Administrator – Finance

Location: Fleet Financial, Belfast

Hours: (36) Monday - Thursday 9am to 5.15p,  Friday 9am to 5pm

Salary: £23,000- £26,500 per annum

Reporting to the Financial Controller, this is an exciting opportunity to join the fleet financial team, maintaining the sales ledger, which includes processing invoices, receipts, reconciling debtors accounts and sending monthly statements. This is a role suited to an individual with proven experience in both credit control and sales ledger administration. The role requires excellent communication skills along with a commitment to accuracy and attention to detail in all aspects of work.

Responsibilities 

• Enforcing the company’s credit management policy, thereby maximising bank balance.
• Attending regular debt meetings.
• Daily import of bank statements for allocation of inbound cash receipts to accounts.
• Processing receipts – cheques and cash.
• Processing monthly BACS.
• Prepare information for management accounts and duties aiding the month end process.
• Help maintain certain elements of the purchase ledger.
• Provide support and cover for the account’s office including purchase ledger.

Desired Skills & Knowledge:

-           Good understanding of Double entry Bookkeeping

-           Very strong administration experience

-           Excellent interpersonal verbal communication skills with the ability to communicate effectively and with confidence with both customers and multiple stakeholders

-           A passion for administration and highly computer literate with experience and proficiency with standard Microsoft tools and applications.

About us:

Lookers are proud to be one of the top three motor vehicle retailers in the UK, representing 32 vehicle manufacturers, selling and servicing a huge range of cars at over 150 franchised dealerships across hundreds of locations throughout the UK & Ireland. We recognise the hard work, flexibility and commitment of our people so we offer an industry leading benefits package.

This includes competitive basic salaries plus;  

• Enhanced holidays that increase with service  
• Eligibility to join one of our car schemes 
• Critical illness cover after 2 years and Life Assurance 
• Smart Health - free access to support 24 hours a day, 365 days a year 
• Enhanced paid maternity, paternity and adoption leave 

We strongly believe in nurturing and providing our people with specific manufacturer brand and management training to enhance career development opportunities. We have a great bunch of people, and we like to celebrate and encourage success at all levels with our annual Lookers Excellence Awards. So? What are you waiting for?  

Lookers are an equal opportunities employer. We are committed to a working environment that is free from all types of discrimination, is inclusive, and empowers our people to bring their whole self to work and reach their full potential.  

If your application is successful, we will conduct relevant employment checks prior to you starting with us. Depending on the role and responsibilities, these could include us verifying your recent employment, address, and credit history. We may also conduct a criminal record check and a driving licence check.