Accounts Receivable Specialist

Role: Accounts Receivable Specialist

Location: Horwich, BL6 6JW

Contract: Full-Time Hours / Fixed Term - 12 Months

About the Role:
Our Transactional Shared Services team is looking for an Accounts Receivable Specialist to join Cumberland Farms on a 12-month fixed term contract. In this role, you play a key part in ensuring a smooth end-to-end sales process for the organisation. Your efforts will contribute towards our wider finance strategy and will be an essential part of how we operate our business.

This is a fast paced and forward-thinking position and the perfect opportunity for someone who is looking for a long-term finance career within a successful, expanding corporate enterprise. The successful candidate will be mentored and developed in their role and will need to use their initiative to solve problems and meet deadlines.

• Monitoring the end-to-end cash process & investigating any discrepancies in between
• Daily importing of cash processing reports onto SAP
• Communicating and documenting discrepancy + forgery reports
• Posting of debtors invoices and credit notes and allocation of cash receipts to customer accounts
• Monthly reconciliation of cash and card GL's - Involves writing off within a certain threshold and investigating outside of that threshold
• Posting ad hoc journals when appropriate
• Missing sales monitoring, escalation and resolution
• Upload fuel sales, shop sales and investigating any variances
• Escalating any issues in a timely and appropriate manner
• Bank Reconciliations on a monthly basis
• Sales Reconciliation
• General administration and other ad-hoc duties as required

This list is not exhaustive and may be added to or amended from time to time.

• Discretionary performance-based bonus scheme
• Grow your career - gain accredited qualifications, apprenticeships, and progression opportunities within a global organisation
• Flexible working hours
• Hybrid working - up to 2 days per week (dependent on role and business needs)
• Salary Sacrifice Schemes - Cycle to Work and Car Scheme available
• Enhanced Maternity & Paternity leave
• Generous annual leave entitlement
• Annual leave buy back scheme - purchase up to 5 additional days
• Discounted gym membership - stay healthy and save on fitness costs
• One paid volunteering day per year
• Wellbeing facilities - space to relax and recharge
• Free secure on-site parking
• Dress Down Fridays
• Free VDU eye test

• Proven experience in an Accounts Receivable role, preferably in a Shared Services environment
• Excellent client and customer service skills
• Working knowledge of MS Office products
• Must have strong academic record and experience in Finance
• You will need to be a good communicator with the ability to present and explain financial information to all levels of management with a high standard of written skills.
• Good interpersonal skills
• Good analytical skills
• Ability to meet demanding deadlines
• Able to adapt style of communication depending on the audience and the nature of the information being communicated