184 Accounts Receivable jobs in the United Kingdom

Here at Beyond Talent we are currently seeking an Accounts Receivable Clerk to join a close knit and friendly finance team based in Rotherham, on an initial 3 month temporary basis, with a view to extension.

This is a fantastic opportunity for either an experienced Accounts Receivable / Sales Ledger or Credit Control candidate, or someone looking to get more exposure in this space to join this large organisation and support during a busy time.

Working with the Credit Control team, your role will include:

• Supporting to clear a backlog of unallocated cash transactions
• Dealing with queries regarding invoices and payments - this will involve liaison with both clients and multiple internal stakeholders
• Reissuing invoices as required
• Account and bank reconciliations
• Supporting with collections calls if required

Key Skills & Experience Required:

• Ideally, previous experience in a similar Accounts Receivable, Sales Ledger or Credit Control position OR exposure to reconciliations
• Strong numerical and analytical skills with a keen eye for detail
• Excellent communication and customer service skills
• Confident telephone manner
• A proactive and adaptable approach to work
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If you are a detail-oriented and motivated finance professional looking for a new challenge, we would love to hear from you!

Here at Beyond Talent we are currently seeking an Accounts Receivable Clerk to join a close knit and friendly finance team based in Rotherham, on an initial 3 month temporary basis, with a view to extension.

This is a fantastic opportunity for either an experienced Accounts Receivable / Sales Ledger or Credit Control candidate, or someone looking to get more exposure in this space to join this large organisation and support during a busy time.

Working with the Credit Control team, your role will include:

• Supporting to clear a backlog of unallocated cash transactions
• Dealing with queries regarding invoices and payments - this will involve liaison with both clients and multiple internal stakeholders
• Reissuing invoices as required
• Account and bank reconciliations
• Supporting with collections calls if required

Key Skills & Experience Required:

• Ideally, previous experience in a similar Accounts Receivable, Sales Ledger or Credit Control position OR exposure to reconciliations
• Strong numerical and analytical skills with a keen eye for detail
• Excellent communication and customer service skills
• Confident telephone manner
• A proactive and adaptable approach to work
• 
  

If you are a detail-oriented and motivated finance professional looking for a new challenge, we would love to hear from you!

Your new company

A well-established and values-driven organisation based in central Bristol, committed to delivering essential services that support the wellbeing of the city's residents, businesses, and visitors. With a strong focus on sustainability and social impact. Their commercial operations are expanding, and they are looking for someone who shares their values and drive.

Your new role

As a temporary Accounts Receivable Clerk, you'll play a key role in the Finance team, ensuring the accurate and timely processing of sales invoices and debt collection. You'll be responsible for maintaining customer accounts, reconciling the debtors ledger, and supporting internal teams to deliver a smooth and efficient receivables process.
Key responsibilities include:

• Raising and processing sales invoices
• Managing customer accounts and chasing outstanding payments
• Reconciling the debtors ledger and resolving invoice queries
• Maintaining accurate records in Sage and other systems
• Producing aged debt reports and supporting monthly reconciliations
• Liaising with internal stakeholders to ensure a positive customer experience

What you'll need to succeed

• Experience using Sage or similar accounting software
• Previous experience in a finance or accounts receivable role
• Strong understanding of basic accounting principles
• High attention to detail and accuracy
• Ability to manage workload and meet deadlines
• Strong Excel and general MS Office skills
• Excellent communication skills and a proactive approach

Immediate availability is essential for this temporary role.

What you'll get in return

• Competitive hourly rate of 14.30 - 16.30 (depending on experience)
• Opportunity to work with a purpose-led organisation making a real impact
• Supportive and collaborative team environment
• Central Bristol location with accessible transport links
• Full-time hours, Monday to Friday

What you need to do now

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Your new company

A well-established and values-driven organisation based in central Bristol, committed to delivering essential services that support the wellbeing of the city's residents, businesses, and visitors. With a strong focus on sustainability and social impact. Their commercial operations are expanding, and they are looking for someone who shares their values and drive.

Your new role

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SALARY:  £31,931.00 per annum

HOURS:  37.5 per week, Monday - Friday

LOCATION:  Albert Road, Bristol

Accounts Receivable Clerk

About Bristol Waste Company:

What we do is important – we’re here to keep Bristol, and beyond, clean, and safe.

We do this for our city’s residents, workers, visitors, and businesses. Our work helps deliver Bristol’s sustainability targets in partnership with the council. 

Bristol Waste’s commercial operation, where we serve businesses and organisations across the region, is also growing.

