Accounts Receivable

Search • Permanent • Manchester, Greater Manchester, England, United Kingdom • 5d ago

Accounts Receivable Specialist

Location: Hybrid / Remote Friendly
Type: Full-Time
Compensation: Competitive Salary + Benefits

About the Role

We're looking for an Accounts Receivable professional who enjoys maintaining accurate financial records, building strong customer relationships, and ensuring timely collection of outstanding balances. This position offers exposure to the full order-to-cash cycle and can be tailored to the experience level of the successful candidate.

Whether you're starting your finance career or bring extensive receivables experience, we'd like to hear from you.

Candidates with experience in reconciliations, month-end close support, ERP implementations, process automation, Power Query, Power BI, advanced Excel reporting, customer account analysis, cash forecasting, and receivables workflow optimisation are strongly encouraged to apply.

What You'll Do

Core Accounts Receivable Responsibilities

Generate and issue customer invoices
Process credit notes and account adjustments
Allocate customer payments accurately
Reconcile customer accounts
Maintain customer account records
Respond to customer billing inquiries
Investigate and resolve payment discrepancies
Produce customer statements
Assist with daily banking activities
Maintain organised financial records

Intermediate-Level Responsibilities

Analyse aged receivables and collection trends
Resolve complex account discrepancies
Prepare month-end receivables reports
Support cash forecasting activities
Assist with bad debt reviews
Partner with internal teams to resolve billing issues
Monitor customer payment performance
Prepare management reporting and KPI data

Senior-Level / Advanced Responsibilities

Manage high-value customer portfolios
Lead complex account reconciliation projects
Analyse receivables performance metrics
Develop reporting and dashboard solutions
Support ERP implementations and enhancements
Recommend process improvements and automation opportunities
Train and mentor junior team members
Contribute to working capital management initiatives

What We're Looking For

Required

Strong attention to detail
Excellent communication skills
Strong organisational abilities
Ability to manage multiple priorities
Proficiency with Excel and business systems

Preferred

Experience in Accounts Receivable, Finance, Accounting, or Bookkeeping
Experience with account reconciliations
ERP system experience
Month-end reporting exposure

Search is an equal opportunities recruiter and we welcome applications from all suitably skilled or qualified applicants, regardless of their race, sex, disability, religion/beliefs, sexual orientation or age.

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