Job Description
Accounts Receivable / Credit Controller – Birmingham
Are you all about numbers? Do you just love problem solving and reconciling? Are you a careful negotiator and able to build/maintain relationships whilst ensuring outstanding debtors are paying on time? Are you currently working in the property (or equiv.) sector and looking for a change?
If the answers to those are resounding yeses, then this role has your name written all over it.
What makes this team different?
- A well renowned property business that specialises in development & social housing
- A team full of enthusiasm, drive, and success
- A company where service delivery to their clients is at the forefront of what they do
- Great company culture with an abundance of support
- Career progression pathways
You will be doing:
- Manage and oversee the entire revenue receivables process, including invoicing, collections, and reconciliations.
- Address and resolve queries related to housing benefit/council contracts and non-payment of invoices.
- Collaborate with housing benefit/council authorities, providing them with tenant information and necessary documents to ensure timely registration of claims and receipt of payments.
- Conduct daily reviews and persistent follow-ups on outstanding revenue receipts to expedite collections and reduce overall collection cycle time.
- Implement measures to identify, analyse, and minimize revenue losses through controlled tracking and reconciliations, thereby avoiding unnecessary write-offs.
- Maintain a comprehensive database of all payments received against issued invoices, maintaining historical records for future reference.
- Prepare detailed reports on accounts receivable operations for management review, providing insights into the financial health of the organization.
- Manage the finance inbox, promptly handling all incoming queries related to receivables.
- Collaborate with the finance manager to project revenue and track actual payments received against projections. Identify variances and propose remedial measures to minimize discrepancies.
Salary, Hours & Requirements:
- Circa £23-25k PA
- Mon-Fri 09:00-17:30
- Ideally a degree in accounting or AAT qualified
- Circa 2 + years in a similar role
- Experienced in Xero & Excel
- Good communication experience
- Excellent problem solver
- Excellent negotiation skills
- Ability to cope under pressure whilst invoice chasing
- Being able to maintain relationships whilst also having difficult conversations with people regarding money chasing
Interested? Click the apply button and get the ball rolling.
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Job Types: Full-time, Permanent
Salary: £23,000.00-£25,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- Company pension
- Free parking
- Gym membership
- On-site parking
Schedule:
- Day shift
- Monday to Friday
- No weekends
Ability to commute/relocate:
- Birmingham: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)
Experience:
- Accounts receivable: 1 year (required)
- credit control: 1 year (required)
Work Location: In person
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