Accounts Receivable Administrator in Leicester

A well-established, multi-site consumer services organisation is seeking an Accounts Receivable Administrator to join its finance team. Operating within a fast-paced, high-volume environment, the business is looking for an individual who can ensure accurate billing, maintain a clean receivables ledger, and support timely month-end processes.

The Role

The Accounts Receivable Administrator will be responsible for raising invoices, processing customer billing, allocating cash, and maintaining accurate customer account records.

This opportunity is ideally suited to someone with experience in a high-volume transactional finance environment who enjoys working with large datasets and ensuring financial accuracy.

Key Responsibilities

• Raise accurate customer invoices from approved source data, ensuring agreed rates and terms are applied correctly.
• Distribute invoices through agreed channels within set billing deadlines and resolve any delivery or formatting issues.
• Process and allocate incoming customer payments, ensuring receipts are matched to outstanding invoices promptly.
• Investigate and resolve unallocated cash and account discrepancies.
• Maintain customer account records, processing approved credits, adjustments, and write-offs in line with company procedures.
• Reconcile receivables balances and support month-end close activities by ensuring accounts are accurate and fully evidenced.
• Provide invoice copies, account information, and allocation details to internal stakeholders as required.
• Respond to customer and internal queries relating to billing, payments, and account balances.
• Ensure compliance with company policies, financial controls, and regulatory requirements.
• Support continuous improvement initiatives within the finance function.
• Undertake any other reasonable duties required by the business.

Skills & Experience

• Previous experience within Accounts Receivable, Sales Ledger, Billing, Cash Allocation, or Credit Control support.
• Experience working in a high-volume transactional finance environment.
• Strong attention to detail and the ability to manage recurring billing and payment cycles effectively.
• Good understanding of ledger controls, reconciliations, credits, adjustments, and write-offs.
• Experience using finance or ERP systems; knowledge of Sage or similar accounting software would be advantageous.
• Strong Excel skills, including the ability to work with and reconcile large volumes of data.
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to resolve customer and stakeholder queries professionally.
• Organised, methodical, and able to prioritise workload effectively to meet deadlines.

Ideal Background

• Accounts Receivable
• Revenue Administration
• Cash Allocation
• Finance Administration
• Transactional Finance

This role would suit someone looking to develop their career within a busy finance team while gaining exposure to a broad range of accounts receivable activities.