Portal Collections Associate - MAT Cover

Selecta is the largest provider of unattended self-serve coffee and convenience food in Europe, leading the way in vending solutions and specialist coffee services. We are hiring a Portal Collections Associate to join our team and support the Billing Manager in determining the vision and strategy for the Department, jointly supporting the ongoing integration, transformation and improvements. Taking a lead role in implementing, and later embedding, a cultural change through the finance organisation.

The successful candidate will be a key member in a high performing, client focused, transaction processing team that delivers services to a high standard to the rest of Finance and company wide. Also provide support for end-to-end finance transaction processing and driving process improvement and efficiency through automation, scale and technology, whilst ensuring that transactions are processed in accordance with the business' controls environment and comply with group.

This is a temporary, fixed-term role for 9 months to cover maternity leave.

About Selecta

Selecta operates across 16 countries within Europe, serving 12 million people every day. Within the UK we deliver a national service, relied on and trusted by circa 3,500 businesses to serve tasty beverages and snacks at a variety of locations from workplaces to schools, universities and hospitals and everywhere in-between.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for own AR ledger consisting of multiple clients.
• Uploading invoices to various client portals
• Providing weekly/monthly client statements
• Attend and run client meetings via teams where required.
• Build a professional relationship with client AP teams.
• Liaising with key stakeholders to ensure queries are dealt with and ensure repeat problems are identified and resolved within a timely manner.
• Ensuring payment remits are received on time and in line with agreed payment terms.
• Data input and ensuring manual records and logs are kept up to date.
• Daily use of Excel (pivot tables, formulas, and lookups)
• Using several bespoke internal systems
• Attend off-site meetings as required.
• Ad hoc requests

Requirements

• Ideal experience in FMCG with a large number of clients.
• ERP and finance application systems experience, notably M3, Cognos, Microsoft Dynamics,365.

• Strong user of Microsoft Office range, PowerPoint, Word & Excel.

• Good communication skills.

• Self-starter and able to prioritise workload.

• Experience & knowledge of process improvement methodologies and delivery in operational excellence.

• Evidence of building and maintaining strong relationships with key business stakeholders.

• Credible experience of effectively utilising KPIs to track and drive service performance and quality in a consistent manner.

• Excellent organisational and problem-solving skills, able to manage conflicting demands and priorities.

• To be able to manage own workload to ensure all invoicing is ready by monthly cut off dates

• Ad hoc requests from the Billing Manager

Applicants must have the Right to Work in the UK permanently. Please apply for consideration- we look forward to reviewing your CV.

In line with the Immigration, Nationality and Asylum Act, all applicants will be expected to provide proof of eligibility to work in the UK if invited to interview. Selecta UK recognises the benefits of a diverse workforce and we therefore welcome applications from all backgrounds and all sections of the community.

Benefits

• 25 days holiday pa + bank holidays (Pro-Rata)
• Life assurance of 2x yearly salary
• Security of 5-weeks paid sick leave
• You are supported by a strong leadership team

At Selecta, we are committed to equal opportunities, diversity and inclusion, embracing our differences to achieve our common goal. We are united in our principle of making people feel great and we are grounded by our purpose to create more moments of joy for everyone through our ways of working.