Accounts Receivables Assistant

TN United Kingdom; Houghton-le-Spring; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player seeks an Accounts Receivables Assistant to join their dynamic team in Houghton-le-Spring. This role offers the chance to work in a vibrant environment where your contributions will be valued. You will be responsible for ensuring accurate invoicing, managing account arrears, and providing high-quality service to stakeholders. With opportunities for progression and an attractive salary package, this position is perfect for those looking to advance their career in finance. Join a forward-thinking company that values its employees and fosters professional growth.

Benefits

Opportunities for progression

Free parking

Qualifications

• Experience in a high-volume sales ledger/accounts receivable environment.
• Strong Excel skills for data processing and analysis.

Responsibilities

• Ensure accurate and timely invoicing and account management.
• Handle billing queries and customer account reconciliations.
• Minimize problem debts through effective credit control.

Skills

Excel (Pivots/Lookups)

Credit Control

Accounts Receivable

Customer Account Reconciliation

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Houghton le Spring, United Kingdom

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Other

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EU work permit required:

Yes

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Job Reference:

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Posted:

05.05.2025

Expiry Date:

19.06.2025

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Job Description:

Your new company

This hugely successful, UK-wide services provider has a need for an experienced candidate to join the Accounts Receivables team within HQ.

Your new role

Reporting to the Accounts Receivable Team Leader, you will be part of the Accounts Receivable team within the Group Finance Department, with responsibility to ensure that invoices are raised in an accurate and timely manner and to ensure that account arrears are dealt with in accordance with company policy throughout the Group.

• Ensuring bulk and specialist invoicing is complete, accurate and timely
• Processing invoices on a timely and accurate basis
• Delivering customer information accurately and timely
• Processing key customer invoices and supplementary information
• Dealing with billing queries in a sensitive, but efficient manner
• Ensuring that the sales ledger department provides a high-quality service to internal and external stakeholders
• Ensuring that receipts are recorded correctly and allocated on a timely and accurate basis, including individual customer receipts
• Credit Control duties as required to minimise the occurrence of problem debts
• Processing of account adjustments/cash allocation
• Customer Account Reconciliations
• Liaison with other colleagues to ensure that anomalies are investigated/queries dealt with in a timely manner
• Investigation of credit balances
• Other duties appropriate to the post

What you'll need to succeed

Proven experience of working in a high-volume sales ledger/accounts receivable environment

Good Excel skills (pivots/lookups)

Proven collections / credit control experience would be advantageous.

What you'll get in return

A really vibrant working environment, opportunities for progression, an attractive salary package and free parking.