Accounts Receivable Assistant
Posted Today by Absolute Recruit
Negotiable
Undetermined
Hybrid
London, England, United Kingdom
Summary: The Accounts Receivable Assistant role at a leading creative agency in London involves managing the collections process in a hybrid 6-month temporary position. The successful candidate will be responsible for ensuring timely payments and maintaining healthy cash flow across high-profile accounts while working in a dynamic environment. This position requires proactive engagement with clients and collaboration with account management teams.
Key Responsibilities:
- Manage the end-to-end collections process
- Proactively chase outstanding debts to ensure timely payments
- Build and maintain strong relationships with clients to resolve payment queries professionally
- Allocate and post cash receipts accurately
- Reconcile accounts and monitor aged debtors
- Collaborate with account management teams to address billing or dispute issues
- Support wider AR and finance tasks as needed
Key Skills:
- Solid Accounts Receivable/credit control experience, ideally within the creative or media sector
- Confident communication skills and the ability to handle client conversations diplomatically
- Strong attention to detail and accuracy
- Proactive and solutions-focused approach
- Comfortable working to deadlines in a fast-paced environment
- Experience with accounting systems and Excel
- Availability to commit for a 6-month temporary role in a hybrid working pattern (3 days office, 2 days home)
Salary (Rate): undetermined
City: London
Country: United Kingdom
Working Arrangements: hybrid
IR35 Status: undetermined
Seniority Level: undetermined
Industry: Other
Accounts Receivable Assistant for a leading creative agency in London, focusing on proactive collections in a hybrid 6-month temp role. An award-winning creative agency in central London is seeking a proactive Accounts Receivable Assistant to join their finance team on a 6-month temporary basis. This is an excellent opportunity to own the collections process within a dynamic, fast-paced environment and help maintain healthy cash flow across high-profile accounts.
Key Responsibilities
- Manage the end-to-end collections process
- Proactively chase outstanding debts to ensure timely payments
- Build and maintain strong relationships with clients to resolve payment queries professionally
- Allocate and post cash receipts accurately
- Reconcile accounts and monitor aged debtors
- Collaborate with account management teams to address billing or dispute issues
- Support wider AR and finance tasks as needed
Key Skills
- Solid Accounts Receivable/credit control experience, ideally within the creative or media sector
- Confident communication skills and the ability to handle client conversations diplomatically
- Strong attention to detail and accuracy
- Proactive and solutions-focused approach
- Comfortable working to deadlines in a fast-paced environment
- Experience with accounting systems and Excel
- Availability to commit for a 6-month temporary role in a hybrid working pattern (3 days office, 2 days home)