Accounts Assistant - FTC

Job description

Are you looking for an exciting project to continue your development in finance?

Join our finance Team as an Accounts Assistant and partner with some of our large Government Clients. The team is query based with some fantastic exposure to clients, customers and internal stakeholders. The team has a great team environment and the opportunity to work in a broad role across invoicing, reconciliation, analysis and credit control.

Join our vibrant team, based out of our Northwest Hub office. Enjoy the flexibility of working predominantly from home with the ability to work from our fantastic offices in Salford. This is your chance to make a meaningful impact and take your career to new heights! The role is a 9-month Fixed Term contract to cover a Maternity cover.

What you will be doing:

• Managing key account customers in relation to invoicing and debt collection
• Ensuring client billing and reporting is done to agreed deadlines and schedules.
• Reconciliation of financial data of key accounts
• Working with business stakeholders to respond to client queries.
• Working to improve processes across multiple SSCL teams.

What you'll bring:

• Understanding of ERP systems, accounting policies, measurement rules, and business controls
• Analytical capability, adherence to deadlines, process discipline, and IT skills
• Strong experience on Microsoft excel.
• Ability to manage workload under tight deadlines and prioritise accordingly.

It would be great if you had:

• Experience and understanding of BPO services and public sector.
• Positive / can do attitude.
• Ability to interact with clients on various topics on a day-to-day basis

If you are interested in this role but not sure if your skills and experience are exactly what we're looking for, please do apply, we'd love to hear from you!

Employment Type: Full-time, Fixed Term Contract
Location: Manchester
Security Clearance Level: SC
Internal Recruiter: Alex
Salary: Upto £25,000
Benefits: 25 days annual leave with the choice to buy additional days, life assurance, pension, and generous flexible benefits fund

SSCL is a leader in critical business support services for the largest Government departments, Defence, Police and CITB across the UK. We provide digital solutions and Innovation and Advisory services to improve end to end employee services including HR & Payroll, Finance, Procurement, Pensions Administration and Resourcing Services - enhancing the customer experience, enabling smarter public services.

We employ more than 2,800 people who, with their in-depth client knowledge and our collaborative approach, sit at the heart of our business strategy. SSCL operates at size and scale across the UK Public Sector and has already delivered savings c£400 million - providing more funds for front line public services.

We embrace difference as a source of creativity, innovation and competitive advantage and are striving to become a more diverse organisation. We welcome applications from people with a diverse variety of backgrounds and identities. We are committed to equality of opportunity for all and do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, colour, gender, age, disability, sexual orientation or marital status. We have partnered with Vercida , the UK's largest diversity and inclusion focused careers site, where all our vacancies are available in an accessible format.
If you require any adjustments to the recruitment process, to enable you to perform to the best of your ability, please let us know when completing your application. We participate in the Disability Confident scheme and are committed to offering an interview to any candidate with a disability, who meets the minimum criteria for the role. If you believe this could apply to you, please let us know when completing your application.