Accounts Receivable / Credit Control Officer

• Annual Salary: £30k - £35k (commensurate on experience)
• Location: Southgate
• Job Type: Full-time / Office Based
• Benefits:
  

  • 23 days leave, plus bank holidays
  
  • Additional holiday days for long service – up to 28 days
  
  • Celebration of tenure
  
  • 3 years £500
  
  • 5 years £1000
  
  • 10 years £5000
  
  • Private health insurance with Vitality
  
  • Birthday off
  
  • One well-being day off per year
  
  • Maternity/Paternity Pay
  
  • Pension schemes increase – after 2 years.
  
  • Mental health & wellbeing training through the charity Mind
  
  • Professional Emergency First Aid at work training
  
  • £500 referral scheme for staff who refer a new employee, paid upon passing probation.
  
  • Company payday lunch
  
  • Daily Fresh fruit

We are looking for an Accounts Receivable / Credit Control professional to provide support to our Accounts function. This role is ideal for someone who shares our commitment to wellbeing, inclusion, and opportunity.

• Conduct credit control and resolve invoice queries.
• Perform bank reconciliation.
• Maintain mailboxes and ensure all documentation is filed accurately.
• Generate month-end reports.
• Handle allocations when clients pay.
• Reconcile ledgers, understanding the impact of payments on account.
• Create client statements.
• Process and post credit card transactions.
• Produce and maintain debtors reports.
• Manage intercompany invoices and reconciliations.
• Post journals within specified timelines.
• Carry out and account for recharges.
• Reconcile control accounts.
• Adhere to all accounts receivable processes and develop where necessary.

• Excellent communication skills both written and spoken.
• Professional ability to liaise with clients.
• Experience in Microsoft packages and accounting packages (Sage 50).
• A part-qualified or AAT person desirable with good business acumen.
• Experience in the property management sector would be advantageous.
• Minimum 5 years’ experience in a similar role.
• Excellent organisational skills and ability to prioritise work.
• High level of numeracy and attention to detail.
• Excellent analytical skills.
• Ability to be adaptable to changing priorities and deadlines.
• Have a pragmatic, logical approach to problem-solving.