Interim Accounts Receivable Officer - Fully Remote

Confidential; United States; Remote; USD 34,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

Confidential is seeking an experienced Interim Accounts Receivable Officer for a fully remote, two-month contract. The role focuses on end-to-end AR tasks, from invoicing to reconciliation and debt collection, in a busy finance team of a national charity.

The successful candidate will manage customer queries, perform credit control, and help improve billing processes. Availability to start immediately is preferred for an urgent assignment.

Qualifications

• Significant experience in Accounts Receivable, Sales Ledger or Billing Officer roles.
• End-to-end AR experience including billing, reconciliations, credit control and debt collection.
• Experience handling customer queries and resolving billing issues.
• Experience with Excel is essential.
• Charity sector experience is advantageous but not required.
• Availability to start immediately or on short notice.

Responsibilities

• Processing and raising sales invoices with accurate billing information.
• Managing customer accounts, allocating payments, processing credit notes, and reconciling ledgers.
• Undertaking credit control activities and chasing overdue payments.
• Responding to invoice-related queries from internal and external stakeholders.
• Collaborating with teams to ensure timely invoice issuance.
• Maintaining accurate sales ledger records and supporting month-end activities.
• Identifying opportunities to improve billing processes during change.

Skills

Accounts Receivable

Billing & Reconciliation

Credit Control

Excel

Independent worker

Tools

Microsoft Dynamics 365

Job description

Are you an experienced Accounts Receivable professional with strong billing and reconciliation skills? Do you have experience managing customer queries and chasing outstanding debt? Are you available immediately and looking for a fully remote interim opportunity?

A well-established national charity is urgently seeking an Interim Accounts Receivable Officer to join its busy finance team on an initial 2-month contract, with a strong likelihood of extension. This role is fully remote and requires someone who can hit the ground running and take ownership of a broad range of accounts receivable responsibilities.

The key responsibilities of the Interim Accounts Receivable Officer are:

• Processing and raising sales invoices, ensuring billing information is accurate and complete.
• Managing customer accounts, including allocating payments, processing credit notes and completing reconciliations.
• Undertaking credit control activities, chasing outstanding payments and resolving overdue balances.
• Investigating billing discrepancies and responding to invoice-related queries from internal and external stakeholders.
• Working closely with colleagues across the organisation to obtain accurate billing information and ensure invoices are raised on time.
• Maintaining accurate sales ledger records and supporting month-end activities.
• Identifying opportunities to improve billing processes and supporting the wider team during a period of change.

The successful candidate will have:

• Significant previous experience in an Accounts Receivable, Sales Ledger or Billing Officer position.
• Strong end-to-end accounts receivable experience, including billing, reconciliations, credit control and debt collection.
• Previous experience managing customer queries and resolving complex billing issues.
• Experience using Microsoft Dynamics 365 would be highly advantageous but is not essential.
• Strong Excel skills and excellent attention to detail.
• The confidence to work independently and manage competing priorities in a fully remote environment.
• Previous charity sector experience would be advantageous but is not essential.
• Availability to start immediately or at very short notice.

This is an urgent requirement, with the organisation looking to appoint as quickly as possible.