Accounts Receivable Administrator

c. £30,000 | Permanent | Full-time, on-site

We’re recruiting an Accounts Receivable Administrator to join the finance team of an established manufacturing business.

This is a great opportunity for someone with solid transactional finance experience who enjoys getting into the detail. We’re looking for someone who doesn’t simply process transactions, but understands why they are doing them and how they impact the wider accounts.

The business has recently implemented a new SAP system, so you’ll be joining at an interesting time. As with any major system implementation, there are processes still bedding in and the occasional issue to unpick. You’ll therefore need to be confident with finance systems, naturally inquisitive and happy investigating when something doesn’t look quite right.

Reporting to the Group Financial Controller, you’ll take responsibility for a broad range of accounts receivable activities including sales invoicing, customer account management, cash allocation, credit control support and reconciliations.

What will you be doing?

• Raising and processing sales invoices, ensuring pricing, VAT and customer information is accurate
• Maintaining customer accounts and master data
• Allocating cash and reconciling customer accounts
• Monitoring outstanding balances and supporting credit control and cash collection
• Investigating invoice queries, discrepancies and payment issues
• Processing credit notes and refunds
• Preparing aged receivables information and supporting cash-flow reporting
• Supporting month-end, including trade debtor reconciliations and revenue cut-off
• Maintaining accurate records and audit trails
• Working closely with colleagues across Finance, Sales, Operations and Logistics
• Helping identify and resolve transactional or system issues as the new SAP environment continues to bed in

The wider responsibilities include month-end analysis, internal controls and audit support, so this is a role where a good grounding in accounting principles will really matter. 

What are we looking for?

You’ll ideally have previous experience within accounts receivable, sales ledger or a broader transactional finance position. More importantly, you’ll have a good understanding of double-entry bookkeeping and be able to understand the accounting behind the transactions you process.

You’ll also need to be comfortable investigating discrepancies, working with reconciliations and dealing with a busy workload where priorities can change.

Experience using SAP would be a definite advantage, although we’re equally interested in people who have worked with other ERP/accounting systems and are confident learning new technology. Strong Excel skills are also important.

AAT or progress towards ACCA/CIMA would be useful but isn’t essential; the original specification lists this as desirable rather than mandatory. Experience within manufacturing, FMCG or distribution would also be beneficial. 

This is a full-time, site-based role, so it will particularly suit someone who enjoys being part of a finance team and working closely with the wider business rather than looking for a remote or hybrid position.

Salary: circa £30,000 depending on experience