We’re seeking an experienced Accounts Receivable Officer to join our finance team and take ownership of a diverse customer portfolio.
Managing customers ranging from small trade businesses to large corporate accounts, you'll be responsible for reducing aged debt, improving cash flow and driving positive payment outcomes. This role requires someone who can balance strong collections capability with exceptional relationship management and customer service.
A key focus of the role will be improving Days Sales Outstanding (DSO) through proactive collections, effective stakeholder engagement and insightful reporting.
Key Responsibilities
- Manage a portfolio of customer accounts and outstanding balances.
- Proactively collect overdue payments via phone and email.
- Build strong relationships with trade and corporate customers.
- Investigate and resolve billing disputes and account queries.
- Negotiate payment arrangements and secure payment commitments.
- Process daily banking, receipting and account reconciliations.
- Monitor aged debt and implement strategies to improve collection performance.
- Prepare DSO, aged debt and collections reporting.
- Participate in debtor review meetings and provide account updates.
- Maintain accurate customer records and collection notes.
- Partner with internal stakeholders to resolve issues and accelerate payments.
About You
- 4+ years' experience in Accounts Receivable, Credit Control or Collections.
- Demonstrated success managing aged debt and improving collection outcomes.
- Proven experience reducing or contributing to improvements in DSO.
- Strong understanding of AR performance metrics, including DSO, ageing profiles and cash flow drivers.
- Experience analysing and reporting on aged debt,
collections performance and receivables trends.
- Confident engaging with everyone from tradespeople and small business owners through to corporate stakeholders.
- Strong negotiation, dispute resolution and relationship management skills.
- Experience working with ERP systems and Microsoft Excel.
- Highly organised, resilient and commercially minded.
Why Join Us?
- Take ownership of a high-impact portfolio and play a key role in improving cash flow, reducing aged debt and influencing DSO performance.
- Build relationships across a diverse customer base, from small trade businesses to large corporate accounts, ensuring no two days are the same.
- Be more than a transactional AR professional. You'll have the opportunity to investigate issues, negotiate outcomes and contribute to broader business performance.
- Partner closely with operational, commercial and finance teams, gaining exposure across the business and influencing key decisions.
- Join a growing national organisation with a supportive and collaborative culture that values initiative and accountability.
- Enjoy genuine autonomy and ownership, with the opportunity to make a measurable impact rather than simply following a collections script.
- Develop your commercial and financial expertise through exposure to reporting, debtor reviews, DSO analysis and process improvement initiatives.
What’s in it for you
- $65,000–$75,000 + super, depending on experience
- Full-time, Monday to Friday
- A secure, established business where your work is visible and valued
- Ownership of a function, not just a task list
- A varied, fast-paced environment where no two days are the same
- Castle Hill location
Location
Sydney (AU) - Pitt St
Employment type
Permanent - Full-time
Remote flexibility
Remote
Salary
USD $120k - $130k pa + Super
Company culture
- Resource: “We have been living and breathing the world of real estate information….”
- Equality: “CoStar Group is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer; we maintain a drug‑free workplace and perform pre‑employment substance abuse testing.”
- Inclusion: “CoStar Group is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and affirmative action employer.”
Advantages
- Extra days of annual leave, leadership development programs, LinkedIn Learning, Perkbox discounts and more!
- Study support and commitment to professional development.
- Annual allowance to empower you to prioritise your personal wellbeing.
Diversity and inclusion
CoStar Group is committed to fostering an equitable, inclusive work culture which reflects our customers and communities. We are proactively looking for candidates from all lived experiences, including people with disability, and people of all ages, ethnicities, cultures, faiths, sexual orientations, and gender identities.
Legal and compliance
All positions comply with relevant citizenship and immigration status requirements and provide accommodation for disability where needed.
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