Accounts Receivable

JHE & Partners; Bradford; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 30,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Home working

Job summary

JHE & Partners are working with a local Bradford manufacturing business to recruit an accounts receivable clerk on a permanent basis. You will own the sales ledger, manage cashflow and maintain strong debt collection. The role reports to the finance manager within a small team.

The ideal candidate has at least two years in a similar role, with billing experience and good Excel skills. The package includes £28,000–£30,000, 37.5 hours, 25 days holiday and a day from home.

Qualifications

• Proven ability with a minimum of two years working in a similar role.
• Understanding of credit terms and collections processes.
• Good analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Good systems experience and confident user of Excel.
• Billing experience in a ledger role.

Responsibilities

• Open new customer accounts.
• Generate and send customer invoices.
• Track ageing balances and follow up on due accounts.
• Reconcile the AR ledger ensuring all payments are posted.
• Investigate and resolve billing queries.
• Process ad hoc refunds to customers.
• Contact customers by phone and send reminders for payment.
• Coordinate with wider teams to maintain ledgers.

Skills

Credit control

Analytical skills

Customer service

Billing experience

Excel

Tools

Excel

Job description

JHE & Partners are delighted to be working exclusively with a local manufacturing business in Bradford who are looking for an accounts receivable clerk on a permanent basis. Reporting into the finance manager and working in a small team, the chosen candidate will be integral in ensuring outstanding debt is kept to a minimum, maintaining strong cashflow and taking complete ownership of the sales ledger.

You must have a good understanding of credit control processes with proven ability of building rapport with their customer base and reducing debtor days. This is a fantastic opportunity and ideal for someone that likes to take full control of their ledger, working in a lovely and supportive team.

Duties include:

• Open new customer accounts
• Generate and send customer invoices
• Track ageing balances and follow up on due accounts
• Reconcile the AR ledger ensuring all payments are posted
• Investigate and resolve any billing queries
• Process ad hoc refunds to customers
• Contacting customers by phone / sending reminder letter for payment
• Monthly sales ledger balance sheet reconciliations maintaining clean up-to-date sale sledger accounts
• Coordinate and work in collaboration with wider teams in the business

Person specification

• Proven ability with a minimum of two years working in a similar role
• Billing experience
• Construction industry experience (Desirable)
• Understanding of credit terms, collections processes and basic accounting principles
• Good analytical and problem-solving skills
• Good systems experience and confident user of Excel

On offer is a salary in the region of £28,000 - £30,000, working a 37.5 hour week, flexible working hours and one day working from home, 25 days holiday and other benefits.