Accounts Receivables Specialist — Waterfront Finance

Aquavista Watersides Ltd.; Long Eaton; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 32,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

33 days holiday (incl. bank holidays)

Private Vitality Healthcare

Life Assurance

Employee assistance programme

Employee discounts on moorings

On-site Café with staff discount

Job summary

Aquavista Watersides Ltd. in the United Kingdom is seeking an Accounts Receivables Assistant to support our finance team with invoicing, collections, and reconciliation to maintain healthy cash flow.

You will manage invoicing, monitor payments, handle direct debit processes, and collaborate with boat sales, customer service, and sales teams to ensure accurate records and timely payments.

Qualifications

• Degree in Finance, Accounting, or a related field.
• Proven experience as accounts payable/receivable.
• Strong knowledge of financial principles and practices.
• Excellent leadership and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Invoice management: Generate and send accurate invoices to customers, ensuring timely delivery of billing statements.
• Payment monitoring: Track incoming payments and apply them to the correct customer accounts.
• Direct debit management: Manage the creation and collection of customer monies taken via Direct Debit.
• Cash allocation: Allocate cash collections to customer accounts and maintain up-to-date records.
• Collections: Follow up on overdue invoices and initiate appropriate collection procedures.
• Account reconciliation: Reconcile customer accounts, investigate discrepancies, and correct billing errors or misapplied payments.
• Refunds and adjustments: Process customer refunds and write-offs as needed, including boat sale payments and related refunds.
• Reporting: Prepare aging reports and accounts receivable summaries.
• Month-end close: Assist with month-end and year-end closing activities.
• Business partnering: Work with boat, sales and customer service teams to resolve disputes and improve customer satisfaction.
• Relationship management: Build and maintain strong client relationships to support timely payments.
• Compliance and audit support: Ensure adherence to policies and assist during internal audits.

Skills

Attention to detail

Excel proficiency

Communication skills

Financial principles knowledge

Education

Degree in Finance or Accounting

Tools

Accounting software

Job description

Aquavista Watersides Ltd. in the United Kingdom is seeking an Accounts Receivables Assistant to support our finance team with invoicing, collections, and reconciliation to maintain healthy cash flow.

You will manage invoicing, monitor payments, handle direct debit processes, and collaborate with boat sales, customer service, and sales teams to ensure accurate records and timely payments.