Accounts Receivable Lead

Zencargo; Greater London; Sur place; GBP 70 000 - 95 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

Zencargo is seeking an experienced Accounts Receivable Lead in London to own the order-to-cash process. You will manage invoicing, cash allocation, credit risk and cash forecasting, leading a small AR team of two. You will collaborate with Sales, Account Management, and Finance leadership to scale processes.

The role requires 5+ years in AR, strong accounting knowledge, and proficiency with Netsuite and Excel. This is a full-time position based in London with no stated remote option.

Qualifications

• 5+ years in a fast-moving Accounts Receivable team.
• Prior management experience.
• Strong knowledge of accounting principles.

Responsabilités

• Process sales invoices using the internal platform and generate customer invoices.
• Onboard new customers by performing credit checks and liaising with Sales.
• Maintain AR ageing and support debt collection in collaboration with Account Managers.
• Oversee VAT & duties, including supplier invoices and rebilling to customers.
• Conduct month-end revenue accruals for monthly management accounts.
• Lead and develop a team of two AR Assistants.

Connaissances

Accounts Receivable

Team Leadership

Credit Checks

Netsuite

Multi-Currency

Excel/Sheets

VAT & Duties

Revenue Forecasting

AR Process

Outils

BI Tools

Description du poste

Accounts Receivable Lead

Application Deadline: 30 November 2026

Department: Finance

Employment Type: Full Time

Location: London

Description

About the role

We’re looking for an experienced Accounts Receivable Lead to own our order-to-cash process, from invoicing and cash allocation to credit risk and cash forecasting. You’ll manage a team of two AR Assistants. You’ll work closely with Sales, Account Management and Finance leadership, and you’ll keep improving how we work as we scale.

Key Responsibilities

• Processing sales invoices
  • Using our internal platform to generate customer invoices
  • Convert multi-currency transactions at relevant rates
  • Map platform data to accounting format before uploading into Netsuite for invoice generation
  • Build and manage separate invoicing for customers with bespoke requirements
  • Creation of supporting documentation to invoices
• Onboarding new customers
  • Performing credit checks on new prospects and liaising with the Sales team
  • Arranging credit insurance
  • Scoping out requirements for any non-standard invoicing processes
• Credit control
  • Maintenance of dunning tool for automated payment reminders
  • Weekly review and analysis of AR ageing
  • Liaising with Account Managers to help chase debts
  • Collaborating with FinOps to resolve any customer queries that are blocking payment
• VAT & Duties
  • Ownership of end-to-end processing of supplier invoices for customs charges, and rebilling to customer
• Month-end
  • Revenue accruals for monthly management accounts
• Team management
  • Responsible for managing a team of two AR Assistants

Skills, Knowledge and Expertise

• 5+ years of experience in a fast-moving Accounts Receivable team
• Prior management experience
• Good knowledge of accounting principles
• Strong Excel/Google sheets, including dealing with large datasets
• Experience of data extraction from BI tools
• Ability to deal in multiple currencies
• Excellent organisational skills
• Strong attention to detail
• Proactive attitude
• Good communication skills
• Netsuite knowledge (advantageous but not essential)