Accounts Receivable Coordinator
The Football Association (The FA)
The Football Association is the governing body of association football in England and the Crown Dependencies of Jersey, Guernsey and the Isle of Man.
- Posted
- 23 Jun 2022
- Status
- Full Time
- Permanent
- Location
- England
- Closing date
- 5 Jul 2022
Our Organisation
The Football Association [The FA] is the not-for-profit governing body of football in England. It is responsible for promoting and developing every level of the game, from grassroots through to the professional game, and generates significant revenue to support investment into English football each year.
The FA oversees England international teams across men's, women's, youth and disability football, as well as running the National League System and FA Competitions including the Emirates FA Cup, Barclays FA Women's Super League, FA Women's Championship, and Vitality Women's FA Cup, and the world-class facilities of Wembley Stadium and St. George's Park, all with a purpose to Unite the Game and Inspire the Nation.
The Role
The FA is looking for a confident, highly organised and IT literate Accounts Receivable Coordinator to support the busy Accounts Receivable team.
This is a fantastic opportunity for someone early in their Finance career, looking to build on their experience in an exciting organisation.
Key Accountabilities
- Support the collection and debt recovery of all Group receivables (inc. payment plans and ticket dispatch)
- Support the annual Club Wembley (“CW”) season fee renewals process
- Manage payment plans to ensure monies are collected on a timely basis and members are satisfied
- Manage optional event sales to members including collection of money
- Manage members on the Licence Resale List and ensure it is kept up to date
- Oversee the day to day running of the department during the debt recovery process
- Conduct investigations into debtor's financial standing, prepare case files and upload documents
- Provide regular and ad hoc reporting and financial information from excel, GP and CRM as required
- Review calculations and options for potential re-sales, upgrades, terminations and seat movements
- Prepare resale transactions and organise weekly payment runs to pay resale monies to members
- Ensure there are sufficient processes in place to maintain data integrity
- Provide other administrative support as required
- To maintain and develop key internal and external relationships
- To execute additional tasks as required in order to meet FA Group changing priorities
- Comply with all company policies and procedures to ensure the highest standards of health, safety and wellbeing can be maintained.
What we are looking for
- Experience of working in a fast paced working environment
- Experience of managing and organising large workloads
- Previous sales ledger experience
- Extensive experience of working with a windows based accounts package
- Highly IT literate with knowledge of Microsoft Office, specifically Excel
- Experience of finance administration type work
- Minimum grade C or above in Maths G.C.S.E. (or equivalent)
- Good interpersonal skills
What we can offer you
- An exciting and challenging role within a changing, dynamic and world-renowned sports organisation.
- Attractive benefits and a competitive salary.
Please be aware that unless you are on a homebased contract, your contract with The FA will specify a fixed location of either Wembley Stadium, St. George's Park or our Processing Centre.
We currently work within a hybrid working model whereby the expectation is to work from your contractual location for part of the week, and as and when required by the team. The remaining days can be worked remotely. We will continue to monitor this model and it may be adjusted in future if deemed necessary.
How to Apply
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The Football Association Group promotes inclusion and diversity, and welcomes applications from everyone. If you have any particular requirements in respect of the recruitment or interview process please mention this in your application.