Your New Role

An excellent opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic and detail-focused Accounts Receivable Assistant to join a busy finance team based in Denton (Tameside). You will support the smooth running of financial operations by managing incoming payments, maintaining accurate records, and ensuring efficient credit control processes. This is a varied position suited to someone proactive, organised, and confident working in a fast-paced environment.
Job duties

• Monitor customer credit limits and approve daily sales orders in line with credit control procedures.
• Prepare and issue daily customer invoices, including uploading to relevant customer portals.
• Process credit note requests and generate revised invoices where required.
• Download daily bank statements, post and allocate customer payments, and complete accurate bank reconciliations.
• Maintain the receivables ledger and pursue overdue debt through phone, email, and written communication; update trackers and prepare monthly aged debt reports.
• Support continuous improvement by refining Accounts Receivable processes and ensuring compliance with financial policies and procedures.
• Provide a high standard of customer service and maintain professional communication with internal and external stakeholders.
• Offer support and cover for colleagues across the Accounts team as needed.
• Work in accordance with company management systems, including quality, environmental, health & safety, and security standards.
• Reduce cash collection delays and build strong working relationships with customers and internal departments.
• Carry out credit checks, update credit limits, and assess credit risk in line with policy.
• Resolve customer disputes promptly and collaborate with internal teams to prevent delays in payment.
• Ensure customer accounts remain accurate and up to date through correct cash and credit allocations.
• Issue statements and reminder notices; produce management and group reporting such as aged debtor reports and DSO analysis.
• Review and enhance credit control procedures as the organisation develops.
• Perform additional duties and tasks to support the credit control and wider finance function as required.

What You'll Need to SucceedQualifications & Experience

• AR/Credit Experienced
• Strong Microsoft Office skills (Outlook, Word, Excel).
• Working knowledge of SAP ideally however not essential
• Previous Accounts Receivable and Accounts Payable experience required.
• High attention to detail and strong IT skills.

Preferred Skills

• Strong data entry abilities with excellent accuracy.
• Professional and confident phone manner.
• Positive, proactive attitude with the ability to work independently.
• Highly organised and able to work calmly under pressure.
• Effective time-management and ability to meet deadlines.
• Collaborative approach with strong relationship-building skills.
• Creative problem-solving capability and openness to feedback.
• Clear written and verbal communication skills with a consistent professional tone.
• Commitment to quality, teamwork, and continuous improvement.

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