Junior Finance Assistant

Junior Finance Assistant | Preston (office-based) | £26,000 - £27,000 | Progression opportunities | Well-established, growing business Axon Moore are proud to be working alongside a high-growth, industry-leading client as they look to recruit an ambitious Junior Finance Assistant and provide them with a platform to progress their career. This incredible opportunity is perfect for someone seeking a local role offering long-term security, or even a career-changer looking to get into finance from a customer service role. Key Responsibilities and Duties: Handling incoming and outgoing calls, dealing with any queries which arise Daily/weekly banking Proactively chasing up customers for unpaid invoices Collecting cash/payments and allocating receipts to accounts Account reconciliations Prevention of any issues relating to non-payment of debt Issuing statements and customer letters Continuous monitoring of credit limit accounts & new credit applications Maintain credit hold accounts, obtaining payments and releasing necessary orders Maintain strong lines of communication with external sales executives To carry our temporary cover arrangements as required (holiday cover) Other ad-hoc duties Required Skills and Experience: Ideally 1 years’ experience in a Credit Control role (desired) Confident communication skills, verbal and written Strong attention to detail and organisational skills Good IT and Microsoft Excel proficiency Proactive, self-motivated and enthusiastic Able to work efficiently both independently and collaboratively Willingness to learn and succeed Our local Lancashire Axon Moore team recruit all accounting and finance roles from CFO to transactional finance on both a temporary and permanent basis. For more information about this role or our wider team, please contact Jack Moss at (url removed) or see our website at (url removed)