Assistant Accountant

Based: Newton Aycliffe, County Durham

Scale up business with huge investment made in a brand new state of the art manufacturing facility for 2022 and a number of exciting product launches into 2023/24 and beyond
Following the recent appointment into the Head of Finance position INEOS Hygienics is currently expanding the Finance Team in Newton Aycliffe with a number of exciting permanent opportunties.

The Role: the successful candidate will manage the Accounts Receivable services for INEOS Hygienics companies across 2 legal entities in the UK. Main responsibilities include preparation of HMRC reporting, bank reconciliations and 13 week cashflows. Ensuring balances owed by customers are collected and accounted for in a timely and accurate manner and risks of overdues/non-payment are minimised. In Addition, providing support and analysis to the commercial team with regards to retail activation costs & Amazon fees including control and authorisation and supporting accounts payable as required.

Accountabilities:

Preparation of data for review for VAT, Intrastat, EC Sales and CIS returns in UK, Ireland, France and Germany. Checking data accuracy before review and sign off.
Managing the daily workflow for AR
Managing customer queries and AR mailbox
Bank Reconciliations including daily download of bank statements and posting of transactional activity onto SAP.
Manage the collection and processing of customer payments so that open balances are accurate and up-to-date
To minimise overdue, non-payments and the risk of bad debts so that business cash flow performance is maximised by proactively chasing debt, resolving disputes, monitoring payment performance and credit limits.
Controlling the sales order release process and communicate collection performance and risks through regular meetings and interactions with Account Managers and the wider business team.
Completion of ME Reports – Aged Ledgers / Overdues / Credit Reviews
Reconciling of sales ledgers to the sub ledger
Maintaining all retail process – AP & AR including updating trackers / coding invoices / controlling portals for Retail and Amazon
Supporting customer service throughout the month / month end housekeeping duties ensuring all sales are billed correctly
Reporting and control of Retail / Amazon activation fees and costs
Processing of freight invoices
Supporting and covering for Accounts Payable as required
Preparing 13 week cash flow for review

Knowledge & Qualifications:

5 GCSEs grade C or above including Maths and English or Level 2 (NVQ or equivalent) qualification in a relevant field.
Level 3 AAT or similar qualification (Desirable)

Core Skills:

Flexible and adaptable to meet changing business needs.
Proactive, with good time management and organisational skills to meet strict deadlines.
Strong interpersonal skills to resolve issues and influence people and contribute to or lead teams.
High degree of tenacity – to resolve completely any issues which impact on cash.
Enthusiatic, energetic and a “can do” attitiude with a willingness to want to learn

Technical/Professional Experience:

3 years+ Accounts Payable / Accounts Receivable experience in a manufacturing organisation (ideally FMCG Manufacturing)
Experience of Accounts Receivable with major retailers (Highly Desirable)
Experience working with an ERP system, preferably SAP
Well-developed Excel skills
Well-developed numeracy and analysis skills.

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