About the job

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:

• 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 minimise 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.

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.