Accounts Receivable Business Partner

HITACHI ENERGY UK LIMITED; England; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A multinational energy company is seeking an Accounts Receivable Business Partner in the UK and Ireland to manage incoming payments and maintain strong customer relationships. The ideal candidate will support invoicing, collect payments, and reconcile accounts while ensuring healthy cash flow. Key qualifications include a background in ACCA or similar, expertise in accounts receivable processes, and strong communication skills. This role offers the opportunity to work from the Birmingham office a few days a week, contributing significantly to financial operations.

Qualifications

• Qualified or part qualified within ACCA or similar field.
• Deep understanding of invoicing, credit control, and collections processes.
• Excellent communication, negotiation, and presentation skills.

Responsibilities

• Support prompt allocation of invoice payments to relevant departments.
• Collect overdue payments and resolve payment issues.
• Ensure timely collection of outstanding invoices.

Skills

Invoicing

Credit control

Negotiation

Communication

Analytical skills

Financial Reporting

Education

Qualified or part qualified within ACCA

Tools

SAP

Excel

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, maintain strong customer relationships, and ensure healthy cash flow for their 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.
• Call customers and build relationships with and will be a standalone role and have stakeholder relationship building and be self-driven.
• Ensure timely collection of outstanding invoices, coordinate with internal teams and clients to resolve payment issues, client relationship management, act as a liaison between the finance department and key clients, 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, collaborate with stakeholders to implement automation and standardization initiatives.
• Ability to interpret aging reports, DSO (Days Sales Outstanding), and cash flow forecasts. Problem-Solving : 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.

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