Working within a team of three, the Accounts Receivable Clerk ensures invoice requisitions are reviewed accurately and billing and receipts recorded promptly. Debt is collected within terms set with customers for various Promotions and Festival businesses

Responsibilities

• Identifying and reporting expected cash receipts for operational cashflow reporting
• Identify operational barriers that hinder efficient performance by developing creative solutions to problems including the use of automation, procedure revisions and make appropriate recommendations to the Revenue & Banking Manager
• Manage the sponsorship billing and collection in line with contractual terms and notify subsidiaries to invoice for business unit share in line with the accounting memorandum
• Reviewing of electronic invoice requisitions requested by the business ensuring purchase orders provided where necessary, correct customer and contact details have been selected, correct VAT codes have been used and nominal account coding is correct. Liaising with Corporate Accountant or Tax Director.
• Processing of self-remitting customer receipts via electronic invoice requisition or via FTP
• Review and upload of high volume trader billing to the AR subledger via FTP
• Maintaining accurate customer records with inclusion of email contacts for auto invoice delivery
• Ensure VAT numbers are recorded in the customer record for EU customers
• Producing monthly reports of EU sales for inclusion in HMRC returns
• Applying of receipts daily to maintain accuracy of debtors ledger
• Processing dummy documents to AR for foreign currency receipts
• Run and distribute month end aged debt reports promptly for various businesses including show reports for promotions businesses
• Propose debt provisions and raise month end journals
• Preparation of monthly Accounts Receivable to General Ledger reconciliation
• Undertake any other duties as requested by the Financial Controller or Revenue & Banking Manager

Skills / Knowledge / Experience

• Extensively experienced and proven Accounts Receivable having worked in a corporate, multi-national organisation
• Credit checking and experience of interpreting company accounts
• Self-motivating and able to work under pressure
• Strong written and verbal communication skills and able to communicate at all levels within the organisation
• Strong understanding of VAT rates and when applicable
• Experience of EU / NON EU billing
• Good administration & time management skills
• Good analytical and problem solving skills