Accounts Assistant - #1798290
Scrivens Opticians & Hearing Care
Date: 8 hours ago
City: Birmingham
Contract type: Full time
Work schedule: Full day

Responsibilities include:
Accurate and timely inputting of sales orders & invoices into the finance system
Processing sales order cancellations, write offs, reinstatements and refunds
Creating and working of age debtor reports in order to chase debt on a timely basis
Working with branches to clear the AR balances
Dealing with the correct application of the discount vouchers
Dealing with customer and branch queries
Updating and maintaining various reconciliation reports
Ensuring adherence to company procedures and financial compliance by maintaining and reviewing weekly and periodic branch data
Assisting in other day-to-day and adhoc departmental tasks
The successful applicant will have to have a minimum of two years in accounts, excellent written and oral communication skills, be able to deal with high volumes and good use of Microsoft packages, namely Word and Excel.
The Business
We are a nationally based opticians and hearing care business. With a Head Office in Birmingham and a local manufacturing facility, we support over 166 retail branches across England, Scotland and Wales. This is a family owned business, which has maintained a presence in the city since 1938, and we are expanding.
Company Benefits:
Accurate and timely inputting of sales orders & invoices into the finance system
Processing sales order cancellations, write offs, reinstatements and refunds
Creating and working of age debtor reports in order to chase debt on a timely basis
Working with branches to clear the AR balances
Dealing with the correct application of the discount vouchers
Dealing with customer and branch queries
Updating and maintaining various reconciliation reports
Ensuring adherence to company procedures and financial compliance by maintaining and reviewing weekly and periodic branch data
Assisting in other day-to-day and adhoc departmental tasks
The successful applicant will have to have a minimum of two years in accounts, excellent written and oral communication skills, be able to deal with high volumes and good use of Microsoft packages, namely Word and Excel.
The Business
We are a nationally based opticians and hearing care business. With a Head Office in Birmingham and a local manufacturing facility, we support over 166 retail branches across England, Scotland and Wales. This is a family owned business, which has maintained a presence in the city since 1938, and we are expanding.
Company Benefits:
- Central location and transport links (2 minute walk from Five Ways Station and 5 minutes walk from city centre tram links)
- 28 days’ annual leave
- Sick Pay
- Pension
- Generous staff discount scheme
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