Finance Analyst: AR, Credit Control & Debt Recovery

Azenta Life Sciences; Wotton; On-site; GBP 21,000 - 28,000; Part time

Job summary

Azenta Life Sciences in the United Kingdom invites applications for a placement-style role in finance. Recently graduated in Finance or Accounting, you will work across Accounts Receivable, credit control, and debt recovery to strengthen cash flow and debt collection.

You will build customer relationships, reconcile accounts, and contribute to month-end reporting using strong Excel and numerical skills. Prior experience in customer-facing roles is welcomed and encouraged.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Finance and Accounting or related discipline.
• Customer-facing experience in retail, hospitality, or similar.
• Strong Excel and MS Office skills.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Strong numerical and analytical capability.

Responsibilities

• Accounts Receivable Management: monitor invoices, maintain records, resolve queries, reconcile accounts.
• Legacy Debt Recovery: focus on aged debt, investigate barriers, liaise with customers and internal teams to recover.
• Relationship Management: act as main contact for AR, collaborate with Sales, Customer Service, Operations, and Finance.
• Data Analysis & Reporting: retrieve and analyze AR data, prepare aged debt and cash recovery reports, support month-end processes.
• Stakeholder Management: communicate status and risks to management, implement AR process improvements.
• Continuous Improvement & Projects: identify opportunities to improve AR processes and support finance transformation.

Skills

Customer focus

Communication skills

Relationship building

Results orientation

Analytical thinking

Problem solving

Stakeholder management

Education

Bachelor's degree in Finance and Accounting

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Office

Job description

Azenta Life Sciences in the United Kingdom invites applications for a placement-style role in finance. Recently graduated in Finance or Accounting, you will work across Accounts Receivable, credit control, and debt recovery to strengthen cash flow and debt collection.

You will build customer relationships, reconcile accounts, and contribute to month-end reporting using strong Excel and numerical skills. Prior experience in customer-facing roles is welcomed and encouraged.