Accounts Assistant

Accounts Assistant
Syston, Leicestershire
Salary £26,000 - £28,000
12 Month Fixed Term Contract
Hybrid Working

SF Recruitment are recruiting for an Accounts Assistant to work for our Syston based client on an initial 12 month fixed term contract.
The successful candidate will support the Finance team with the day-to-day activities ensuring these are performed and controlled in line with the appropriate timetable and standards.

Primary Duties and responsibilities:

- Allocation of payments and resolving unallocated cash
- Investigate and resolve queries in the team shared inbox
- Credit control/Direct Debit administration support where required
- Assist with payment processing including those for claims/refunds/commission
- Ad hoc duties as required by management including providing support when colleagues are on annual leave/sickness
- Ongoing analysis and investigation of aged debt balances

Essential:
- High level of attention to detail
- Positive, can-do attitude
- Problem solving ability
- Good communication skills
- Excellent organisational skills

Desirable:
- Experience of the insurance industry
- Experience of cash allocation and pro-actively minimising unallocated cash
- Accounting technical knowledge