Accounts Receivable Specialist

Leading organisations trust us because of the quality of our advice. That quality grows from a thorough understanding of their business, and that understanding comes from working closely with them and building long-lasting relationships.

You’ll be someone who is both comfortable working proactively and managing your own tasks, as well as confident collaborating with others and communicating regularly with senior managers, directors, and BDO’s partners to help businesses effectively. You’ll be encouraged to identify and draw attention to opportunities for enhancing our delivery and providing additional services to organisations we work with.

This is a shared role, in a team of 4 or 5, with responsibility for assisting in the Accounts Receivable and Credit Management function of the firm by accurate and timely processing of cash, and other receivables related duties, to ensure debtor ledgers are accurate.

This role is based in Gatwick and you will be expected to attend the office a minimum of 2 days per week (normally Tuesdays and Thursdays)

In this role you’ll:

• Accurately allocate client receipts against debtors ledgers on a daily basis

• Liaise with credit controllers and other parties daily on allocations

• Record receipts into non-sterling accounts

• Process adjustments to cash postings where required

• Process refunds where correctly approved and credit card payments from clients made via online portal

• Collate, process and bank cheques as well as process unpaid cheques

• Process write-offs and bad debt requests where required

• Issue of Sundry (non WIP) fees for the business

• Ensure all electronic filing is up to date and accurate

• Credit control for debts owed by member firm network

• Assist with main credit control function, including contacting clients, where necessary

• Print copy invoices and client statements as required by supervisor or manager

• Handle and resolve all basic day-to-day client and business queries

• Liaise with other key functions of the business as and when required

• Excellent communication skills, both orally and in writing

• An ability to follow a structured process to ensure compliance but able to work on own initiative to resolve queries promptly and accurately, adding value to existing processes as appropriate

• Numeracy and attention to detail skills

• The ability to prioritise own workload to meet deadlines from supervisor

• A willingness to consider improvements to processes and the ability to discuss with supervisor

You’ll be able to be yourself; we’ll recognise and value you for who you are and celebrate and reward your contributions to the business. We’re committed to agile working, and we offer every colleague the opportunity to work in ways that suit you, your teams, and the task at hand.