Job description

We're building something pretty special here inside Oliver James Operations:

• We empower our team members to think big, built for those who thrive on delivering results and full of opportunities to seek the extraordinary and become your best, no matter your role or expertise.
• We breed a culture of excellence and inclusivity. We are a team that people are proud to work for. Central to this is creating a people-centric organisation that is able to attract, develop, and retain the best talent - a place where people can thrive and make a difference.

All of our business functions support Oliver James' wider goals and ambitions - to make a remarkable impact globally. So what's stopping you, come and join us.

Overview

As the Accounts Receivable Specialist for Oliver James reporting directly to the Lead Credit Controller in a centralised Group Finance function, the focus of the role will be to own the reconciliation and the transactional delivery of self-billing for our Key accounts. Some of the key areas of the role will be allocating remittances received to their corresponding invoices, tracking incoming payments, resolving outstanding payment queries, reconciling self-billing in our systems, and updating account information and client records whilst contributing to maintaining a robust financial control environment.

This role will give you the opportunity to work alongside Regional Directors, Senior Members of the Sales Division in addition to Department Heads throughout the operations and support functions.

To perform this role well, we require:

• Excellent attention to detail and high standards of accuracy
• Ability to work in a fast paced environment
• Intermediate skills in all MS packages - specifically Excel.
• Excellent Communication skills - both written and verbal
• Work in an autonomous role where you can manage your own working day with a high degree of responsibility
• A preference for SAP By Design accounting software experience
• Recruitment industry experience

An insight into some of your responsibilities:

• Processing and allocating incoming client payments accordingly in a timely manner within agreed SLA's.
• Reconcile the accounts receivable ledger to ensure all payments are accounted for and properly posted.
• Producing customer statements and assisting with reconciling individually complex client accounts
• Providing consistent, professional, high quality customer service.
• Perform day to day financial transactions, including verifying, classifying and recording accounts receivables data.
• Updating client account information and master data.
• Generate ideas for improvements to existing processes for continuous improvement.
• Assisting with external audit requests.
• Ensuring financial records meet with company standards.
• Ad hoc duties as instructed by the Lead Credit Controller.