Trainee Accounts Clerk

Salary: £26,000 per year

Have you always liked the thought of working in accounts – do you enjoy figures and have accurate IT skills?

Our client is an Insurance Broker and they are looking for an Accounts Clerk. This is a small accounts team. The hours of work are Monday – Friday – 9am – 6pm. The salary starts from £26,000

A successful candidate will be able to use their own initiative, manage their workload and work to monthly goals and deadlines. The Accounts team also take incoming calls from clients querying payments and make outgoing calls to clients and therefore a polite and confident telephone manner is necessary.

The successful Accounts Clerk, you will be reporting to the Accounts Manager and Finance General Manager. The management team pride themselves at being present and available at all times, encouraging everyone to ask questions when they are not sure and to achieve their targets and goals.

Your day-to-day will include:

– Credit control to ensure timely payments by clients

– Reconciliation of payments made by a third party finance company

– Reconciliation of monthly insurer statements

– Answering client or staff queries both over the phone and through email

– The use of excel spreadsheets to calculate refunds

Skills Needed

– Computer Literacy (knowledge of Microsoft Excel is advantageous)

– Highly organised and able to work with minimal supervision

– Excellent team player and the ability to work individually

– Ability to work to strict deadlines

– Good telephone manner

– Stay calm under pressure