Credit Control & Accounts Assistant

Xtremepush Limited; Dublin; Hybrid; EUR 42,000 - 54,000; Full time

Job summary

Xtremepush Limited, based in Dublin, seeks an experienced Credit Control & Accounts Assistant for a hybrid role with 2 days in the Dublin office. You will own credit control across five entities, drive collections using automation, and leverage AI tools like Claude to streamline processes and improve cashflow.

You will also support month-end activities, AR/AP duties, and general finance tasks, contributing to scalable finance operations in a fast-paced, tech-focused environment.

Qualifications

• 5+ years in a credit control and/or accounts assistant role.
• Proven track record of reducing aged debt and improving cash collection.
• Comfort with AI tools (e.g., Claude) to speed up processes.
• Solid understanding of end-to-end AR and month-end routines.
• Experience in SaaS/tech or subscription billing; multi-currency & intercompany dealings.

Responsibilities

• Own the credit control cycle across five group entities and chase overdue accounts.
• Drive collections using automated credit control tools and refine processes over time.
• Use AI tools such as Claude to speed up drafting, ledger summarisation and data analysis.
• Allocate and reconcile customer receipts, resolve billing queries, and keep ledgers clean.
• Produce aged debtor and cash collection reporting for Finance leadership.

Skills

Credit control

Accounts receivable

Excel

Communication

Stakeholder management

Education

Accounting technician qualification (ATI/IATI) or ACCA/CIMA partial

Tools

Claude AI

Finance systems & automation

Job description

About the Role

Xtremepush is a Dublin-headquartered customer engagement and data platform, enabling businesses to deliver personalised, real-time customer experiences at scale. As an AI-first company, we embed artificial intelligence into the way we work every day, empowering our teams to operate more efficiently and focus on high-value activities. Within Finance, this includes leveraging automated billing and credit control solutions alongside AI tools to streamline workflows, enhance analysis, and improve day-to-day operations. We are seeking an experienced Credit Control & Accounts Assistant to join our fast-paced and ambitious Finance team. Reporting directly to the Financial Controller, you will take ownership of credit control across the Group's five legal entities while supporting the wider finance function with month-end activities and broader accounting responsibilities. Working within a modern finance environment that combines automation with AI-powered tools, this role is ideally suited to someone who embraces technology, enjoys improving processes, and is motivated by driving operational efficiency. This is a hands-on position offering significant autonomy and responsibility, with the opportunity to contribute to the continued development and optimisation of finance processes as the business continues to scale. This is a hybrid role, requiring office attendance in our Dublin office (2 days a week). #LI-Hybrid

Key Responsibilities

• Own the credit control cycle across five group entities: monitoring aged debt, chasing overdue accounts, and maintaining strong customer relationships throughout.
• Drive collections using our automated credit control tools, including automated reminders, statements and workflow escalations, and help refine these processes over time.
• Use AI tools such as Claude to speed up your work, from drafting customer correspondence and summarising ledgers to analysing debtor data and improving finance processes.
• Allocate and reconcile customer receipts, resolve billing queries, and liaise with account managers and customers to keep the ledgers clean.
• Produce and circulate regular aged debtor and cash collection reporting to the Financial Controller and wider business.
• Escalate problematic accounts to AM’s, management or legal representatives when necessary.
• Prepare reports such as cash forecasting, KPI’s etc.
• Support the month-end close, including reconciliations and process journals in the entities.
• Assist with the accounts receivable and accounts payable functions as needed, ensuring accurate and timely processing.
• Provide general finance support, including audit preparation, VAT returns, ad-hoc analysis and process improvement projects.

Your Experience and Qualifications

• 5+ years' experience in a credit control and/or accounts assistant role, ideally within a multi-entity or group environment.
• A strong track record of reducing aged debt, improving cash collection and taking ownership of credit control.
• Confidence working with finance systems and automated tools; genuinely enthusiastic about adopting AI (e.g. Claude) and new technology to work smarter.
• Solid understanding of the end-to-end AR process and a good grasp of month-end routines.
• Strong Excel skills and good attention to detail.
• Excellent communication skills, with the ability to build rapport with customers and internal stakeholders alike.
• A proactive, organised approach and the ability to manage competing priorities across multiple entities.
• Experience in a SaaS, technology or subscription-billing business.
• Exposure to multi-currency and intercompany transactions.
• An accounting technician qualification (e.g. ATI/IATI) or part-qualification (ACCA/CIMA), though this is not essential.

Location

Dublin, Ireland. This is a hybrid role, requiring office attendance (2 days a week).