Our ambition is to provide good quality, value for money services, and we continue to deliver a social value impact worth more than £30 million every year.

We want people who share our values and want to work with us to drive our business forward.

Purpose of the role:

The Finance department are accountable for the accurate and timely reporting of management information, and compliance with relevant rules and regulations. 

The Accounts Receivable Clerk is responsible for the provision of an effective accounts receivable function. 

The role is responsible for ensuring accurate, timely and prompt raising of sales invoices, follow-up and issue resolution while working with the business to reconcile and administer each customer account and the debtors ledger

Key Responsibilities:

• Providing a point of contact for customers.
• Following all cash collection and credit management policies set out by the business
• Owning the process of debt collection as they fall due
• Processing of financial transactions to Sage 200 to include Sales Invoices, accounts receivable journals, and cash book reconciliation
• Providing regular aged debt reports to relevant stakeholders
• Processing payments using BWC Accounting and Banking systems 
• Maintaining accurate information within the accounting system (Sage 200) including customer details, etc
• Liaising with internal Sales team and other stakeholders to provide a great customer experience
• Ensuring internal control processes are maintained and monitored. 
• Processing data between different systems (Sage 200 , CRM, Purgo, Weightron)
• Monthly balance sheet reconciliations
• Monthly bad debt calculation and posting
• Other tasks as directed by the Financial Accountant

Essential Requirements for the Role:

• Experience in using Sage 200 accounting system or similar. 
• Previous experience working in a Finance function. 
• Sound understanding of basic accounting principles and practices.
• High level of accuracy and attention to detail
• Ability to work under pressure and to tight timescales and deadlines.
• Ability to maintain and prioritise workload. 
• Ability to resolve invoice queries quickly.
• Strong MS Office skills, particularly Excel
• Excellent communication skills, written and verbally.
• Ability to deal effectively with a range of internal stakeholders and suppliers on finance-related matters.
• Flexible and positive attitude and willingness to undertake a variety of Finance tasks

Full Job Description can be provided upon request.

Our Benefits:

• Annual leave package of 25 days plus 8 bank holidays.
• Employer contribution of 5% into the company pension scheme.
• Support for Mental Health, including a BUPA Employee Assistance Programme that provides support covering Mental Health, Financial and Family related topics. We also have Mental Health First Aiders across the business.
• Support for your Physical Health with our BUPA Health Cash Plan (we cover the cost of coverage for you), Cycle to Work scheme and an onsite Physiotherapist. All are free for our colleagues.
• Because we value our colleagues, we want to recruit more employees just like them, which is why we have our employee referral scheme. 
• Dedicated learning and development team. We take pride in developing our colleagues and some examples of this include our In-House Driver Development Programme and internal promotions. Many of our Senior Leadership Team have developed from Operational roles, such as one of our Contract Managers who started as a Street Cleanser.
• Employee recognition ‘Stand Out Award’ and long service awards. To celebrate our colleagues wherever they are on their journey with us, we recognise and celebrate talent.
• We recognise that everyone is different and strive to create an environment that supports all colleagues through flexible working. We have introduced a hybrid working model where possible and actively encourage part-time working, job sharing and flexibility on hours. If this interests, you please do get in touch, and we can start a conversation.

Everyone belongs:

At Bristol Waste everyone belongs – we are proud of being a truly inclusive organisation. 

We give fair and equal consideration to all applications.

We encourage and welcome applications from people of all ages, genders ethnicities, nationalities, disabilities, religions or beliefs and of neuro divergence.

Important note on applying:

• Please apply as soon as possible and before 23:59 on the closing date. Sometimes we close vacancies early if we receive a high number of quality applications.
• Due to the high volume of interest, we won’t be able to receive late applications and we are currently unable to respond to all who apply. 
• If you haven’t heard from us within three weeks of the closing date, it unfortunately means you won’t be invited to interview on this occasion. 

Contact us:

Please contact our People Services team to discuss this role, your application, or any reasonable adjustments and support in applying for this position: 

• 0117 440 6676

Thank you for your interest in joining Bristol Waste Company.

We are looking for a Business Partner who will be responsible for leading and inspiring the UK and US Agency Team.

You will be focusing on:

• Team Management within the accounts receivable function 
• Managing team performance, coaching and training, as well as objective settings 
• Reporting on the team daily and monthly stats for progress and output 
• Credit Lead for assigned ledger for the group  on the aged debt profile and risk management

What you'll be doing.

