Overview
Junior Cash Allocation Clerk Jobs in Athens, Attiki, Greece at Clarksons
Title: Junior Cash Allocation Clerk
Company: Clarksons
Location: Athens, Attiki, Greece
Role summary
We’re seeking a detail-oriented and proactive Cash Allocation Clerk to support our finance operations, with a primary focus on order to cash especially cash application, collections, and reporting.
This role is well-suited to someone early in their finance career who has strong Excel skills and enjoys working with data, systems, and stakeholders across the business.
What you’ll be doing
- Accurately apply incoming cash receipts to customer accounts on a timely basis.
- Investigate and resolve unapplied or misapplied cash items.
- Support collections activities, including following up on outstanding receivables, especially with internal stakeholders.
- Reconcile customer accounts.
- Analyse data to identify trends, discrepancies, and opportunities for process improvement.
- Collaborate with internal teams (e.g. global collection teams, global finance teams, operations, brokers,) to resolve billing or payment issues.
- Maintain accurate records and documentation in line with internal controls and audit requirements.
- Additional / ad hoc duties as required to meet the needs of the business.
What we’re looking for
We invite applications from candidates who can demonstrate:
- Drive and self-motivation, with the desire and commitment to succeed, deliver excellence and make positive change.
- Relationship building, with excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to quickly build rapport.
- Collaboration, able to work well with others across diverse backgrounds to share information, develop skills, and deliver results.
- Resilience with the ability to persist and adapt.
- Smart problem-solving and analytical abilities, with a curious and inquisitive mind, and an openness to new ideas.
- Professional integrity and a respect for company values.
Other requirements
Essential:
- Strong understanding of invoices, credit notes, payments remittances, bank reconciliations and finance administration.
- Intermediate Excel skills, including use of formulas (e.g. VLOOKUP, pivot tables, data manipulation).
- High level of attention to detail and accuracy.
- Strong organisational skills and ability to manage multiple priorities.
- Excellent English communication skills, both written and verbal.
- Ability to maintain confidentiality when handling financial information .
- Strong time management skills and ability to work to deadlines in a fast-paced environment.
- Experience handling multi-currency transactions.
- Basic understanding of accounting principles (e.g. accounts receivable, reconciliations).
- Experience in Credit or Account Receivables.
Desirable:
- Experience using Workday or similar ERP systems
- Exposure to securities trading and/or working in a regulated industry
- Experience in the maritime sector
Personal attributes:
- Proactive and willing to take ownership of tasks.
- Analytical mindset with a problem-solving approach.
- Team player with a collaborative attitude.
- Eager to learn and develop within a finance function.
Qualifications:
A degree in Finance would be ideal but not essential
