MARS Recruitment is looking for an Accounts Receivable Officer to join a busy finance team for national construction business.
If you're someone who enjoys working through account queries, keeping reconciliations in order and ensuring payments are followed up, this could be a great opportunity to put your skills to work in a hands-on finance role.
Key Responsibilities
- Process customer invoices accurately and in a timely manner.
- Allocate and reconcile customer payments against outstanding invoices.
- Monitor outstanding accounts and follow up overdue payments.
- Investigate and resolve billing discrepancies and account queries.
- Reconcile customer accounts and maintain accurate accounts receivable records.
- Respond to customer and internal stakeholder queries professionally.
- Maintain accurate records of collections activity and outstanding balances.
- Identify opportunities to improve processes and support automation initiatives.
- Manage competing priorities while meeting deadlines and performance targets.
About You
You will have experience in accounts receivable or a similar finance role,
with the ability to manage transactional workloads accurately and efficiently.
You will also bring:
- Experience in customer invoicing, payment allocations, reconciliations, and debt collection.
- Proficiency in accounting systems such as MYOB or Xero.
- Sound Microsoft Office skills, particularly Excel.
- Strong attention to detail and excellent organisational skills.
- Explicit communication and relationship-building skills, with confidence following up outstanding payments.
- A proactive approach to investigating discrepancies and resolving account queries.
- The ability to work independently, manage deadlines and adapt to changing priorities.
- A basic understanding of GST and relevant tax requirements.
If you're an Accounts Receivable Officer looking to join a busy, hands-on finance team where you can take ownership of your workload and contribute to efficient financial operations, we'd love to hear from you.