Citiguard Security

Citiguard Security are looking to recruit an experience Admin/Accounts (Credit Control) to join our team located at the head office in Harrow London. With your main duties being to check and report outstanding invoices and to follow up and communicate with the relevant persons the invoice is related to. To chase payment or rectify invoice issues. The purpose of the role is to ensure the timely collection of debts in accordance with credit terms to minimize the bad debt risk to the company, whilst maintaining strong relationships with customers. This is an exciting opportunity for the right candidate. The Administrator will work with the Accounts department and report directly to senior management. Key Duties (but not limited to): - Assist the accounts department to ensure the timely collection of debts in accordance with customer credit terms - Daily posting of customer payments - Contact customers using appropriate collection techniques to chase debtors (telephone, email and/or letter) - To answer customer queries and reconcile/allocate customer accounts - Review and update customer records - Assist with monitoring debtors - Produce debtors reports for analysis - General admin and ad hoc duties - Payroll - Invoicing The successful candidate should possess the following: - A professional telephone manner with an excellent standard of spoken and written English - Experience working in a fast-paced environment - Ability to meet deadlines and work in a pressurised environment - Good IT skills (full training will be given on our in-house software) - Basic excel skills needed - Thorough with attention to detail - Highly numerate - Flexible and willing to learn - Previous experience with QuickBooks Hours of work are 24 hours per week over 4/5 days to be agreed with successful candidate. This is an office based position.

Duties and responsibilities: · Logging sales, purchases, receipts, and payments in the company's accounting software. · Ensuring that all transactions are accurately categorized. · Maintaining general ledgers. · Balancing accounts and reconciling discrepancies. · Preparing trial balances. · Creating profit and loss statements. · Producing balance sheets. · Generating cash flow reports. · Calculating and submitting VAT (Value Added Tax) returns to HMRC. · Ensuring compliance with VAT regulations. · Calculating employee salaries, taxes, and deductions. · Managing PAYE (Pay as You Earn) and National Insurance contributions. · Matching the company's financial records with bank statements. Identifying and resolving discrepancies. · Issuing invoices to customers. · Chasing overdue payments. · Processing supplier invoices and arranging payments. · Ensuring adherence to UK financial regulations and tax laws. · Maintaining accurate and up-to-date financial records. · Preparing documents and reports for internal or external audits. ** Qualifications/Skills/Experience:** · Strong understanding of accounting principles and practices. · Ability to manage multiple tasks, prioritise effectively, and maintain organised records. · Familiarity with accounting software and spreadsheet applications. · Effective time management skills to meet deadlines · Good verbal and written communication skills to interact with clients and colleagues. · Ability to identify discrepancies and resolve issues in financial records. · Understanding the importance of confidentiality and data protection in handling sensitive financial information. · Previous experience preferred.