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Hays Accountancy & Finance are partnering with a leading and rapidly growing group to recruit a Senior Accounts Receivable Officer to join their growing team in Gloucester, Gloucestershire, for a fixed-term contract until January 2027. A remote role with a requirement of one day per week in the Gloucester Head Office, reporting directly to the Financial Operations Manager. You will be raising customer invoices, tracking payments, along with managing customer accounts to ensure timely payments and assisting in maintaining a healthy cashflow. A great opportunity where you can join a growing organisation and drive process improvement to the Accounts Receivable department.

Your new role

Your key duties will involve raising sales invoices with key attention to detail and accuracy, bank reconciliations, preparation of client invoices, along with maintaining sales ledger records. You will monitor and reconcile payments received and balances on client accounts, ensure the collection of outstanding funds, along with dealing with all invoice-related queries. You will support in supervising the Accounts Receivable Team and build relationships with key stakeholders both internally/externally. You support the Financial Operations Manager in process improvement & ad-hoc projects related to Account Receivable as the organisation continues to grow.

What you'll need to succeed

To be considered for this fast-paced Senior Accounts Receivable role, you will need experience in a similar position, knowledge of accounts receivable processes, an ability to manage workloads and meet deadlines, along with being a team player who can lead from the front. You will be comfortable with a range of financial systems; key MS Excel skills to handle large amounts of data, along with strong communications skills to build both interna/external relationships at all levels. You will have a flexible, positive and adaptable working approach, willing to learn and support other team members within the AR function. Experience of supervising or being a team leader along with knowledge of Unit 4 finance system and process improvement would be advantageous but not essential.

What you'll get in return

This hands-on Senior Accounts Receivable officer role offers a salary of up to £33,500 per annum, dependable on experience over a fixed-term contract until January 2027. Based in Gloucester, Gloucestershire with remote working and the requirement of one day per week in the office. Competitive benefits include flexible working hours, a company pension scheme, life assurance, enhanced annual leave, an employee assistance programme, a health cash back plan and more. A great opportunity to really add value to the Accounts Receivable department in a fast-paced environment.

What you need to do now

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