What you’ll do
Cash Collection: Ownership of the debtor ledger; proactively chase overdue invoices, maintain accurate records, and build strong customer relationships to resolve delays quickly. Monitor aged debt and escalates high-risk balances as required.
Payment Runs: Prepare and process monthly payment runs, ensuring payments are accurate, approved, and aligned with company controls. Prioritise payments effectively and maintain clear supplier communication.
Cash Flow Preparation: Produce monthly cash flow forecasts, track actuals against forecast, and identify potential risks, shortfalls, or low cash points early.
Accounts Receivable (AR): Ensure invoices are raised accurately and issued promptly, resolve billing queries efficiently, and work with internal teams to prevent invoicing delays.
Accounts Payable (AP): Process supplier invoices accurately and on time, including matching, coding, posting to correct cost centres, and resolving supplier discrepancies.
Balance Sheet Reconciliations: Complete monthly balance sheet reconciliations, ensuring balances are fully supported, discrepancies resolved promptly, and documentation remains audit‑ready.
Credit Card Reconciliations: Reconcile credit card expenses, ensuring receipts are provided and spending complies with EMJ company policies. Escalate any unusual or non‑compliant transactions.
Month‑End Support: Support month‑end processes through preparation of prepayments, accruals, journals, and departmental cost analysis, ensuring deadlines are met accurately.
Who you are
A Recent Degree: A degree in Accounting, Finance or similar with demonstrable experience using Excel.
Basic Accounting Knowledge: Good understanding of accounting principles including debits and credits, accruals, prepayments, general ledger processes, and their link to month‑end reporting.
Accuracy and Systems Skills: Strong attention to detail and ability to work accurately under pressure. Confident using intermediate Excel.
Organisation and Communication: Well organised with ability to manage multiple tasks and deadlines. Strong communication skills when working with internal teams, suppliers, and customers.
Ownership and Proactive Approach: Able to take ownership of tasks, work independently, and see work through to completion. Proactive in identifying, resolving, or escalating issues when needed.
It would be a bonus if
Finance Experience (AP & AR): Experience in a finance or accounts role with exposure to accounts payable and/or receivable, including invoice processing, ledger management, and payment or collection support.
Cash Management Experience: Experience supporting cash flow forecasting, cash collection, or credit control, with an understanding of how daily transactions impact cash flow.
Systems Knowledge: Experience using accounting and workflow systems such as Xero, Zoho, and Asana.
Key Information
Salary: £30,000
Reports to: Assistant Accountant
Hours: 8.30am – 5pm, Mon‑Fri
Working pattern: Hybrid, a minimum of 3 days in the office (5 days a week in the office during probation)
Location: This role is based onsite in our London/Moorgate office
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