Accounts Payable & Receivable Specialist

To support the finance function during maternity leave by managing end-to-end Accounts Payable and Accounts Receivable processes within a fast-paced EV charging infrastructure business. The role ensures accurate billing across installation and operations & maintenance (O&M) revenue streams, timely supplier payments, and robust financial controls to support operational and commercial performance.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage invoicing across core revenue streams: O&M (reactive maintenance and contracted services), EV charge point deployments and installations, OCPI partner billing.
• Oversee monthly & quarterly settlement report distribution to clients (contractual reporting relating to energy usage and revenue share agreements).
• Co‑coordinate & respond to client queries on settlement reports and billing discrepancies.
• Perform trade debtor reviews, highlighting risks, aged debt, and recovery actions.
• Manage the AR inbox, ensuring timely and accurate responses to internal and external stakeholders.
• Provide financial support to the Account Management team, including billing clarification.
• Accounts Payable (Suppliers & Operational Costs)
• Line manage and support Senior Accounts Payable Specialist.
• Review and process employee expenses and mileage claims, ensuring compliance with company policy and mileage caps.
• Implement employee expense management system to streamline the process, including business wide training.
• Review and manage trade creditors, including investigation of negative balances and aged items.
• Ensure invoices coded to correct department and TB line.
• Perform trade creditor subledger reconciliations and assist with balance sheet reporting.
• Ensure timely and accurate supplier payments.
• Shared Finance & Reporting Responsibilities
• Perform trade debtor subledger reconciliations and update balance sheet packs.
• Assist with Construction Industry Scheme (CIS) returns, including data preparation and issuance of Payment and Deduction Statements in line with HMRC reporting deadlines.
• Support wider Finance team with month‑end close.
• Maintain strong financial controls and audit trails across all processes.
• Proactively identify and resolve discrepancies across customer and supplier accounts.

Key competencies/behaviours

• Commercial Awareness: Understanding of EV charging revenue streams, including energy usage, service contracts, and installation projects.
• Attention to Detail: High accuracy in handling complex billing structures and reconciliations.
• Analytical Thinking: Ability to interpret settlement reports, identify discrepancies, and resolve issues.
• Communication Skills: Confident in dealing with clients, suppliers, and operational teams.
• Ownership & Accountability: Takes responsibility for end-to-end processes.
• Adaptability: Comfortable working in a growing, evolving industry environment.
• Collaboration: Works effectively with finance, operations, and account management teams.

Qualifications, Skills and Experience

• AAT qualified or part-qualified (or equivalent experience) preferred.
• Knowledge of CIS (Construction Industry Scheme) desirable.
• Relevant finance/accounting qualification is advantageous but not essential.
• Proven experience in Accounts Payable and Accounts Receivable, ideally in a project‑based, utilities, energy, or infrastructure environment.
• Strong experience in: Subledger reconciliations (AR & AP), Debtor and creditor management, Expense processing and controls.
• Experience managing high‑volume queries via shared inboxes.

What we offer

• Competitive salary.
• Competitive Pension Scheme - via Royal London.
• Flexible working hours and hybrid working model.
• 28 days of holidays and generous Family Leave policies.
• Central London location - Waterloo.
• Lots of opportunities to socialise!

Why should you choose Connected Kerb as your next career move?

• We are passionate about people and will work with you to define opportunities to develop your career.
• Lots of opportunities to really develop your expertise.
• A flat organisation, where exceptional talents can make a real impact.
• A diverse and exciting work atmosphere, working with passionate and talented teams.

Connected Kerb is committed to the equal treatment of all current and prospective employees. We aspire to have a diverse and inclusive workplace and strongly encourage suitably qualified applicants from a wide range of backgrounds to apply and join Connected Kerb. Please note, we do not accept speculative CVs and we are not accepting CVs submitted by recruitment agencies.