Accounts Receivable and Billings Assistant

Sheridan Maine; Greater London; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 33,000; Full time

Job summary

Sheridan Maine is recruiting an Accounts Receivable & Billing Assistant for a temporary role in Canary Wharf, London. You will manage customer invoices, monitor payments and support credit control in a busy finance team.

The role involves processing invoices, reconciliations, and contributing to new invoicing systems while assisting with month-end procedures and financial reporting. AAT or equivalent accounting experience is preferred.

Qualifications

• Experience in accounts receivable, billing and credit control.
• Strong Excel skills with formulas and pivot tables.
• Familiar with invoicing processes, reconciliations and financial controls.
• Experience with accounting systems or CRM platforms (ideally Salesforce).
• AAT qualification or equivalent practical accounting experience.

Responsibilities

• Prepare and issue customer invoices in line with terms.
• Manage customer accounts, monitor payments and resolve queries.
• Support credit control activities, chasing overdue payments.
• Process credit notes, adjustments and reconciliations.
• Assist with month-end procedures and revenue reporting.
• Support cash flow forecasting and maintain records.
• Contribute to process improvements and electronic invoicing.
• Coordinate with internal teams and customers to resolve discrepancies.
• Provide information for audits.

Skills

Accounts receivable

Billing processes

Credit control

Excel pivot tables

Financial controls

Education

AAT qualification

Tools

Salesforce

Accounting software

Job description

Accounts Receivable & Billing Assistant | Temporary |Canary Wharf, London | £21 per hour

“Everyone is a customer for somebody, or a supplier to somebody.” - W. Edwards Deming.

Sheridan Maine is delighted to be recruiting for an Accounts Receivable & Billing Assistant on behalf of an established services organisation based in the Canary Wharf area of London.

This temporary opportunity is ideal for an experienced finance professional looking to contribute to a busy finance team, taking responsibility for customer billing, account reconciliations and credit control. The role offers a varied workload, with opportunities to support process improvements and contribute to the implementation of new invoicing systems.

Key responsibilities of the Accounts Receivable & Billing Assistant will include:

• Preparing and issuing accurate customer invoices in line with agreed terms.
• Managing customer accounts, monitoring payments and resolving billing queries.
• Supporting credit control activities, including chasing outstanding payments and managing aged debt.
• Processing credit notes, billing adjustments and account reconciliations.
• Assisting with month-end procedures, revenue accruals and financial reporting.
• Supporting cash flow forecasting and maintaining accurate financial records.
• Contributing to process improvements and the implementation of electronic invoicing.
• Liaising with internal teams and external customers to resolve discrepancies and ensure timely payments.
• Providing supporting information for financial audits.

The successful Accounts Receivable & Billing Assistant will have:

• Previous experience in accounts receivable, billing and credit control.
• A good understanding of invoicing processes, reconciliations and financial controls.
• Strong Microsoft Excel skills, including formulas and pivot tables.
• Experience using accounting systems or CRM platforms, ideally Salesforce.
• An AAT qualification or equivalent practical accounting experience.

Experience within a services environment and German language skills would be advantageous but are not essential.

If you are an organised and detail-oriented finance professional looking for your next opportunity in accounts receivable and billing, Sheridan Maine would welcome your application.

You are required to be eligible to work in the UK full time without restriction.

Due to the high volume of applications, it is not always possible to respond to unsuccessful applicants. Therefore, if we have not responded to your application within five days, please assume that on this occasion your application has not been successful.