Accounts Receivable Specialist – Hybrid Role (Finance / Credit Control) - Linq Recruitment Spec[...] in Borehamwood

Overview

£35,000 - £38,000 per annum + benefits

Permanent | Hybrid (3 days office-based)

Location: Borehamwood, Hertfordshire

No Sponsorship is available for this role

B2B With The NHS Is Essential

We’re working with a respected healthcare services provider who needs a seasoned, hands-on Accounts Receivable Specialist to join a brand new, growing finance team in Borehamwood.

The Role

This is not a “light admin AR” role. It is for someone who can take ownership, handle volume, and drive debt down properly. Billing can be taught to a degree, but strong credit control cannot, and that is the priority here. You’ll join a close-knit, collaborative team that values accuracy, accountability, and straight-talking communication. The wider business is a large corporate environment (circa £800m turnover), so you need to be comfortable working within a structured framework and dealing with high-value, high-volume payments. This hybrid role (max 2 days remote after induction) gives you full ownership of the end-to-end Sales-to-Cash cycle, from invoicing and reconciliations through to credit control and cash allocation. You’ll work closely with internal teams and external funders to protect cash flow and keep the ledger clean. Expect a complex, manual environment with significant volume (around 2,500 bills per month). If you’re not daunted by numbers and you take pride in getting things right first time, you’ll do well here.

Key Responsibilities

• Take full ownership of end-to-end Accounts Receivable (Sales-to-Cash).
• Lead on credit control activity across NHS and local authority accounts, keeping aged debt tightly managed.
• Act as the main point of contact for payment discussions, chasers, queries and dispute resolution.
• Negotiate repayment plans where needed and keep detailed, accurate communication records.
• Prepare and deliver accurate invoices aligned with contract requirements.
• Upload invoices via customer portals or issue directly by email.
• Liaise with internal validation teams to confirm billing data and resolve discrepancies fast.
• Allocate cash, reconcile accounts, and support month-end close with debtor reporting.
• Support audit requirements and maintain compliance with internal controls and external standards.
• Contribute ideas to improve processes in a team that’s still building the “best way” of doing things.

What We’re Looking For (Essential)

• A seasoned AR specialist with extensive credit control experience (non-negotiable).
• NHS B2B experience is essential (local authority billing experience also highly relevant).
• Experience working in a large corporate / high-turnover business.
• Comfortable handling high-value payments and high volumes of transactions.
• Not daunted by a complex, manual billing environment (approx. 2,500 bills per month).
• Strong Excel skills (reconciliations, large datasets, reporting).
• Confident, personable communicator able to manage multiple stakeholders.
• Detail-driven, organised, and able to meet tight deadlines without standards slipping.
• You will have done your research and can speak confidently about why this company and role makes sense for you (beyond “it’s healthcare”).

Nice to Have

• Broader healthcare AR exposure (in addition to NHS billing).
• Process improvement mindset (this team is building and refining ways of working as they scale).

Salary: £35,000 to £38,000 (depending on the strength of your credit control skillset).

33 days annual leave including bank holidays + your birthday off.

Company pension scheme and life assurance.

Wellbeing resources and 24-hour GP helpline.

Ongoing professional development and progression opportunities.

Hybrid working: minimum 3 days in the office, maximum 2 days from home (after induction).

What’s On Offer

£35,000 to £38,000 salary (depending on the strength of your credit control skillset).

33 days annual leave including bank holidays + your birthday off.

Company pension scheme and life assurance.

Wellbeing resources and 24-hour GP helpline.

Ongoing professional development and progression opportunities.

Hybrid working: minimum 3 days in the office, maximum 2 days from home (after induction).

Who This Suits

You’re naturally analytical, assertive in the right way, and you take ownership. You’re comfortable working at pace, dealing with complex accounts, and you actually enjoy the challenge of improving how things are done. Personality matters here: they want someone personable who can build strong internal and external relationships while still holding a firm line on debt.

If this sounds like the next step in your finance career, send your CV to Lochlan Dolman at l.dolman@linqrecruitment.co.uk or call 07537162494.