Cash Applications Specialist - 6 Months FTC

This role requires excellent communication, meticulous attention to detail and practical skills

You must ensure that all company policies are adhered to. You must also ensure that duties are carried out within set time limits whilst providing an excellent level of service to all Informa customers and colleagues.

Informa takes the security and privacy of company, colleague and customer data seriously and you are responsible for working securely and supporting this within your duties.

The Cash Applications Specialist is expected to assume the following key responsibilities plus any other reasonable duties as required:

• Process bank statements and update matching rules within the system when applicable
• Input and process daily cash receipts from statements, cheques and credit cards
• Performing standard cash allocations
• Reconcile associated General Ledger
• Reconcile SAP, bank postings and MCAS daily where appropriate
• Action refund payments by appropriate method
• Prepare bank reconciliations for all bank accounts controlled by the SSC
• Investigation and resolution of all reconciling items identified in the reconciliation process
• Prepare reconciliations for all credit card and petty cash balance sheet accounts where applicable
• Prepare reporting on cash movements to assist cash-flow analysis where applicable
• Preliminary Investigation and resolution of unidentified and unapplied payments
• Allocation of such unallocated payments to appropriate systems
• Allocation and reconciliation of funds pertaining to Agent Order Files (SSC Specific)
• Liaison with internal and external customers
• Resolution of queries from both internal and external customers
• Preparation of reporting credit balances (SSC Specific)
• General duty of care to colleagues
• Work collaboratively across teams/businesses
• Act as a role model to others
• Provide help and a buddy system to other members of the team depending upon your level (SSC Specific)

Qualifications

Skills & Abilities

• Good communication skills with the ability to build good relationships with a wide range of stakeholders, internal departments and key contacts
• Proficient skills in Excel, Word and Outlook are essential
• Remain approachable under pressure
• Knowledge and ability to use relevant internal systems
• Act with integrity, tact and diplomacy
• Work as part of a team
• Ability to complete a variety of related tasks
• Pro-actively solve problems
• Excellent Customer Service skills
• Good time management skills
• Ability to be flexible within role
• Excellent oral and written communication skills

Knowledge

• Good knowledge and understanding of Cash Applications processes within specific area of expertise:
• Queries & Allocations
• Cash Processing and Reconciliations
• Best practice in Cash Operations
• A thorough knowledge of SAP system preferable

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