At a Glance
- Tasks: Lead the Accounts Receivable team and manage invoicing, credit risk, and cash forecasting.
- Company: Join a dynamic finance team in a fast-paced environment in London.
- Benefits: Full-time role with competitive salary and opportunities for professional growth.
- Other info: Collaborative culture with a focus on innovation and efficiency.
- Why this job: Make an impact by improving processes and leading a dedicated team.
- Qualifications: 5+ years in Accounts Receivable and prior management experience required.
The predicted salary is between 27900 - 34100 £ per year.
Accounts Receivable Lead
Application Deadline
30 November 2026
Department
Finance
Employment Type
Full Time
Location
- London
- Description
About the role
We’re looking for an experienced Accounts Receivable Lead to own our order-to-cash process, from invoicing and cash allocation to credit risk and cash forecasting.
You’ll manage a team of two AR Assistants.
You’ll work closely with Sales, Account Management and Finance leadership, and you’ll keep improving how we work as we scale.
Key Responsibilities
- Processing sales invoices
- Using our internal platform to generate customer invoices
- Convert multi-currency transactions at relevant rates
- Map platform data to accounting format before uploading into Netsuite for invoice generation
- Build and manage separate invoicing for customers with bespoke requirements
- Creation of supporting documentation to invoices
- Onboarding new customers
- Performing credit checks on new prospects and liaising with the Sales team
- Arranging credit insurance
- Scoping out requirements for any non-standard invoicing processes
- Credit control
- Maintenance of dunning tool for automated payment reminders
- Weekly review and analysis of AR ageing
- Liaising with Account Managers to help chase debts
- Collaborating with Fin Ops to resolve any customer queries that are blocking payment
- VAT & Duties
- Ownership of end-to-end processing of supplier invoices for customs charges, and rebilling to customer
- Month-end
- Revenue accruals for monthly management accounts
- Team management
- Responsible for managing a team of two AR Assistants
Skills, Knowledge and Expertise
- 5+ years of experience in a fast-moving Accounts Receivable team
- Prior management experience
- Good knowledge of accounting principles
- Strong Excel/Google sheets, including dealing with large datasets
- Experience of data extraction from BI tools
- Ability to deal in multiple currencies
- Excellent organisational skills
- Strong attention to detail
- Proactive attitude
- Good communication skills
- Netsuite knowledge (advantageous but not essential)
Accounts Receivable Lead, Finance employer: Zencargo
Zencargo is an exceptional employer that champions innovation and collaboration in a fully remote environment, allowing you to work flexibly while contributing to cutting-edge AI solutions. With a strong emphasis on employee growth, you'll have access to continuous learning opportunities and the chance to shape impactful projects alongside a talented team. Our inclusive work culture fosters creativity and encourages diverse perspectives, making it a rewarding place to advance your career.
