previous experience in dealing with local authorities or other outside agencies.

The Witherslack Group is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of its young people. This post is subject to an enhanced DBS check (we will cover the cost). We are an equal opportunities employer welcoming applications from all sections of the community.