Accounts Receivable Business Partner

Hitachi; Birmingham; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading energy firm has an exciting opportunity for an Accounts Receivable Business Partner in Birmingham. This role involves managing incoming payments, maintaining client relations, and ensuring healthy cash flow. Candidates should have a strong background in invoicing and credit control, with the ability to communicate effectively and analyze financial processes. Proficiency in SAP and Excel is essential, and the position requires a presence in the Birmingham office for part of the week.

Qualifications

• Deep understanding of invoicing, credit control, and collections processes.
• Excellent communication, negotiation, and presentation skills.
• Analytical mindset with attention to detail and technical skills.

Responsibilities

• Manage incoming payments and maintain strong customer relationships.
• Support timely invoicing of customers and reconcile accounts.
• Prepare monthly reports and analysis on debtors.

Skills

Marketing & Sales

Business Administration

Instrumentation & Control

HACCP

Education

ACCA qualification or similar

AAT qualification

Tools

SAP

Fiori

Excel

PowerPoint

Word

Job description

Job Description : The opportunity

Hitachi Energy has an exciting opportunity for an Accounts Receivable Business Partner in the UK and Ireland. This role plays a key role in managing incoming payments, maintaining strong customer relationships and ensuring healthy cash flow for the business. Core responsibilities include supporting invoices, collecting payments, reconciling accounts and maintaining accurate financial records.

As part of this role you’ll also liaise with teams within the Business Units that are chasing debt to ensure customer payments are handled efficiently and support the organization’s sales teams to carry out timely invoicing of customers.

Please note we are unable to provide visa support for this position. This role will require 2 days working from our central Birmingham offices.

How you'll make an impact

Support the prompt and accurate allocation of invoice payments to the relevant departments and functions.

Collect overdue payments and resolve payment issues highlighted by customers. Perform day-to-day credit management activities and ensure credit information and analyses are up to date.

Build relationships with customers, act as a liaison between the finance department and key clients and support onboarding of new clients including credit risk assessments and financial due diligence.

Prepare and deliver monthly reports and analysis on debtors.

Oversee cash collection in coordination with business and integration teams.

Drive process standardization and automation in partnership with key stakeholders.

Identify inefficiencies in the accounts receivable process and collaborate with stakeholders to implement automation and standardization initiatives.

Ability to interpret aging reports, DSO (Days Sales Outstanding) and cash flow forecasts. Problem-solving by identifying and resolving discrepancies or inefficiencies in receivables processes.

Background

Qualified or part-qualified within ACCA or similar field. AAT qualification will be considered.

Accounts Receivable Expertise: deep understanding of invoicing, credit control and collections processes.

Excellent communication, negotiation and presentation skills.

Proficiency in financial software SAP and Fiori and generic software (Excel, PowerPoint, Word).

Analytical mindset with attention to detail and technical skills.

Excel & Financial Reporting: spreadsheet skills for data analysis, reconciliation and reporting. Holistic experience of a Finance function.

Key Skills

• Marketing & Sales
• Business Administration
• Bid
• Instrumentation & Control
• HACCP

Location: Remote - England, United Kingdom.

Employment Type: Full Time. Remote: Yes. Job Schedule: Full time.

Company: HITACHI ENERGY UK LIMITED. Job ID: R0114014. Date Posted: [date].

Qualified individuals with a disability may request a reasonable accommodation. Please fill out the general inquiry form on our website to request accommodations for the job application process.