Financial Accountant / Credit Controller

Freightserve recruitment are looking for a Financial Accountant for a Freight Forwarder. The role is based in the Slough, Berkshire area.

Job Description:-

Manage the Sales Ledger and be responsible for credit collections, ensuring that credit terms are enforced across the company.

• Chasing Debt and obtain payment using effective collection techniques - telephone or email


• Maintain and issue weekly and monthly account statements to clients


• Query Resolution, resolving disputes efficiently with co-ordinators and directors


• Building relationships with clients with regular contact


• Customer Account maintenance


• Daily Bank Download and manage cash allocation


• Bank cheques and cash received. Take out Petty cash from bank


• Take and process credit card payments


• Daily Invoice Upload


• Weekly Bank Report for Directors


• Calculate and prepare monthly Sales figures


• Produce monthly SIGMA Profitability Reports


• Debt management and liaising with solicitors


• Perform credit assessments using credit rating portals - RedFlag


• Sales Ledger Account Reconciliations


• Produce weekly commentary for Financial Controller on Debt situation


• Produce weekly cash flow forecasts


• Provide cover for Purchase Ledger during periods of absence


• Be able to process Bank payments and FX Payments


• Monthly ICO Reconciliation with TBS Inc and FX Payment


• Process TBS Credit Card monthly


• AIS Management Accounts - Prepayments/Accruals and Journals

Experience Needed:-

• Credit Control


• Management Accounts for AIS


• Sales Figures Reporting and Reconciliations


• Bank Management


• Must be good on Excel and able to manipulate data.


• Part Qualified Accountant or Graduate with a very Relevant Degree with theoretical Accounts knowledge.

As an agency we are fast becoming the number one Freight recruitment specialist. We have a fast growing reputation with most Freight related companies. Freightserve has been established since 1992 working within the Freight Forwarding and Shipping industry