Accounts Receivable Clerk

JHE & Partners; Bradford; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 30,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

One day working from home

Flexible working hours

25 days holiday

Job summary

JHE & Partners are working with a Bradford-based manufacturer to recruit an Accounts Receivable Clerk on a permanent basis. You will own the sales ledger, manage credit control processes and help maintain strong cashflow within a small finance team.

The role requires a minimum of two years in a similar position, with invoicing experience and good Excel skills. The package includes a salary of £28,000–£30,000, 37.5 hours, flexible hours, one day remote and 25 days holiday.

Qualifications

• Must have proven ability with at least two years in a similar accounts receivable/credit control role.
• Experience with billing and invoicing processes.
• Desirable: construction industry experience.
• Understanding of credit terms, collections processes and basic accounting principles.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills; good Excel skills.

Responsibilities

• Open new customer accounts and generate/send invoices.
• Track ageing balances and follow up on overdue accounts.
• Reconcile AR ledger and ensure payments are posted.
• Investigate and resolve billing queries; process refunds as needed.
• Contact customers by phone and via reminder letters for payments.
• Perform monthly sales ledger balance sheet reconciliations and collaborate with wider teams.

Skills

Billing

Credit control

Analytical thinking

Excel proficiency

Tools

Excel

Job description

JHE & Partners are delighted to be working exclusively with a local manufacturing business in Bradford who are looking for an accounts receivable clerk on a permanent basis. Reporting into the finance manager and working in a small team, the chosen candidate will be integral in ensuring outstanding debt is kept to a minimum, maintaining strong cashflow and taking complete ownership of the sales ledger.

You must have a good understanding of credit control processes with proven ability of building rapport with their customer base and reducing debtor days. This is a fantastic opportunity and ideal for someone that likes to take full control of their ledger, working in a lovely and supportive team.

Duties include:

• Open new customer accounts
• Generate and send customer invoices
• Track ageing balances and follow up on due accounts
• Reconcile the AR ledger ensuring all payments are posted
• Investigate and resolve any billing queries
• Process ad hoc refunds to customers
• Contacting customers by phone / sending reminder letter for payment
• Monthly sales ledger balance sheet reconciliations maintaining clean up-to-date sale sledger accounts
• Coordinate and work in collaboration with wider teams in the business

Person specification

• Proven ability with a minimum of two years working in a similar role
• Billing experience
• Construction industry experience (Desirable)
• Understanding of credit terms, collections processes and basic accounting principles
• Good analytical and problem-solving skills
• Good systems experience and confident user of Excel

On offer is a salary in the region of £28,000 - £30,000, working a 37.5 hour week, flexible working hours and one day working from home, 25 days holiday and other benefits.