Senior Accounts Receivable Clerk

Walters People have partnered with a leading business based in Wembley who are looking for a Senior Accounts Receivable Clerk on a permanent basis. You will be responsible for the control and maintenance of the group’s receivables and credit control. You will manage a Team of three while identifying and leading change.

Key Responsibilities as the Senior Accounts Receivable Clerk:
• Plan and lead the annual billing of fees including system input, reconciliations and distribution of invoices and supervise ad hoc billing requirements
• Supervise and approve outgoing payments
• Supervise the process of passing unpaid accounts to external solicitors
• Supervise settlement and termination process of disputed or unpaid contracts
• Monthly reporting of all outstanding debt and progress of the debt recovery team
• Supervise and support the AR Co-ordinator in the billing and collection of debt for all Group receivables
• Supervise the preparation and distribution of monthly reporting and the month end closure process
• Ensure there is a clear process in place to provide for bad debt
• Liaising with internal and external legal teams regarding any disputed debt
• Supervise and development of the Accounts Receivable function including Credit Control
• Oversight and management of the Debt Recovery
• Build and manage the relationships with key stakeholders including: Sales and Account Management, Marketing, Operations, Legal (internal and external teams), Finance, IT, Commercial Business etc
• Critically assess processes and lead improvement changes where appropriate

About you as the Senior Accounts Receivable Clerk:
• Experience in a membership/events environment with a focus on Customer Service
• Experience of leading and developing a team
• Building and managing strong relationships both internally and with external organisations
• Excellent written and oral communication skills
• Extensive experience of Excel and manipulation of data
• Sound commercial judgement
• AAT qualified or equivalent is highly desirable
• Credit control experience and Billing experience

This is a fantastic opportunity for a driven candidate who wants to join a growing, well-established business that offers a fantastic salary and opportunities to progress.
For more information about this, or other finance roles please contact Robert McShane at Walters People on robert.mcshane@walterspeople.co.uk