Accounts Receivable Assistant - Remote Opportunity

About the Role

We are seeking an Accounts Receivable Assistant to join our team remotely for a 6-month fixed-term contract. As an Accounts Receivable Assistant remote, you will play a vital role in supporting our financial operations at Mediq, a leading supplier of healthcare consumables and equipment. You will work closely with our finance team to ensure the accuracy and efficiency of our accounts receivable processes.

What You'll Do

• Take ownership of the acquired entity’s sales ledger during the transition period, ensuring accuracy and control until closure.
• Review, reconcile, and validate all customer balances, resolving historic discrepancies where required.
• Ensure all outstanding sales invoices and credit notes are correctly raised, posted, and applied in line with agreed cut-off dates.
• Support final customer collections and settlements, ensuring the ledger is wound down to nil.
• Provide a structured handover of the closed ledger, confirming all balances cleared and issues resolved.
• Raising and posting sales invoices and credit notes to the nominal ledger and dealing with any related queries.
• Allocating customer receipts and resolving unallocated cash.
• Managing customer account reconciliations and supporting credit control activity, including chasing overdue debt in line with agreed terms.
• Maintaining accurate sales ledger records and supporting month-end close activity.
• Performing ad hoc financial and administrative duties as required.

Requirements

• Experience in Accounts Receivable Finance environments, specifically managing sales ledger and cashbook transactions.
• Strong experience using Sage 200; Sage 500 experience is desirable.
• Computer literate with a high degree of accuracy.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Strong attention to detail and a keen desire to develop skills.
• Ability to work effectively as part of a team.

Nice to Have

• Experience in healthcare finance environments.
• Knowledge of financial reporting and month-end processes.
• Familiarity with credit control processes.

What We Offer

• 25 days of holiday plus bank holidays.
• 4x Life Assurance.
• Pension scheme.
• Sick Pay.
• Cycle to work scheme.
• Employee Assistance Programme.

This Accounts Receivable Assistant remote role provides a unique opportunity to gain exposure to integration activities while ensuring core accounts receivable delivery. If you are looking to develop your skills in a supportive environment, we encourage you to apply!