Finance Assistant / Team Administrator

Job Title: Sales Administrator / Finance Assistant Location: West Watford Salary: £27,000 – £28,000 per annum Job Type: Full time, Permanent Working Hours: 37.5 hrs/week Mon–Fri About the role: We are a successful cosmetics company based in West Watford seeking an experienced and motivated Sales Administrator / Finance Assistant to join our busy accounts team on a full-time, permanent basis. This is a broad and varied position that sits at the heart of our financial operations. The successful candidate will support the day-to-day running of our accounts function, manage sales/purchase order processing, and assist with a range of finance and administration duties. You will report directly to the Accounts Manager and be expected to manage a varied workload with professionalism and attention to detail. The candidate must be bi-lingual - Urdu or Hindi & English speaker. Please note: Our offices are located on an industrial park - Own transport is required as there is no public transport available. Key Responsibilities: Finance & Accounts: * Manage credit control activities, proactively chasing outstanding debts via telephone and email to reduce debtor days. * Allocating payments in accordance with customer remittances * Generating reminder letters and monthly statements to be sent to all customers * Investigating and resolving queries relating to non-payment of invoices * Checking new customer credit ratings and monitoring credit limits * Managing customer ledger balances and ensuring debtor day targets are met * Initiating debt recovery procedures and liaising with solicitors where necessary * Processing purchase ledger invoices in multi-currency; reconciling supplier statements * Support month-end activities including stock reconciliation Sales Administration & Customer Service: * Process customer sales orders and generated invoices for UK and export customers. * Process purchase orders to suppliers. * Provide administrative support to sales representatives. * Liaise with warehouse teams to coordinate order fulfilment and stock control. * Prepare customer communications including monthly mail merges. * Maintain organised filing systems and managed incoming correspondence and enquiries. * Produce reports and presentations using Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint. * Liaise with international and local freight forwarders to arrange transport for customer orders and purchases from suppliers. About you: Skills and Experience Required: * Proven experience in purchase and sales ledger processing * Credit control knowledge with a confident, professional approach * Experience gained within a small-to-medium-sized business, ideally across multiple entities * Proficient in MS Excel; experience of Sage Accounts is essential * Excellent organisational and prioritisation skills with the ability to manage a varied workload * Strong communication skills - able to liaise effectively with customers, the sales team and colleagues * Self-motivated, reliable, and comfortable working both independently and as part of a team * Candidates must have a full driving licence and access to own car as no public transport is available. Benefits: * 20 days statutory holiday (plus bank holidays) * Company Pension Scheme * Performance Related Bonus * Trialling of Hair & Beauty Cosmetics Please click on the APPLY button to send your CV and Cover Letter for this role. Candidates with the experience or relevant job titles of: Finance, Finance Administration, Finance Administrator, Payroll Administrator, Invoicing, Xero, SAP, Accounts Assistant, Accounts Administrator, Sales Administrator, Customer Service Assistant, Customer Service Administrator may also be considered for this role