Accounts Receivable

CMA Recruitment Group; Portsmouth; Hybrid; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A recruitment agency is looking for an Accounts Receivable Clerk to join a services company in Portsmouth. The successful candidate will handle customer queries, maintain records, and manage direct debits in a hybrid working environment. Ideal applicants should have prior experience in accounts receivable from a medium to large business and possess excellent communication skills.

Benefits

Full training

Hybrid working

Near public transport links

4pm finish on Fridays

Qualifications

• Previous accounts receivable experience, ideally from a medium to large business.
• Outstanding communication and negotiation skills.
• Proven track record in forging strong client relationships.
• Excellent team player.
• Good IT skills.

Responsibilities

• Manage customer queries and enquiries daily.
• Maintain the Customer Database, including setting up and amending records.
• Set up new direct debit instructions and process mandates.
• Send automated reminder letters on schedule.
• Correct receipt posting queries.
• Raise credit notes, refunds, and process write-offs.
• Distribute daily invoices and occasionally raise them for smaller departments.

Skills

Accounts receivable experience

Communication skills

Negotiation skills

Team player

IT skills

Job description

An excellent opportunity has arisen for an Accounts Receivable Clerk to join an established services company who are proud of their tenured team and located in Portsmouth, Hampshire.

Working in friendly, fast paced environment, this temporary to permanent opportunity has arisen due to heavy workloads and will commence in January 2026.

What will the Accounts Receivable vacancy involve?

• You will be dealing with queries and enquiries from both internal and external customers on a daily basis
• You will be responsible for maintaining the Customer Database, which includes the set up and amendment of customer records
• You will also be responsible for setting up new direct debit instructions and amendments to existing instructions, as well as submitting the direct debit mandates to the bank on a daily basis, following the change to paperless Direct Debit earlier this year
• Sending the automated reminder letters to a weekly or monthly schedule according to the different types of billing
• Correcting receipt posting queries
• Raising credit notes, raising refunds for overpayments and processing write offs
• Daily invoice distribution, which includes the printing of Invoices, and or emailing of invoices, and occasionally raising invoices for smaller departments

Suitable Candidate for the Accounts Receivable vacancy

• You will possess previous accounts receivable experience, ideally gained from a medium to large business
• Possess outstanding communication and negotiation skills
• Have a proven track record in forging strong client relationships
• Be an excellent team player
• Have good IT skills

Additional benefits and information for the role of Accounts Receivable

• Full training
• Hybrid working
• Located near public transport links
• 4pm finish on a Friday

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