Finance Associate – Credit Control (12 Month FTC)

Job title: Finance Associate – Credit Control (12 Month FTC)

Company: Sainsbury’s


Job description: Job Category: Finance & Business DevelopmentJob Description:Please note, this role is based out of our Manchester Store Support Centre & Home. Colleagues go into the Manchester SSC 2 days per week on average.As a Finance Associate – Credit Control you will ensure that aged debt is at a minimum through proactive chasing and ensuring reporting and analysis of this data is accurate and shared across the team/business. You will reconcile balance sheets and raise journals, as well as having a proactive approach to process improvements and automation of procedures.More about the role

• Proactively investigate and chase debt across a wide-ranging ledger using various systems to ensure team KPI’s are met
• Build relationships with all internal and external Stakeholders
• Escalate queries and problem accounts as necessary and engage with various stakeholders to ensure resolution
• Aged Debt report updated with Notes to ensure accurate cash collection
• Support delivery of audit deliverables and internal controls management
• Ensure you have a good understanding of all tasks across the team for absence and holiday cover
• Support process efficiency improvements, working with Sainsbury’s Business Services (SBS) and Offshore team to deliver change
• Ensure process maps and guides are up to date and new ones implemented where required
• Identify and make process improvements to ensure that any risk element is identified and eliminated at source
• Identify areas for development and use own initiative to drive change

More about you

• Good knowledge of Basic accounting
• Intermediate Excel and use of other Microsoft packages
• Numerate and well organised
• Strong Communication skills
• Credit Control or Accounts Payable experience is desirable
• Basic accounting knowledge of invoice, credit notes, debit notes and VAT is desirable

Expected salary:

Location: Manchester

Job date: Thu, 01 May 2025 07:50:59 GMT

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