Accounts Receivable Assistant / Trainee Accountant

The Accounts Receivable Assistant / Trainee Accountant is a newly created role that is key in helping the team succeed and enabling the Company to grow and develop.  The role will be largely credit control, accounts receivable day-to-day activity and some general ledger accounting.  You will be joining a highly motivated team that is passionate about what they do in a Company that is going from strength to strength.  This is an opportunity to make a difference to people’s lives and play a visible role in its success.

Key Duties and Responsibilities:

The Accounts Receivable Assistant / Training Accountant's primary role is to be responsible for managing the accounts receivable process for the Company.  They will also work with customers to resolve any issues that may arise with their accounts.  The role will also include assisting the Financial Controller with day-to-day operations, including:

Accounts Receivable

Customer invoicing and accounting for billing changes, cancellations, credit notes and refunds.

Responding to queries from customers (and colleagues in customer facing departments).

Preparing regular timely reports on the accounts receivable position for management.

Credit Control

Monitoring customers’ accounts and following-up on late payments.

Negotiating payment plans with customers.

Allocating cash receipts and credit notes promptly to ensure the accuracy of the sales ledger.

General Ledger / Accounting

Participating in tasks and responsibilities relating to the month end / year end accounting and balance sheet control.

External Reporting

Supporting as needed with annual accounts / corporation tax filings, VAT returns and ONS surveys.

Project work as appropriate and as capacity allows.

Occasional adhoc cover for the accounts payable function.

Performing other duties as assigned by the Finance Director or Financial Controller.

Your Profile

You will be a part-qualified ACA/ACCA/CIMA with significant practical experience across a broad range of accounting and financial operations responsibilities.

Essential Skills / Experience

Technical

Part qualified (ACA/ACCA/CIMA) or QBE equivalent.

Experience of Credit Control, Accounts Receivable and general accounting.

Experience using Xero.

Excellent Excel skills.

Personal

Positive can-do mentality.

Able to juggle multiple deadlines and manage competing priorities.

Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.

High level of numerical analytical aptitude.

Values honesty, clarity, excellence, collaboration and continuous improvement.

Desirable

Exposure to finance processes / infrastructure in an established company and / or of successfully establishing these in a scale-up.

Strong knowledge of UK GAAP and VAT reporting / compliance; exposure to and / or knowledge of external audit of UK entities and of balance sheet control.

Experience using Salesforce.

The Company

TympaHealth are a team of doctors and technology experts united by a vision to help the world to hear.  Currently, there are half a billion people in the world with disabling hearing loss.  In the UK by 2030 hearing loss will overtake diabetes and cataracts in the top ten global disease burdens.

Our mission is to help the world to hear and make intervention more accessible and simplified both on a local and global scale.  TympaHealth is growing fast and is currently helping thousands of patients a year access vital ear and hearing healthcare services in the UK, with plans to expand globally.

TympaHealth have created a collaborative and supportive environment, everyone is valued and encouraged to contribute their own ideas and opinions.

Salary & Benefits

A competitive salary and benefits package include:

25 days holiday (increasing to 26 after two years) + Bank Holidays

Birthday Holiday and Christmas Holiday (three additional days)

5% Company & Employee Pension Scheme Contributions

Life Assurance Scheme (four times salary)

Hybrid Working (at least one day a week in the London office)

Remote GP and Medical Second Opinion Services

Mental Health Support

Physiotherapy (eight sessions per year)

Life, Money and Wellbeing Support

360 Wellbeing Score, Insights and Calendar

Financial and Legal Support

1-2-1 Lifestyle Coaching

Savings and Discounts

Perkbox

There has never been a more exciting time to join our team with our growth, focus on excellence and opportunities for development in an inclusive, inspiring Company.