Finance Clerk (Accounts Receivable)

VolkerWessels UK; Hoddesdon; On-site; GBP 17,000 - 25,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive annual leave

Birthday day off

Private medical care

Pension

Life Assurance

Cycle to Work

Discounts and vouchers

Training and development

Enhanced maternity benefits

Flexible working

Employee Assistance programme

Mental health and wellbeing support

24/7 Virtual GP service

Job summary

VolkerWessels UK is seeking a part-time Finance Clerk (Accounts Receivable) at the Hoddesdon Head Office. The role supports the Shared Service Centre with sales ledger invoices, credit notes, and cash collection for multiple group companies.

The position is site-based (Hoddesdon) and part-time (14 hours/week on Thursday and Friday). There is a strong emphasis on accuracy, collaboration and VAT/DRC compliance within a busy finance team.

Qualifications

• Experience in an Accounts Receivable or Sales Ledger role.
• Experience of account reconciliations.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Customer-focused approach and delivering excellent service.
• Ability to manage own workload and priorities.
• Proactive mindset with initiative.
• Flexibility and pride in delivering high-quality work.
• Calm and accurate in a fast-paced environment.

Responsibilities

• Produce accurate and timely sales ledger invoices and credit notes.
• Support cash collection and maintain customer accounts.
• Ensure workflow documentation is correctly maintained and recorded.
• Build positive relationships with internal and external stakeholders.
• Assist with VAT and Domestic Reverse Charge (DRC) requirements in collaboration with Tax team.
• Investigate and escalate system issues where required.
• Prepare KPI information and management data for Finance teams.
• Assist with ad-hoc reporting and analysis.
• Provide transaction analysis and support documentation for VAT and Tax reviews.
• Contribute to process improvements across the finance function.

Skills

Accounts Receivable

Sales Ledger

Customer service

Written and verbal communication

Workload management

Initiative

Flexible working

Calm under pressure

Education

GCSE Maths and English

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft 365

Job description

VolkerWessels UK is a market leading contracting group of five closely linked businesses.

We provide integrated and ground-breaking solutions for the civil engineering and construction sectors, with specialisms in rail, highways, airports, marine, defence, energy, water, and environmental infrastructure.

We're looking for a Finance Clerk (Accounts Receivable) to join our Central Finance team at our Hoddesdon Head Office. This is an excellent opportunity for someone with previous Finance / Accounts Receivable experience who enjoys working in a collaborative environment and takes pride in delivering accurate, high-quality work.

This role is a site based role at our Hoddesdon office, Part time (job share) - Thursday and Friday (14 hours per week)

As part of our Shared Service Centre, you'll play a key role in supporting Group companies with the production of sales ledger invoices, credit notes and cash collection activities, helping to ensure efficient financial operations across the business.

About our role

• Producing accurate and timely sales ledger invoices and credit notes
• Supporting cash collection and maintaining customer accounts
• Ensuring workflow documentation is correctly maintained and recorded
• Building positive relationships with internal and external stakeholders
• Supporting the accurate application of VAT and Domestic Reverse Charge (DRC) requirements in collaboration with the Tax team
• Investigating and escalating system issues where required
• Preparing KPI information and management data for Finance teams
• Assisting with ad-hoc reporting and analysis
• Providing transaction analysis and supporting documentation for VAT and Tax reviews
• Contributing to process improvements and efficiencies across the finance function

About you

We're looking for someone who is organised, detail-focused and enjoys working as part of a team.

You’ll ideally have:

• Previous experience in an Accounts Receivable or a Sales Ledger role
• GCSE Maths and English (or equivalent)
• Good Microsoft Excel and Microsoft 365 skills
• Experience of account reconciliations
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• A customer-focused approach and commitment to delivering excellent service
• The ability to manage your own workload and priorities effectively
• A proactive mindset with the confidence to work on your own initiative
• Flexibility, enthusiasm and pride in delivering high-quality work
• The ability to remain calm and accurate in a fast-paced environment

If your past experience doesn't match perfectly with every requirement of the job description, we still encourage you to apply. You may be just the right candidate for us.

Why work with us?

VolkerWessels UK operate through five separate, but complementary businesses, working in collaboration and using our specialist skills to deliver an integrated service for our clients. At any one time, our people are working on our sites or in our offices, for around 250 projects across the UK. Everyday we overcome challenges, fulfilling our commitments, no matter what. That's what our business is about, that's how our people find satisfaction in their jobs.

We offer competitive rewards and benefits, recognising the value we place on our employees.

We offer a range of benefits, including:

• Competitive annual leave and an additional day off on your birthday
• Option to buy additional annual leave
• Private medical care
• Pension
• Life Assurance
• Cycle to Work scheme
• Shopping and restaurants vouchers, rewards, and discounts
• Training and development opportunities-comprehensive skills-based training
• Family friendly polices including enhanced maternity benefits
• Flexible working opportunities
• Employee Assistance programme
• Mental health, physical health, and financial support
• 24/7 Virtual GP service

Fairness, inclusion and respect

We believe in pushing boundaries in the pursuit of fairness, inclusion and respect. So, our teams can be comfortable that, whatever their background, VolkerWessels UK is a place where they can be themselves and thrive.

Additional information

VolkerWessels UK is committed to maintaining healthy, safe and productive working conditions for its entire staff and therefore a drugs & alcohol screening is mandatory for all.