Billing & Accounts Receivable Assistant

Confidential; Birmingham; Hybrid; GBP 32,000 - 36,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

Immediate start

Job summary

Confidential in Birmingham city centre is hiring a Billing & Accounts Receivable Assistant on a 6-month contract with a strong likelihood of permanency as the business grows. You will own the billing process, manage high volumes of invoices, and ensure cash is allocated promptly to customer accounts. Immediate start and hybrid working are offered.

The role requires experience in AR/billing, accuracy, advanced Excel skills, and the ability to hit the ground running in a fast-moving environment.

Qualifications

• Previous experience in an accounts receivable, billing or sales ledger role.
• Accuracy-focused; invoicing correct first time.
• Confident using Excel day to day; filters, lookups, large data sets.
• Hands-on cash allocation and reconciling customer accounts.
• Ability to stay composed in a busy, growing workload and prioritise.
• Proactive problem solver who follows up queries promptly.
• Excellent communication skills with customers and colleagues.
• Immediate availability or very short notice period.

Responsibilities

• Taking ownership of the billing process from start to finish, raising accurate invoices.
• Handling a high volume of invoicing daily with proper supporting information.
• Allocating incoming cash to customer accounts promptly and accurately.
• Investigating unallocated or unidentified payments and tracing them.
• Raising credit notes and resolving billing queries with colleagues.
• Keeping the sales ledger clean and up to date.
• Carrying out regular account reconciliations and spotting anomalies.
• Serving as a helpful point of contact for customer queries by phone and email.
• Using Excel daily to manage data and generate reports.
• Supporting month end and wider finance projects as the business grows.

Skills

Billing & Accounts Receivable

Excel

Cash allocation

Invoicing

Account reconciliations

Communication skills

Immediate availability

Tools

Excel

Job description

• Billing & Accounts Receivable Assistant


• 6 Month Contract, chance to go permanent


• £32k, hybrid, immediate start

Billing & Accounts Receivable Assistant
This is a brilliant opportunity to join a business that is growing at a seriously impressive pace, based right in the heart of Birmingham city centre. You'll take ownership of billing and the wider accounts receivable process, playing a key part in making sure the money coming into the business keeps up with its growth. It starts as a 6 month fixed term contract, but with the business expanding as quickly as it is, there's every chance this becomes permanent for the right person.
You'll be someone with solid accounts receivable or billing experience who gets real satisfaction from sending invoices out accurately and on time. You're comfortable in a fast-moving environment, you like having plenty to get your teeth into, and you don't need your hand held to get things done. Most importantly, you're available immediately and ready to hit the ground running.

What You Will Be Doing

• Taking ownership of the billing process from start to finish, raising accurate invoices so customers are billed correctly and on time.


• Working through a high volume of invoicing each day, making sure every invoice is backed up by the right supporting information.


• Allocating incoming cash to customer accounts promptly and accurately, so the ledger always gives a true picture.


• Investigating unallocated or unidentified payments and doing the detective work to get them where they belong.


• Raising credit notes and handling billing queries, working with colleagues across the business to get to the bottom of any discrepancies.


• Keeping the sales ledger clean and up to date, the kind of ledger you'd be proud to hand to anyone.


• Carrying out regular account reconciliations and spotting anything that doesn't look right before it becomes a problem.


• Acting as a helpful, professional point of contact for customer account queries by phone and email.


• Using Excel every day to manage data, pull reports and stay on top of your workload.


• Supporting month end and pitching in on wider finance projects as the business continues to grow.

What We Need From You

• Previous experience in an accounts receivable, billing or sales ledger role, so you already know your way around the process.


• Someone who takes real pride in accuracy. This role involves a lot of invoicing, and getting it right first time really matters.


• Confidence using Excel day to day, including things like filters, lookups and working with larger sets of data.


• Hands-on experience with cash allocation and reconciling customer accounts.


• Someone who thrives when things are busy and can prioritise a growing workload without losing their cool.


• A proactive problem solver who enjoys chasing down the answer rather than leaving a query sitting in the inbox.


• Great communication skills, as you'll be speaking with customers and colleagues regularly.


• Immediate availability or a very short notice period, ready to start as soon as possible.

What's in it for you

• A salary of £32,000.


• Hybrid working, giving you a great balance between the office and home.


• Genuine potential for the role to go permanent as the business continues its rapid growth.


• A city centre base with excellent transport links.


• The chance to join a business at an exciting stage, where your work has a real, visible impact.