Job Description

Kennedys is looking for a finance operations administrator to join our Working Capital team based in Chelmsford. The successful finance operations administrators will work competently within the Working Capital team, contributing to the effectiveness of the Finance department by providing a comprehensive and efficient service to internal and external clients in order that the business objectives of the Firm and the department are achieved.

Team

Kennedys Finance team support the Firm globally producing timely and accurate financial and management information, reporting solutions and operational support to maintain the high standard of service offered to the Firm's internal and external clients.



Our Finance team is made up of Financial Control, Financial Planning and Reporting, Management Accountants, Working Capital, Legal Cashiers and Financial Operations Database teams.



Our UK Finance team is based in Chelmsford and London and have a presence in eight global offices.



Kennedys is developing a team to support credit controllers in increase collections and these roles will work closely with credit controllers to provide administrative support.

Key responsibilities

Work as part of the finance operations team, primarily supporting the Working Capital team, to help provide a highly effective and efficient service across billing and credit control to the Firm Review aged debt lists to identify bills that can be chased and ensure that the debtors are contacted Ensure that information is sent regularly to partners and that any actions agreed are followed up Work to support the credit controllers and billers in getting accurate data to support billing and collections Ensure the credit control database is updated regularly and maintained with current activity summary. Reverse, Credit Note and reissue invoices as and when required

Required experience

Previous experience in a finance environment desirable Excellent communication skills with a confident telephone manner and customer service skills Recent experience in Excel is required as daily work will be carried out using Excel Checking and sending out daily cash reports as and when required Running reporting for Bills not yet Dispatched and following up with Controllers to revert Reporting and checking daily cash receipts using excel. Inform stakeholders of large amounts Provide cover for Unidentified cash using excel and investigating payer details to allocate cash Demonstrate ownership to problem solving to achieve results.

Please let us know if you require any additional support or adjustments to be made in order to submit your application to Kennedys.


where a level of experience is indicated, this is a guideline only and represents the amount of time we would usually expect a candidate to accumulate the requisite level of experience. This does not preclude applications from candidates with more or less experience.*