Accounts Receivable Assistant

Hewett-Recruitment; Ledbury; On-site; GBP 23,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

Hewett-Recruitment in Ledbury is seeking an Accounts Receivable Assistant on a temporary 3–6 month contract. The role focuses on credit control, cash allocation and sales ledger management within a busy finance team processing thousands of invoices monthly.

The successful candidate will help reduce aged debt, improve cash flow and maintain positive customer relationships, handling invoice processing, reconciliations and month-end support in a dynamic environment.

Qualifications

• Previous experience in an accounts receivable or sales ledger role.
• Experience using ERP or accounting systems.
• Proven experience managing aged debt and maintaining effective credit control.
• Strong attention to detail and a commitment to accurate financial record-keeping.
• Excellent organisational skills, with the ability to manage a busy workload and prioritise effectively.
• Confident communication skills, including a professional and assured telephone manner.
• A proactive, adaptable and collaborative approach to work.
• The ability to work effectively with colleagues across different departments while maintaining confidentiality and following established procedures.

Responsibilities

• Credit Control: Proactively manage customer accounts and reduce aged debt through regular telephone and email contact, payment chasing and effective credit control procedures.
• Sales Ledger Management: Ensure accurate accounting of customer invoices, payments, prepayments, remittances and outstanding balances.
• Cash Allocation: Allocate customer payments promptly and accurately, minimise unallocated cash and reconcile the sales ledger monthly.
• Invoice Management: Upload customer invoices to online portals and monitor their acceptance and progress towards payment.
• Credit Management: Conduct credit checks on new and existing customers, review credit limits and payment terms, and recommend adjustments where appropriate.
• Credit Notes: Process authorised credit notes in line with company policies and procedures.
• Reporting: Prepare weekly reports on aged debt, unallocated cash and customer payments on account to support credit control priorities and cash flow forecasting.
• Intercompany Accounting: Manage intercompany invoicing and monthly recharges, ensuring balances are reconciled and payments are received promptly.
• E-commerce Reconciliation: Allocate and reconcile online sales receipts across multiple platforms, including associated invoices and platform costs.
• Process Improvement: Identify opportunities to improve finance processes, support automation initiativess and help maintain accurate customer records.
• Stakeholder Management: Work closely with sales order processing and wider finance colleagues to resolve billing queries, improve efficiency and maintain strong working relationships.
• General Finance Support: Manage shared finance inboxes and assist with month-end reconciliations, audit requirements and other finance duties as required.

Skills

Accounts receivable

Sales ledger

Credit control

Aged debt management

Attention to detail

Organisational skills

Communication skills

Team player

Tools

ERP systems

Accounting software

Job description

Salary: GBP17 - GBP18 per hour

Accounts Receivable Assistant –

Temporary Contract / Full Time / Ledbury

Job Type: Contract (3–6 months)

Job Overview

We are seeking a proactive and detail-oriented Accounts Receivable Assistant to join a busy and fast-paced finance team on a temporary contract for 3–6 months.

This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced accounts receivable professional with a strong background in credit control, cash allocation and sales ledger management. You will play a key role in reducing aged debt, improving cash flow and maintaining positive customer relationships while supporting a business experiencing continued growth and change.

Working within a high-volume environment processing over 4,500 invoices per month, you will need to be organised, confident communicating with customers and comfortable managing competing priorities.

Key Responsibilities

Credit Control: Proactively manage customer accounts and reduce aged debt through regular telephone and email contact, payment chasing and effective credit control procedures.

Sales Ledger Management: Ensure accurate accounting of customer invoices, payments, prepayments, remittances and outstanding balances.

Cash Allocation: Allocate customer payments promptly and accurately, minimise unallocated cash and reconcile the sales ledger monthly.

Invoice Management: Upload customer invoices to online portals and monitor their acceptance and progress towards payment.

Credit Management: Conduct credit checks on new and existing customers, review credit limits and payment terms, and recommend adjustments where appropriate.

Credit Notes: Process authorised credit notes in line with company policies and procedures.

Reporting: Prepare weekly reports on aged debt, unallocated cash and customer payments on account to support credit control priorities and cash flow forecasting.

Intercompany Accounting: Manage intercompany invoicing and monthly recharges, ensuring balances are reconciled and payments are received promptly.

E-commerce Reconciliation: Allocate and reconcile online sales receipts across multiple platforms, including associated invoices and platform costs.

Process Improvement: Identify opportunities to improve finance processes, support automation initiatives and help maintain accurate customer records.

Stakeholder Management: Work closely with sales order processing and wider finance colleagues to resolve billing queries, improve efficiency and maintain strong working relationships.

General Finance Support: Manage shared finance inboxes and assist with month-end reconciliations, audit requirements and other finance duties as required.

Skills and Experience Required

Previous experience in an accounts receivable or sales ledger role.

Experience using ERP or accounting systems.

Proven experience managing aged debt and maintaining effective credit control.

Strong attention to detail and a commitment to accurate financial record-keeping.

Excellent organisational skills, with the ability to manage a busy workload and prioritise effectively.

Confident communication skills, including a professional and assured telephone manner.

A proactive, adaptable and collaborative approach to work.

The ability to work effectively with colleagues across different departments while maintaining confidentiality and following established procedures.

The Ideal Candidate

You will be a motivated and commercially aware finance professional who enjoys working in a fast-paced environment. You will take ownership of customer accounts, be confident following up overdue payments and have a methodical approach to resolving discrepancies.

You will also be a supportive team player who can adapt quickly, build effective working relationships and make an immediate contribution during the temporary assignment.