Accounts Receivable Manager

ORKA FINANCIAL; England; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading financial services firm is seeking an Accounts Receivable Manager based in Maidenhead. The role involves overseeing cash allocations, managing customer invoicing, and leading a team to improve AR processes. The ideal candidate should have experience in Accounts Receivable and Credit Control, excellent communication skills, and a strong knowledge of Excel. This is a permanent position offering a salary between £45,000 and £55,000, with hybrid working options and additional benefits.

Benefits

Hybrid working

Further benefits

Qualifications

• Proven experience in Accounts Receivable with management responsibility.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to manage sensitive credit discussions.

Responsibilities

• Oversee accurate allocation of cash receipts.
• Manage end-to-end customer promotional invoices.
• Lead debt collection activities to ensure payments.

Skills

Accounts Receivable

Credit Control

Team Leadership

Microsoft Excel

Communication Skills

ERP Systems

Education

Credit Management or Finance qualifications

Tools

SAP

Job description

Overview

Location: Berkshire

Type: Permanent

Salary: £45,000 - £55,000 Per Annum (Plus benefits)

Orka Financial is working with a large global business to recruit an Accounts Receivable Manager based in Maidenhead. The role will have 3 direct reports managing order to cash process.

Responsibilities

• Oversee and manage the accurate and timely allocation of cash receipts, ensuring the Accounts Receivable ledger is complete, accurate, and up to date.
• Manage the end-to-end process for customer promotional invoices, including review, distribution to the Sales team, and ensuring correct coding against relevant accruals.
• Lead and drive debt collection activities, maintaining regular communication with customers to ensure payments are received in line with agreed credit terms.
• Review and approve the preparation and distribution of customer statements on a monthly basis, as well as the timely issuance of daily invoices.
• Take ownership of complex query resolution, ensuring root causes are identified, issues are resolved efficiently, and escalations are managed appropriately to minimise delays in cash collection.
• Analyse accounts receivable data and trends to identify risks, disputes, and opportunities for process improvement.
• Prepare and manage monthly cash flow forecasts, including setting collection targets, monitoring actual performance, and providing clear explanations of variances against forecast.
• Ensure full compliance with internal control frameworks, company policies, and audit requirements across all accounts receivable processes.
• Establish, monitor, and continuously improve AR processes to ensure work is delivered in a timely, consistent, and high-quality manner.
• Provide guidance, support, and oversight to accounts receivable staff, promoting best practices and effective performance management.

Key Skills/Experience

• Proven experience in Accounts Receivable and/or Credit Control, including demonstrable people management or team leadership responsibility.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to communicate confidently and professionally with internal stakeholders and external customers at all levels.
• Confident and effective telephone manner, particularly when managing sensitive or escalated credit and collection discussions.
• Highly motivated self-starter with the ability to take ownership of outcomes and drive continuous improvement within the AR function.
• Commitment to professional development, with the ability and willingness to pursue relevant Credit Management or Finance qualifications.
• Strong working knowledge of Microsoft Excel, including the ability to analyse data, manage reports, and support forecasting and performance tracking.
• Experience using ERP systems, with SAP knowledge preferred but not essential.
• Assertive yet empathetic communicator, able to balance commercial objectives with positive customer relationships.

Salary & Benefits

Salary: £45,000-£55,000 DOE Hybrid working + further benefits.