Our client is seeking a dedicated and detail-oriented Billings Clerk to join their dynamic finance team. This role offers an exciting opportunity to utilise your skills in credit control, invoicing, and reconciliation within a fast-paced environment in a market leading Hospitality and Catering business.
The successful candidate will be responsible for chasing outstanding invoices, allocating payments, and performing key reconciliations.
What you'll do:
As a Billings Clerk, you will play a crucial role in maintaining financial health and ensuring smooth operations within the finance department. Your day-to-day responsibilities will include minimising overdue debt, sending timely statements, escalating payment-related issues, and managing customer queries. You will also be involved in daily cash allocation, preparing cash flow forecasts, documenting AR processes, working closely with the reconciliations analyst, and managing month-end processes. This role requires a high level of accuracy, attention to detail, and the ability to work both independently and as part of a team.
- Minimise the level of overdue debt and days sales outstanding
- Send statements and dunning correspondence in a timely manner
- Escalate issues or concerns relating to payments
- Daily cash allocation and preparation of cash flow forecast
- Documentation of AR processes with regular reviews
- Work with reconciliations analyst to better understand debt on self bill accounts
- Keep a record of rebate invoicing and share with procurement on a regular basis
- Performing AR/AP contras where appropriate
- Manage customer queries and follow up resolution and escalate where appropriate
- Month end processes, including clear down internal accounts/ reconcile intra-co, and monthly reconciliations where AR Manager not available
What you bring:
The ideal Billings Clerk will bring a wealth of experience in credit control and a proven track record of resilience in fast-paced environments. You will be a proactive self-starter with excellent interpersonal skills, strong analytical and problem-solving abilities, and exceptional communication and organisational skills. Your attention to detail, persistence in progress chasing, and ability to work both independently and as part of a team will set you apart. Proficiency in Office, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, e-mail, Internet, Outlook is required, while SAP experience and membership of the Chartered Institute of Credit Management are desirable.
- Previous experience in an Accounts Receivable role is essential
- High levels of resilience and ability to work within a fast-paced environment
- Proactive self-starter who can work independently as well as part of a team
- Excellent interpersonal skills with strong analytical and problem-solving abilities
- Excellent communication and organisational skills with good time management
- Attention to accuracy and detail with persistence in progress chasing and follow up
- Good written and verbal communication skills with proficiency in Office, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, e-mail, Internet, Outlook
- SAP experience is desirable along with membership of the Chartered Institute of Credit Management
What sets this company apart:
Our client is a leading player in their industry with a reputation for excellence. They offer an inclusive and supportive work environment where every employee is valued and encouraged to reach their full potential. Their commitment to professional development and continuous learning makes them an employer of choice for those seeking long-term career growth. They also understand the importance of work-life balance and offer flexible working arrangements to support this.
What's next:
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