Accounts Receivable Clerk (6-Month FTC)

About The Role The Accounts Receivable Clerk will play a key role in ensuring timely and accurate billing and collection of receivables across a portfolio of international development projects. This role will support the wider finance team by maintaining strong relationships with clients, managing debtor ledgers, and ensuring compliance with invoicing procedures and financial reporting standards. The role is ideal for someone with strong attention to detail, good communication skills, and a proactive approach to managing accounts receivable processes in a fast-paced, mission-driven organisation. This role is offered as a 6-month fixed-term contract, with the possibility of extension or transition into a permanent position. Key Responsibilities: Accounts Receivable Management Assist Project Accountants to ensure all costs are correctly coded and entered in the finance system prior to raising sales invoices. Raise accurate and timely invoices in accordance with project contracts and funding guidelines. Monitor the aged debt report, chase outstanding payments, and maintain clear records of communications with clients. Resolve invoice and payment discrepancies in collaboration with project teams and clients. Ensure supporting documentation is compiled and submitted alongside invoices to meet client requirements. Maintain accurate accounts receivable records and reconcile client accounts as needed. Finance Administration & Reporting Assist in monthly and quarterly reporting cycles by providing updates on aged debt and cash flow forecasts. Support the finance team in maintaining an accurate and up-to-date accounts receivable ledger. Liaise with the Project Accountants and project teams to ensure invoices are aligned with budget forecasts and project milestones. Assist in the preparation of audit documentation related to accounts receivable, responding to internal and external queries. Compliance & Process Improvement Ensure adherence to internal controls, policies, and donor compliance requirements relating to receivables. Contribute to process improvements and suggest ways to enhance accuracy and efficiency in the billing cycle. Ensure GDPR and data protection guidelines are followed when handling client and financial information. Person Specification: Essential Skills Demonstrated experience in an accounts receivable or finance support role. High level of accuracy and attention to detail when processing financial data. Strong communication skills – able to liaise effectively with internal and external stakeholders. Good organisational skills with the ability to manage competing priorities. Proactive and solution-focused with a team-oriented approach. Competent user of Microsoft Excel and other Microsoft Office applications. Demonstrated understanding of financial systems or ERP software (e.g. Sage, SAP, QuickBooks, etc.). Desirable Experience working in an international development, consultancy, or donor-funded environment. Knowledge of foreign exchange implications on receivables is a plus. Education & Professional Development AAT qualification (or working towards), or equivalent work experience in a similar role. Other Requirements UK work authorisation or ability to obtain it is required. We encourage applicants to apply early, as the role may close ahead of the advertised deadline due to a high level of interest. Why Join Chemonics UK? Exciting Benefits Await! Private Medical Insurance – Enjoy coverage from day one, ensuring your health is a priority. Health Cash Plan – Get support for routine healthcare costs like eye tests, complementing your private medical insurance. Competitive Salary – We offer a highly competitive salary within the sector. Pension Scheme – Employees will be auto enrolled to the pension scheme. Childcare Workplace Benefit – Helping working parents save on Tax and National Insurance. Employee Assistance Programme – 24/7 confidential support whenever you need it. Professional Development Fund – Invest in your growth with a £2,200 annual development allowance. Flexible & Hybrid Working – Work from home with only two office days per week required. Remote Equipment Allowance – Receive up to £150 to set up your home office comfortably. Generous Annual Leave – Start with 25 days, increasing to 30 days after 7 years. Celebrations & Team Events – Join us for summer and end-of-year parties to celebrate our achievements together! Travel Accident Insurance – Coverage for work-related short-term travel assignments. About Us About Us Chemonics UK is a leader in global sustainable development and part of Chemonics International\’s global network of specialists. We run projects that range from supporting children with special educational needs in Syria to increasing access to public services in Mozambique and fostering peacebuilding initiatives in Yemen. Every action we take is driven by the goal to transform life-changing ideas into world-changing ones. Our teams reflect a diversity of technical expertise and lived experience, because solving complex development challenges requires both. As a company, we are committed to connections – global and local, human, and technological – that allow learnings to efficiently flow and adapt between experts, projects, and countries. This is how we match the speed and scale of humanity’s most pressing and ever-evolving challenges, from bolstering research and innovative systems across Africa to supporting local governments and civil society in Ukraine. Chemonics International is a major international development consultancy, with a 50-year history and a track record for delivering integrated solutions across multiple sectors and geographies to support the achievement of sustainable development goals. We are 6,000 experts in more than 100 countries around the globe, and 90% of us are working in a community we have long-considered home. Further Information Safeguarding & Pre-employment Checks Chemonics is committed to safeguarding our staff, associated personnel, and our beneficiaries from all forms of harm including sexual exploitation, abuse, and sexual harassment. We respond with a survivor-centred approach if these forms of harm occur, perpetrated by persons representing Chemonics. Our safeguarding policy applies to all Chemonics staff and associated personnel, including the board of directors, consultants, interns, and sub-awardees both during and outside of working hours. All employees are subject to due diligence checks including but not limited to the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) basic check or equivalent overseas police checks. Our Culture We are dedicated to fostering an inclusive culture rooted in access, belonging, and connection for all our teammates. Chemonics UK values and celebrates the diversity of our colleagues. We embrace differing perspectives, lived experiences and expertise and believe that everyone should be treated with dignity, respect, transparency and fairness. We welcome and want to continue attracting diverse talent, recognising that each candidate is unique and ensuring that individuals or groups are not treated differently or less favourably on the basis of specific characteristics. Such characteristics include (but are not limited to) age, disability, gender including transgender, race, religion, sexual orientation, marital status, and how Chemonics UK supports pregnant women and new parents. #J-18808-Ljbffr