Heywood, United Kingdom
16 hours ago
Accounts Receivable Clerk

At Lineage Logistics, helping to feed the world is more than a job – it’s a purpose we live every day.

Lineage is the world’s largest and most innovative provider of temperature-controlled logistics solutions with +20,000 colleagues globally.

Shift Available:

Monday - Friday 08:00 – 16:30 with one hour for lunch. (Flexible)

Salary:

Competitive starting salary.

Working within a busy Accounts Receivable department, the role is an integral part of the AR Function. You will be the foundation of the success, efficiency, and effectiveness of a well-established Credit Control team by accurately performing the daily processes and procedures.

Full training will be provided to the candidate that shows enthusiasm and interest in an office/accounts/administration role.

Tasks & Responsibilities

Distribute and action incoming/outgoing post.

Franking machine/Royal Mail/Deliveries.

Ad hoc admin duties.

Answering telephone calls.

Uplifting queries onto Credit Approval system

Liaising with internal and external customers

Maintaining Sales Ledger email Inbox.

Accounting Duties

Accurately allocating incoming payments via BACS and Cheque.

Identify and communicate payment discrepancies

Monitoring and processing documentation for invoice payment reversals/deductions

Maintaining Payment Remittance folder

Unallocated cash weekly review

Overpayment process

Daily/Weekly invoice billing using automated systems.

Processing invoice documentation via email, uploads to finance and customer portals.

Ad hoc manual billing.

Issue copies of documents as requested by Customers/AR team.

Customer account maintenance.

Supporting Credit Controllers with account reconciliations/analysis.

Running weekly reports for continuity checks, missing sales

Maintaining internal controls and processes to a high standard

Development

Opportunity to learn the role of a Credit Controller.

Query resolution skills.

Communication skills

Implementing new processes and procedures

Skills required

Computer literate with a good level of IT skills including MS Office

Excellent communication skills

Effectively work as part of a team

Great organisational skills

Accounting skills an advantage

Good telephone manner

An eye for detail

Ability to follow instructions.

Work to deadline

What's in it for me?

A permanent opportunity with a direct employer; we will not employ you through an agency.

Opportunity to develop a career within an industry leading global company.

Opportunity to earn an extra day of annual leave each year, up to the maximum of one extra week for length of service.

Free onsite car park

Support your emotional well-being with access to a 24/7 employee assistance phone line offering confidential free counselling and advice.

Preferential rates for loans and savings offered through exclusive access to a credit union.

Refer new employees and get generous financial reward through our referral scheme.

Why Lineage?

We are a global company with more than 22,000 employees spanning 20 countries and more than 400 locations across North America, Europe, Asia-Pacific, and South America.

At Lineage Logistics, we have a shared purpose; we are transforming the food supply chain to eliminate waste and help feed the world. This means working at Lineage is not just a job – it’s an opportunity to innovate and put your mark on how food moves from the farm to dinner tables around the world. As a member of our team, you will be a critical link in the food supply chain.

Our shared purpose drives everything we do in all parts of our organisation, from the warehouse floor to the office. Our team members are passionate about the impact they make every single day.

We are an equal opportunities employer and positively encourage applications from persons regardless of sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, religion or belief, marital status, or pregnancy and maternity. At Lineage we also recognise that Ex-Military, veterans, and military families have great experience with transferable skills and core values that can add significant value to our organisation.

Benefits

 

As a Lineage team member, we aim to provide everything you and your family need to thrive. That’s why we offer competitive rates of pay, paid time off, skills training, and development opportunities to grow a long and fulfilling career with us – plus generous financial rewards when you successfully refer new employees. This is enhanced by recognition schemes (so that your hard work won’t go unnoticed), plus the chance to make your salary go even further with our cycle-to-work scheme and preferential rates for loans and savings courtesy of a leading credit union.

Your everyday wellbeing is also important to us, so we will provide you with all the protective equipment you need to be safe and comfortable at work, and you will have access to a free 24/7 employee assistance phone line, which offers confidential counselling and advice. With all of this offered against the backdrop of a fun and social environment in which you will be supported by a team who enjoy helping each other in achieving their goals, we are confident you will excel with us.

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