Randstad UK
Accounts Receivable Specialist
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We are seeking an experienced, motivated, and focused candidate for a successful and well-established construction business based in Hemel Hempstead. The successful candidate will work as an Accounts Receivable Specialist undertaking the below responsibilities:
Responsibilities
- Invoicing & Credit Notes: Validate, process, and issue high-volume customer invoices and credit notes accurately, effectively resolving any duplicates or discrepancies while maintaining audit-ready records.
- Cash Allocation & Reconciliation: Reconcile customer accounts and statements efficiently, ensuring accurate cash application and data integrity within our ERP systems.
- Credit Control & Reporting: Implement robust credit control measures to reduce overdue debt and minimize bad risk. Prepare essential AR reports, including aged debt analysis, cash collection summaries, and KPI monitoring data.
- Stakeholder Management: Manage shared mailboxes, responding promptly to internal and external customer queries, and working closely with Commercial and Finance teams to resolve billing disputes.
- Compliance & Controls: Adhere strictly to credit control policies, company financial guidelines, and industry regulations, with particular focus on contract billing, retention, and variations.
- Ad Hoc Projects: Work to strict deadlines and support wider finance initiatives, including process improvement schemes and ERP software changes.
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Required Skills and Experience
- Experience: Minimum of 1–3 years of hands-on experience in an Accounts Receivable, billing, or credit control role. Experience working within a project-based, construction, engineering, or services environment is highly desirable.
- Qualifications: Ideally studying towards a recognised accounting qualification (e.g., AAT, ACCA, or CIMA).
- Systems Knowledge: Hands-on experience using major ERP and financial platforms such as SAP, COINS, Rental Result, Direct Device, or similar large-scale software.
- Excel Skills: Strong Microsoft Excel capabilities, with a proven ability to analyse data, reconcile complex accounts, and generate financial reports.
- Attributes: High level of accuracy, strict attention to detail, and a flexible, adaptable mindset ready to support business change and system transformations.
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