Job Description

SALARY:

31,931.00 per annum

HOURS:

37.5 per week, Monday - Friday

LOCATION:

Albert Road, Bristol



Accounts Receivable Clerk

About Bristol Waste Company:

What we do is important - we're here to keep Bristol, and beyond, clean, and safe.

We do this for our city's residents, workers, visitors, and businesses. Our work helps deliver Bristol's sustainability targets in partnership with the council.



Bristol Waste's commercial operation, where we serve businesses and organisations across the region, is also growing.



Our ambition is to provide good quality, value for money services, and we continue to deliver a social value impact worth more than 30 million every year.

We want people who share our values and want to work with us to drive our business forward.

Purpose of the role:

The Finance department are accountable for the accurate and timely reporting of management information, and compliance with relevant rules and regulations.



The Accounts Receivable Clerk is responsible for the provision of an effective accounts receivable function.



The role is responsible for ensuring accurate, timely and prompt raising of sales invoices, follow-up and issue resolution while working with the business to reconcile and administer each customer account and the debtors ledger

Key Responsibilities:

Providing a point of contact for customers. Following all cash collection and credit management policies set out by the business Owning the process of debt collection as they fall due Processing of financial transactions to Sage 200 to include Sales Invoices, accounts receivable journals, and cash book reconciliation Providing regular aged debt reports to relevant stakeholders Processing payments using BWC Accounting and Banking systems Maintaining accurate information within the accounting system (Sage 200) including customer details, etc Liaising with internal Sales team and other stakeholders to provide a great customer experience Ensuring internal control processes are maintained and monitored. Processing data between different systems (Sage 200 , CRM, Purgo, Weightron) Monthly balance sheet reconciliations Monthly bad debt calculation and posting Other tasks as directed by the Financial Accountant

Essential Requirements for the Role:

Experience in using Sage 200 accounting system or similar. Previous experience working in a Finance function. Sound understanding of basic accounting principles and practices. High level of accuracy and attention to detail Ability to work under pressure and to tight timescales and deadlines. Ability to maintain and prioritise workload. Ability to resolve invoice queries quickly. Strong MS Office skills, particularly Excel Excellent communication skills, written and verbally. Ability to deal effectively with a range of internal stakeholders and suppliers on finance-related matters. Flexible and positive attitude and willingness to undertake a variety of Finance tasks

Full can be provided upon request.

Our Benefits:

Annual leave package of 25 days plus 8 bank holidays. Employer contribution of 5% into the company pension scheme. Support for Mental Health, including a BUPA Employee Assistance Programme that provides support covering Mental Health, Financial and Family related topics. We also have Mental Health First Aiders across the business. Support for your Physical Health with our BUPA Health Cash Plan (we cover the cost of coverage for you), Cycle to Work scheme and an onsite Physiotherapist. All are free for our colleagues. Because we value our colleagues, we want to recruit more employees just like them, which is why we have our employee referral scheme. Dedicated learning and development team. We take pride in developing our colleagues and some examples of this include our In-House Driver Development Programme and internal promotions. Many of our Senior Leadership Team have developed from Operational roles, such as one of our Contract Managers who started as a Street Cleanser. Employee recognition 'Stand Out Award' and long service awards. To celebrate our colleagues wherever they are on their journey with us, we recognise and celebrate talent. We recognise that everyone is different and strive to create an environment that supports all colleagues through flexible working. We have introduced a hybrid working model where possible and actively encourage part-time working, job sharing and flexibility on hours. If this interests, you please do get in touch, and we can start a conversation.

Everyone belongs:

At Bristol Waste everyone belongs - we are proud of being a truly inclusive organisation.



We give fair and equal consideration to all applications.



We encourage and welcome applications from people of all ages, genders ethnicities, nationalities, disabilities, religions or beliefs and of neuro divergence.

Important note on applying:

Please apply as soon as possible and before 23:59 on the closing date. Sometimes we close vacancies early if we receive a high number of quality applications. Due to the high volume of interest, we won't be able to receive late applications and we are currently unable to respond to all who apply. If you haven't heard from us within three weeks of the closing date, it unfortunately means you won't be invited to interview on this occasion.

Contact us:

Please contact our People Services team to discuss this role, your application, or any reasonable adjustments and support in applying for this position:

recruitment@bristolwastecompany.co.uk 0117 440 6676

Thank you for your interest in joining Bristol Waste Company.