Accounts Receivable Associate - 6 Month FTC

Job Description

Company description:Premier Foods is one of Britains biggest listed food companies, employing over 4,000 colleagues at 15 manufacturing sites and offices up and down the country. Many of our brands have been part of UK life for more than a century and youll find them in 94%of British households.At Premier foods we believe in inclusion, authenticity and individuality. We aim to ensure all existing and potential colleagues are given equitable opportunities and are respected, valued and encouraged to bring their true authentic selves to work no matterwho they are, what they look like, who they love or what they believe in. Our culture is one where everyone is welcome.Job description:AR Associate6 Month FTCBased in ManchesterRole purpose:To proactively manage the debts of specific debtors on the ledger, ensuring timely payments are made and that all customer deductions are investigated, validated or invalidated in a timely manner. Act as the go to person within the Credit Control teamfor all internal and external stakeholders.What youll be doing:

• Pro-active Credit Control to be completed via; Phone, email, customer portals, video conferencing or face to face meetings
  • Customers to be contacted mid-way through their payment terms. Follow up contact to be completed 1 week prior to the invoice due date
• System generated / manual statements to be issued on a monthly basis
• Ensure that all copy debit documentation is obtained and record all customer deductions within SAP
• Follow-up all customers deductions with the business to ensure that all queries are validated / invalided within a timely manner
• Raise credits / complete cleardowns within SAP (validated claims)
• Support the Treasury Ops team with any cash allocation queries
• Record all Promise to Pays within SAP
• Manage all Invalid customer deductions
• Review customer accounts / release customer orders following the correct escalation process
• Organise and prepare for external customer visits or calls
• Prepare and attend all allocated internal stakeholder visitsSt Albans /Lutterworth / Tamworth / High Wycombe etc
• Prepare and attend all monthly ledger reviews
• Complete weekly EDI reconciliations
• Cash flow forecast to be created on a weekly basis
• Customer account reconciliations to be completed on a monthly basis
• Ad-hoc reporting (weekly / month end)Including aged debt analysis / write off
• Work collaboratively with all stakeholders
• Ensure cross functional support when required
• Contribute to continuous improvement within your role and wider team
• Any other reasonable ad-hoc duties required from time to time

What we need from you:

• Team player
• Confident communicatorwritten and verbal
• Self-starter
• Good organisational skills, with the ability to multitask and prioritise
• Performance driven and keen to exceed expectations
• Intermediate Excel (Pivot tables/Look ups)
• Proven Customer service experience
• Excellent time management

• Problem Solver (error detection, correction and root cause analysis)
• Working knowledge of SAP is desirable

What we offer you in return:

• Competitive salary
• Up to 7.5% pension
• Wide range of online and in-house training
• Access to an employee discount scheme, with access to hundreds of nationwide retailers