Finance Assistant (PL)

The Opportunity

The Chris Lewis Group is the independent Fire and Security and Smart Home company in the region. We offer our clients the very best technology solutions available.

We work for prestigious clients like the University of Oxford, Royal Palaces and County Councils.

The Finance Assistant role is a full-time position reporting into the Financial Controller and who will take ownership of the ​Purchase Ledger across both businesses.

The successful candidate will be a customer focused team player with strong numerical and excel skills. Naturally you will be detail-oriented, will ideally possess an AAT qualification and have strong systems skills.

We value staff progression, provide regular training and encourage and support self-learning opportunities

What are we expecting from you?

• Own the Purchase Ledger - processing and matching high volume of invoices ensuring they are matched, batched and coded in a timely manner.
• Query resolution for non PO invoices.
• To resolve telephone and written queries raised by suppliers and internal colleagues on a day to day basis.
• Handling all supplier queries ensuring that supplier accounts are not put on stop.
• Maintaining a portfolio of accounts.
• Chasing outstanding debts via telephone and email.
• Reducing bad debt and unallocated cash.
• Produce and send monthly statements.
• Dealing with customer queries.
• Direct debit set up, extract and upload.
• Assisting with the wider finance team as required.

Why work for Chris Lewis?

• Attractive salary
• Annual leave increasing with service, plus bank holidays
• Auto Enrolment Pension with contribution
• Reward and Recognition Platform