• Reporting/Managing aged debt profile Accountable for the  team SLAs  and reporting out on these SLAs regularly to Head of AR /
• Reporting/ Ensuring the assigned ledger is suitable for Month/Year End close, ensuring close falls  within the  timetable and perform ledger review prior to sign off 
• Process improvement of AR/ Continually look to process improvements for cash collection strategy 
• Stakeholder Managements / Manage the relationships from a credit control perspective with assigned commercial lead, with weekly stand up reviews  
• Management of the accounts receivable function/Developing and Coaching the team to build strong relationships with stakeholders in the business and ensuring customer service is instilled to internal and external customers. 
• Management of the accounts receivable function/Set objectives for the accounts receivable team and review performance against objective that align with the Future vision and goals  
• Managing aged debt profile/Perform regular credit review based on delinquent status of customer and commercial request to reduce risk to business
• Managing aged debt profile/to perform a ledger review with each team on WD 8 & WD-8 Minimising bad debt write offs
• Managing aged debt profile/Ensure the Future Collection policy is upheld by all team member and legal action taken at appropriate time to minimise bad 
• Managing aged debt profile/escalating possible risks on sales order estimates for management approvals
• Audits and control/Ensure all team member clearly understand future audit and control and all action follow within the DLA set within the Credit Policy 
• Managing aged debt profile/Perform month end close for assigned subsidiary once all month end housekeeping has been completed 

Experience that will put you ahead of the curve.

• Experience in management in a shared service centre environment
• Experienced credit controller
• Man management and team leadership
• Process improvement
• Experience working on a modern ERP system in a large business
• Systems and reporting skills are an advantage

What's in it for you…

We have a number of awesome perks available to our staff. We offer huge opportunities to learn and develop, whether through professional qualifications, exposure to incredible business projects or informal lunch & learns, hosted by your colleagues. We have a fantastic culture where we really do care about our people and want everyone to succeed. Varied roles mean you’re not pigeonholed in to one finite area but get the opportunity to develop a wide range of skills and experience

And to top it all off, not only do we offer unlimited holiday because we trust you to manage your workload and time but we also offer a share in our success whereby every colleague is eligible to join our profit pool bonus scheme - if Future hits their performance targets all colleagues may receive a bonus.

Internal Job Family Level P7

The expected range for this role is £25,000 - £30,000

This is a Hybrid role from our Bath Office, working three days from the office, two from home

Wh o are we…

We’re Future. We’re 3000+ colleagues over 250+ brands speaking to 400 million people every month across the globe through websites, events and magazines. We’ve got ambitious plans that build on our growth momentum and unlock new opportunities and we’re looking for talented people who want to be a part of it.

Want to know more…

Our Future, Our Responsibility - Inclusion and Diversity at Future

We have a voice and we’re going to use it. We promote diversity and inclusion not just in our recruitment processes, but everything we do. We’re an equal opportunity employer and we will continue to ensure our recruitment process is free of bias and our workplaces are inclusive, positive, free of discrimination and respecting of all backgrounds and beliefs. Our culture is underpinned by our values and employees - current and future - are treated with respect and fairness.

Please let us know if you need any reasonable adjustments made so we can give you the best experience!

Find out more about Our Future, Our Responsibility on our website.

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Position: Accounts Receivable / Financial Analyst

Location: Rotterdam, Netherlands (This is an on-site position based in Netherlands, advertising to candidateswilling to relocate)

Overview:

One of our multinational manufacturing clients is looking for a finance professional to support the Credit Risk, AR and financial analysis of their Dutch operations. Relocation assistance is available. This is for UK and EU nationals only.

Responsibilities:

• Manage credit limit control by preparing business cases and supporting documentation for customer limit increases.

• Coordinate with insurance industry for annual insurance renewals through year-end turnover report preparation.

• Monitor receivables to ensure timely customer payments; reconcile invoices via customer portals to detect early warning signs and accelerate collections.

• Generate AR reports and dispute summaries for internal review; collaborate with departments to resolve open cases promptly.

• Prepare and deliver regular business performance reports and market analyses for monthly and quarterly management reviews.

• Support financial close processes, including variance analysis and reporting in collaboration with the Finance Shared Service Centre

• Identify business risks and opportunities, and drive process improvements in financial planning, analysis, and cost control.

• Oversee insurance documentation for property, machinery, and office equipment.

• Maintain accurate financial records and support the finance team with administrative tasks.

Qualifications & Skills:

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field

• 2+ years of experience in accounting or accounts receivable

• Strong knowledge of accounting principles and reporting

• Proficient in SAP, MS Excel, and Power BI

• Excellent attention to detail, organizational, and communication skills

• Able to work independently and meet deadlines