Accounts Receivable Controller (FTC)

Ticket; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 38,000 - 40,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work

Pension scheme

Private medical cover

Life insurance

Cycle to work scheme

Volunteer opportunities

Job summary

Edenred PayTech, a subsidiary of the Edenred group, is seeking an Accounts Receivable Controller for a hybrid UK role (London/Swindon). The position focuses on billing processing, VAT compliance, and cash collection in a fast-paced environment.

You will collaborate with Sales, CS, and Operations to resolve disputes, maintain ledger integrity, and support month-end close activities. AAT or equivalent qualifications are preferred.

Qualifications

• Strong AR and credit control experience in a fast-paced environment.
• Experience managing high-volume billing cycles and customer portals.
• Solid understanding of VAT, invoicing controls, and credit management principles.
• Excellent relationship management and confident communication skills.
• Strong Excel skills and familiarity with ERP systems (Oracle preferred).
• Persistent, organised, and able to prioritise effectively.
• AAT qualified or currently studying towards an accounting qualification (AAT, ACCA, CIMA or equivalent).
• Experience working in a multi-entity or international business environment.
• Experience managing intercompany reconciliations.
• Knowledge of audit requirements and internal financial controls.
• Experience supporting month-end close activities.

Responsibilities

• Prepare and process billing files accurately and within agreed deadlines.
• Ensure invoices are correctly coded, supported by appropriate documentation, and compliant with VAT and contractual requirements.
• Submit invoices through customer portals or alternative agreed channels.
• Monitor failed submissions or portal rejections and resolve promptly.
• Follow the company credit control policy and achieve monthly cash collection targets.
• Monitor aged debt and proactively chase overdue balances.
• Escalate high-risk accounts and recommend credit holds where appropriate.
• Maintain regular communication with customers, ensuring clear documentation of all interactions.
• Send monthly customer statements and ad hoc statements when requested.
• Handle customer queries quickly and professionally to avoid payment delays.
• Work closely with Sales, CS, and Operations teams to clear disputes or missing data issues.
• Lead the intercompany reconciliation process and manage our internal stakeholders.

Skills

Accounts Receivable

Credit control

Excel

ERP systems

Stakeholder management

VAT & invoicing

Education

AAT qualification or studying towards ACCA/CIMA

Tools

Oracle ERP

Job description

Dê um passo à frente e deixe a Edenred surpreender você. Todos os dias, fornecemos soluções inovadoras para melhorar a vida de milhões de pessoas, conectando funcionários, empresas e comerciantes em todo o mundo. Sabemos que há centenas de maneiras de você crescer. Conosco, você expandirá suas habilidades em um ambiente multicultural, desafiador e dinâmico. Atreva-se a se juntar à Edenred e prepare-se para prosperar em uma empresa global que lhe oferecerá infinitas oportunidades. A Edenred tem tudo a ver com meritocracia. Você vem como você é e contribui. De fato, o Grupo Edenred reconhece, recruta e desenvolve todos os talentos e singularidades. Temos o compromisso de evitar todas as formas de discriminação e de oferecer a todos os nossos candidatos oportunidades iguais, independentemente de seu gênero e expressão de gênero, deficiência, origem, crença religiosa e orientação sexual ou qualquer outro critério.

Accounts Receivable Controller Salary - £38,000 - £40,000 pa + Bonus Swindon/London - Hybrid This is a 12-month fixed-term contract.

What you will be doing:

• Prepare and process billing files accurately and within agreed deadlines.
• Ensure invoices are correctly coded, supported by appropriate documentation, and compliant with VAT and contractual requirements.
• Submit invoices through customer portals or alternative agreed channels.
• Monitor failed submissions or portal rejections and resolve promptly.
• Follow the company credit control policy and achieve monthly cash collection targets.
• Monitor aged debt and proactively chase overdue balances.
• Escalate high-risk accounts and recommend credit holds where appropriate.
• Maintain regular communication with customers, ensuring clear documentation of all interactions.
• Send monthly customer statements and ad hoc statements when requested.
• Handle customer queries quickly and professionally to avoid payment delays.
• Work closely with Sales, CS, and Operations teams to clear disputes or missing data issues.

Cash Application & Ledger Integrity

• Ensure payments are allocated accurately and promptly.
• Perform regular reconciliations and ensure the AR ledger remains clean and accurate.
• Maintain complete documentation for audit and compliance.
• Ensure cost recharges are invoiced out on a timely manner and that the ledger is reconciled on a monthly basis.
• Lead the intercompany reconciliation process and manage our internal stakeholders.

What you will bring:

• Essential: Strong AR and credit control experience in a fast paced environment.
• Essential: Experience managing high volume billing cycles and customer portals.
• Essential: Solid understanding of VAT, invoicing controls, and credit management principles.
• Essential: Excellent relationship management and confident communication skills.
• Essential: Strong Excel skills and familiarity with ERP systems (Oracle preferred).
• Essential: Persistent, organised, and able to prioritise effectively.
• Desirable: AAT qualified or currently studying towards an accounting qualification (AAT, ACCA, CIMA or equivalent).
• Desirable: Experience working in a multi-entity or international business environment.
• Desirable: Experience managing intercompany reconciliations.
• Desirable: Knowledge of audit requirements and internal financial controls.
• Desirable: Experience supporting month-end close activities.

Why Edenred PayTech?

We are a subsidiary of the Edenred group and leaders in prepaid solutions including banking, virtual cards, debit, credit, and prepaid processing. As an Edenred PayTech employee you will get the support and structure that you need to enjoy your work and develop your career while doing what you love and making a difference in a fast paced and innovative business.

What you will get:

• 25 days annual leave plus Bank Holidays
• Hybrid working environment (min. 3 days per week in the office)
• Pension Scheme - employer 6% with minimum employee contribution 3%
• Discretionary bonus scheme based on company and personal performance
• Medical & international travel cover (leisure and action sports)
• Life insurance (4x salary)
• Wellbeing Employee Assistance Program (extended access to family members)
• Holiday trading scheme
• Season ticket loan
• Cycle to Work scheme
• Employee discount shopping platform
• Employee referral bonus scheme
• Digital learning platform
• Complimentary fruit and other 'in office' snacks & refreshments
• Volunteering programme
• Social events

Diversity: Edenred PayTech are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We will not discriminate against any applicant or employee based on age, race, colour, creed, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity or expression, national origin, citizenship, marital status or civil partnership/union status, disability, pregnancy, genetic information, or any other basis prohibited by applicable country or local laws.

The Edenred State of mind - Nós somos uma empresa única. Estamos em busca de pessoas pra abraçar a aventura Edenred com a mesma intensidade e paixão que nós temos por aqui. Aventureiros que se sentirão à vontade na Edenred porque gostam de ultrapassar limites, experimentar coisas novas, melhorar sempre, vencer e crescer. Precisamos de homens e mulheres que compartilhem nossa ambição, que busquem alto desempenho, que nos desafiem e se desafiam para seguirmos em frente todos os dias. Procuramos a galera que queira vibrar com a gente.