Accounts Receivable Assistant
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The vacancy
Permanent
Full time (37 hours per week)
An exciting opportunity has arisen for the role of Accounts Receivable Assistant in bpha’s Finance Team.
As an Accounts Receivable Assistant, you will be responsible for the day-to-day processing of bpha’s incoming payments. This includes ensuring that payments are reconciled on a timely and accurate basis, direct debits are collected within the scheme rules and the debtor ledger is maintained.
Please see the role profile attached for full details, but a summary of what you will be doing is as follows:
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Responsible for the maintenance of bpha’s bank accounts for area of responsibility, posting transactions on a timely basis.
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Process monthly nominal ledger reconciliations as directed.
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Trigger and extract all housing management system interface files daily into the finance system in accordance with the procedure.
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Responsible for the day-to-day maintenance of the debtor ledger, raising invoices and posting receipts in accordance with the process.
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To process direct debits collections in accordance with the rules of the Scheme.
We’d love to meet someone who has:
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Experience of the Accounts Receivable function and duties.
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Excellent numeracy skills and an ability to understand analyse and manipulate information and data
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Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to communicate effectively at all levels
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Experience of working in a customer focused environment
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Great organisational skills and the ability to prioritise workload and meet deadlines.
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Excellent attention to detail with the ability to actively seek and find solutions to problems
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Able to work on own initiative, be self-motivating and proactive
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Strong IT skills to include intermediate level in Microsoft Word, Outlook and Excel and experience using financial accounting systems.
Amongst what we offer you is:
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A competitive salary from
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28 days holiday PLUS Bank Holidays
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A generous contributory pension scheme
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Private health care
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Free life assurance
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Access to an extensive suite of wellbeing services and tools including a digital gym
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Opportunities for learning and development
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Discounted gym membership
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Retail discount scheme
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Hybrid Working
The successful candidate will need to complete a basic DBS application.
The closing date for applications is 8th April 2025
Interviews to be conducted throughout the campaign, please apply as soon as possible.
We reserve the right to close this recruitment if it is deemed that we have received a suitable number of applications. On this basis we would advise that applications are submitted as soon as possible.
About us
bpha is a Housing Association located in the Oxford to Cambridge arc, which is committed to providing its customers with high quality, value for money services whilst continuing to develop energy efficient, sustainable and affordable housing.
We are a leading provider and developer of affordable homes – for rent, sheltered, residential care and shared ownership.
We work together with communities – to improve opportunities, independence and quality of life for our residents, and to benefit the wider community. We bring people together, and run and support a wide range of community activities.
All the money we make is used to invest in existing homes, to enable us to build new homes, and to deliver new and improved services.
We own or manage over 19,500 homes and over 500 staff.
Our vision and values
To build communities where people can live happily in a home they can afford.
Our values underpin the work that we do and are ingrained in our culture at bpha. We are looking for people who can share these values and translate them into day-to-day practices for the benefit of our communities, customers and fellow colleagues. So that we can realise our vision, together.
We are ambitious
We are better together
We show empathy
We take responsibility
Benefits
We believe that benefits should be more than just perks. For us, they aren’t simply little extras added on at the end, they’re fundamental parts of what we stand for, from the very beginning. As standard.
That’s why at bpha, we reward our employees by making sure we give them a supportive and caring environment, that empowers them to be happy, healthy and inspired, every day.
- Holiday entitlement of 28-33 days a year, plus public holidays
- Contributory pension scheme
- Competitive pay
- Life assurance cover
- Private healthcare
- Mental Health First Aid
- Counselling service
- Eye tests
- Discounted gym membership
- Cycle to Work scheme
- Free annual flu jabs
- Wellbeing activities and events
- Free fruit and refreshments
- Long service award
- Annual staff recognition awards
- Discretionary reward scheme
- Annual volunteering day
- Social events, clubs and activities
- Breakout areas
- Onsite cafe/restaurant at headquarters
- Opportunities for professional training and qualifications
- Workshops and training sessions for new skills
- A fresh and modern eLearning platform
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