Paying up to £45k, this Northwest-based care provider is looking for an AR transactional manager to work within their finance team for 2 – 3 months (with a possibility of a permanent role longer-term). This would suit an experienced Manager or Team Leader that has experience within Accounts Receivable/Sales Ledger and debt collection. This role can be predominantly remote with just 1/2 days a week in the office, and part-time candidates (25+ hours) will be considered.
THE JOB
Supporting the Senior Finance team, you will be dealing with some billing but mainly debtor collection. You will give overall focus and direction to the team but be hands-on when required.
Key responsibilities:
- Lead and direct the Ledger team, offering assistance and support where needed
- The handling and resolving of billing disputes and queries
- Establishing good relationships with the Senior Finance team
- Reconcile complex accounts and maintain clean, well-managed ledgers
- To reconcile payments against billing and allocate the cash accordingly
- Understand the various steps and obligations to upload invoices/credit notes
- Support and assist members of the credit control team and other accounts receivable staff with any queries, invoicing, credit notes, requests for info, cash reallocations etc.
- Ensure debtors moving beyond terms are investigated and resolved
- Ensure that debts that are overdue are followed up
- Ensure that debts that persist in being overdue are dealt with accordingly
- Weekly and ad hoc reporting, where required
THE PERSON
- You will have experience in billing and Accounts Receivable and be used to managing a team of staff
- Be happy to be a hands-on Manager and assist the team as and when required within all aspects of billing and debt collection
- Solid working knowledge of all the MS Office packages is required, including Excel
- You must be able to work independently and to deadlines whilst working as a key part of a team
