Senior Accounts Receivable Assistant

Central London | £35,000–£39,000 | Office-based, 5 days a week | 9:30am–6:00pm

Ready to take the next step in your accounts receivable career? We are recruiting for an Accounts Receivable Assistant to join an established international media business where you’ll be part of a welcoming, supportive finance team and enjoy a friendly, inclusive culture. This is an immediate start role where you will need to attend a face-to-face interview.

Based in modern Central London offices, you’ll help coordinate and support a team of five Accounts Receivable Assistants while gaining valuable experience in team leadership, workload management and process improvement. It’s an ideal opportunity for an experienced Accounts Receivable professional who wants to build supervisory skills and progress their finance career.

You’ll also enjoy opportunities for professional development, complimentary tickets to selected events and a lively programme of company and team socials. With restaurants, cafés, shops and excellent transport links nearby, the location is ideal for both commuting and after-work plans.

Ideally as a Senior Accounts Receivable Assistant, you will have previous experience working in the creative, legal or property industries, have had exposure to royalties and, or trust accounts and have used SAP and Power BI software. Interested? Apply today—we’d love to hear from you.

Main daily activities:

• Process, record and allocate incoming payments accurately across the company’s accounting and financial management systems, with training provided where needed.
• Investigate payment discrepancies with banking partners, trace transactions and resolve outstanding issues.
• Maintain accurate customer records and keep account information up to date.
• Prepare reports on commissions, receipts and account activity, and generate customer invoices and supporting documents.
• Reconcile multi-currency accounts in USD, EUR and GBP, investigating and resolving any differences.
• Communicate regularly with customers and internal stakeholders about account updates and financial queries.
• Support accounts receivable activities across business units, ensuring payments follow agreed procedures.
• Help coordinate the team’s daily workload, share knowledge and support colleagues in meeting deadlines.

About you:

You’ll be a confident, approachable finance professional who enjoys working collaboratively and taking ownership. Ideally, you’ll bring:

• At least five years’ experience in accounts receivable, sales ledger or credit control.
• Experience supporting or supervising colleagues, organising workloads and helping a team resolve issues.
• Strong Excel skills, including formulas, V/XLOOKUPs and PivotTables.
• The ability to work accurately to deadlines in a busy, high-volume environment while managing competing priorities.
• Clear, professional communication skills and the confidence to build effective relationships with customers and stakeholders.
• A proactive approach to understanding customer needs and securing outstanding payments.
• Knowledge of VAT and withholding tax; experience with client funds, complex reconciliations or a commercial environment is desirable.

Benefits:

• Private Pension
• Private Medical Insurance
• 20 days holiday + 8 days bank holidays
• Season Ticket Loan
• Dental Insurance
• Cycle to work scheme
• Eye care
• Will writing