Accounts Receivable Clerk – Full Time – Beaconsfield

Catering; Beaconsfield; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 32,000; Full time

Job summary

Pentagon Technical Services in Beaconsfield, Buckinghamshire, is seeking an organised Accounts Receivable Clerk to join the finance team. The role focuses on sales ledger maintenance, invoicing, and ensuring timely payments for a growing international project-led business.

You will work closely with finance, project managers and commercial teams to raise invoices, allocate payments and maintain accurate records.

Qualifications

• Experience in accounts receivable, sales ledger or credit control.
• Highly organised with excellent attention to detail.
• Confident working with numbers and financial information.
• Good communication with customers and internal stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Manage day-to-day sales ledger and customer accounts.
• Raise and issue customer invoices accurately and on time.
• Allocate customer payments and reconcile accounts, investigate discrepancies.
• Monitor outstanding invoices and maintain aged debt records.
• Follow up overdue invoices and support credit control activities.
• Respond to customer queries relating to invoices and payments.
• Liaise with project and commercial teams on billing requirements and documentation.
• Assist with monthly sales ledger and month-end processes.
• Prepare aged debt and accounts receivable reports.
• Assist with cash collection and cash flow forecasting.
• Maintain accurate customer records in the accounting system.

Skills

Accounts Receivable

Sales Ledger

Credit Control

Attention to detail

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Job description

Accounts Receivable Clerk Pentagon Technical Services | Beaconsfield, Buckinghamshire Full-time | Office-based

About Pentagon Technical Services Pentagon Technical Services is a specialist provider of mission-critical infrastructure services, delivering project management, QA/QC, commissioning, technical fit-out and handover/validation services across major data centre projects internationally. As the business continues to grow, we are looking for an organised and detail-focused Accounts Receivable Clerk to join our finance team in Beaconsfield.

About the Role The Accounts Receivable Clerk will support the day-to-day management of the company’s sales ledger, ensuring customer accounts are accurate, payments are allocated correctly and outstanding invoices are followed up promptly. This is a hands-on role suited to someone with previous experience in accounts receivable, sales ledger or credit control who is looking to develop their career within a growing, project-led business. You will work closely with the finance team, project managers and commercial teams to ensure invoices are raised accurately and payments are received on time.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage the day-to-day sales ledger and customer accounts.
• Raise and issue customer invoices accurately and on time.
• Allocate customer payments and reconcile accounts, investigating discrepancies.
• Monitor outstanding invoices and maintain accurate aged debt records.
• Follow up overdue invoices and support credit control activities.
• Respond to customer queries relating to invoices and payments.
• Liaise with project and commercial teams on billing requirements and supporting documentation.
• Assist with monthly sales ledger and month-end processes.
• Prepare aged debt and accounts receivable reports.
• Assist with cash collection and cash flow forecasting.
• Maintain accurate customer records within the accounting system.
• Support the wider finance team with general accounting duties as required.

About You

• Experienced in an Accounts Receivable, Sales Ledger or Credit Control position.
• Highly organised with excellent attention to detail.
• Confident working with numbers and financial information.
• Comfortable communicating with customers and internal stakeholders.
• Able to manage multiple accounts and priorities effectively.
• Proactive in following up outstanding payments.
• Confident using Microsoft Excel and comfortable working to month-end deadlines.
• A professional, approachable communicator able to work independently and as part of a team.

What We Offer

• Competitive salary based on experience.
• Opportunity to join a growing international business.
• Beaconsfield-based working environment.
• Exposure to large-scale international data centre projects.
• Opportunities for professional development and career progression.
• Supportive, collaborative finance team with scope to grow into a broader accounting role.

If you’re an experienced Accounts Receivable Clerk, Sales Ledger Clerk or Credit Controller looking for your next opportunity, we’d love to hear from you.

Job Type: Permanent

Location: HP9, Beaconsfield, Buckinghamshire