Finance Assistant (Accounts Receivable)

Finance Assistant (Accounts Receivable)
Location: Central London
Pay Rate: £17.58 per hour plus holiday pay
Hours: 35 hours per week
Contract: Temporary Ongoing
Working Pattern: 2 days onsite initially, reducing to 1 day per week

We are working with a national charity to recruit an experienced Finance Assistant (Accounts Receivable) to support the finance team during a particularly busy period. This role will play a key part in managing income processes, clearing a backlog of transactions, and ensuring accurate invoicing and credit control activities.

We are particularly interested in candidates with previous charity finance experience who can quickly adapt to a busy finance environment and confidently manage accounts receivable processes.

Key Responsibilities

• Raising and processing a high volume of sales invoices
• Managing the accounts receivable ledger and ensuring records remain accurate
• Monitoring outstanding debt and carrying out credit control activities
• Chasing overdue payments and resolving payment queries
• Reviewing and validating purchase order (PO) numbers before invoices are raised
• Liaising with internal budget holders and external stakeholders to resolve invoicing and PO-related queries
• Allocating incoming receipts and reconciling customer accounts
• Completing bank reconciliations and investigating discrepancies
• Managing shared finance inboxes and responding to finance enquiries
• Supporting month-end income reconciliations and reporting
• Maintaining accurate financial records and supporting audit requirements
• Assisting with general finance administration and process improvements

To be successful in this role, you will have:

• Previous experience in an Accounts Receivable, Sales Ledger or Finance Assistant position
• Experience working within a charity, not-for-profit or similar organisation
• Strong understanding of charity finance processes and financial controls
• Proven experience managing the full sales ledger and accounts receivable cycle
• Experience dealing with purchase order numbers (POs), invoicing and query resolution
• Credit control experience and confidence chasing outstanding debts
• Experience with cash allocation and customer account reconciliations
• Strong organisational skills and excellent attention to detail
• Good communication skills with the ability to build effective relationships across the organisation
• The ability to prioritise workload, meet deadlines and work independently in a busy environment
• Competent IT skills, including finance systems and Excel

This is an excellent opportunity to join a well-respected charity and make an immediate impact within a supportive finance team. Candidates with strong accounts receivable experience and a background in charity finance are encouraged to apply.

We want you to have every opportunity to demonstrate your skills, ability and potential; please contact us if you require any assistance or adjustment so that we can help with making the application process work for you.