Accounts Receivable & Credit Control Officer
Location: Alexandria | Hybrid Working (WFH Tue & Fri)
Salary: Max. 80,000 + Superannuation
About the Company
A global, industry-leading manufacturer with well-known quality brands across industrial, automotive, construction, aerospace, electronics, and advanced DIY markets. The business places strong focus on its people, values, and teamwork.
This position is collaborative and hands-on, with this role working very closely with both the Financial Controller and Head of Finance, as well as other key stakeholders across the business. This is an excellent opportunity for a strong communicator who enjoys partnering with the business and taking ownership of a critical AR/Credit Control finance function.
The role is based in Alexandria and offers a hybrid working model (2 days working from home); a genuine and increasingly rare benefit in today's market.
The Role
In this role, you will take end-to-end ownership of the Accounts Receivable and Credit Control function, ensuring timely collections, accurate customer accounts, and strong cash flow management.
This is a highly visible position that partners closely with Sales, Customer Service, Shared Services and senior finance leadership, making it ideal for someone who is system savvy, commercially minded and an excellent communicator.
Key responsibilities
* Owning the Accounts Receivable ledger end to end, ensuring customer accounts are accurate, up to date and well managed
* Proactively managing collections and credit control, reducing debtor ageing and minimising financial risk
* Managing the AR inbox, prioritising queries, delegating where required and escalating unresolved issues
* Acting as the local point of contact for all AR-related matters, including billing, rebates, credit returns, remittances and statements
* Performing daily bank reconciliations, allocating incoming payments and resolving discrepancies in collaboration with the Shared Services team
* Supporting month-end close, including journals, accruals, balance sheet reconciliations and AR reporting
* Reporting on debtor ageing and cash flow
* Maintaining customer rebates in line with contracts, including rebate accrual and payment reconciliations
* Partnering with Sales to prepare monthly and quarterly customer sales reports
* Ensuring SAP customer master data is accurate and up to date and internal control objectives are met
* Assisting with year-end audit, statutory and tax reporting requirements
* Supporting continuous improvement initiatives, documenting processes and identifying automation opportunities
Your Profile
This role is perfectly suited to a dynamic, confident communicator who enjoys working closely with senior finance leaders and thrives in a systems-driven environment.
You will ideally bring
* Solid end-to-end Accounts Receivable and Credit Control experience
* Strong experience with collections, bank reconciliations, customer queries and ledger reconciliations
* ERP experience, with SAP S/4HANA highly preferred
* Candidates with experience in comparable ERP systems and a demonstrated ability to learn new systems quickly will also be considered
* Basic knowledge of General Ledger reconciliations and coding is preferred
* A continuous improvement mindset, including identifying process gaps, documenting SOPs and supporting automation
* Excellent communication skills with fluent English and the ability to build strong internal and external relationships
What's in it for you?
* The opportunity to work very closely with the Financial Controller, Head of Finance and other key stakeholders, gaining strong exposure and visibility
* Hybrid working model with work from home 2 days per week
* Birthday leave
* Heavily discounted products for yourself and your family
* Novated leasing options available
Apply Today
This is a rare opportunity to step into a high-impact AR role with strong stakeholder exposure, modern systems, and genuine flexibility.
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