What's involved with this role: Job Title: Accounts Receivable Officer Ref: Portsmouth 5281054 Pay rate: £13.30 per hour PAYE Role length: Anticipated 7 months Working arrangements: Hybrid working may be considered after the initial training which is likely to be a minimum of 6 weeks Additional information: The role is temp to perm for the right candidate The role: We are looking for an Accounts Receivable Officer to join a proactive team, with the challenge of working in a varied, busy section in Finance supporting the collection of income billed using Oracle Fusion Accounts Receivable. The team supports a range of different services throughout the council which include Licensing, Commercial Rents, Pest Control, Events and hire of school facilities. You will need to be experienced in Accounts Receivable, skilled in financial billing and invoicing using Oracle and Microsoft Office, with strong communication skills and a high level of accuracy and attention to detail. Key responsibilities: Ensure that the Central Accounts Receivable system is administered in an accurate and timely manner Deal with queries and enquiries from both internal and external customers on a daily basis Be responsible for maintaining the Customer Database, which includes the set up and amendment of customer records in the Oracle Fusion Accounts Receivable system to enable invoices to be raised Be responsible for setting up new direct debit instructions and amendments to existing instructions, as well as submitting the direct debit mandates to the bank on a daily basis, following the change to paperless Direct Debit earlier this year Send automated reminder letters to a weekly or monthly schedule according to the different types of billing Correct receipt posting queries Raise credit notes, raising refunds for overpayments and processing write offs Daily invoice distribution, which includes the printing of Invoices, and or emailing of invoices, and occasionally raising invoices for smaller departments Provide support to the Income and Payments section as and when required What the client is looking for: Experience of working in an Accounts Receivable environment Understanding of financial billing and invoicing procedures Experience of using Microsoft Office Experience of using an Accounts Receivable package such as Oracle Good written and verbal communication skills Ability to produce accurate work, giving attention to detail How to Apply: Quote the Job Title and Reference Number in your application. Submit your CV in Word format. Applications are reviewed on a rolling basis—early submission is recommended. We will also add your details to our mail out lists. Please note you may receive details of roles outside of your immediate vicinity, as many candidates are able to relocate temporarily for work. Please disregard any such emails that are not of interest and let us know if you would rather not receive such mailouts and/or if you wish us to delete your details and prefer to apply direct to our advertised roles. If you do not hear from us within three working days, unfortunately your application has not been shortlisted on this occasion. Thank you for your interest in working with us. Please quote the Job Title & Vacancy Reference No. in your application, or we will be unable to match your CV to the role being applied for. JE Please note that clients invariably ask us to strip out contact details from CVs before we submit them for consideration. This is always quicker and easier to do if you send your CV to us in Word format, rather than as a PDF please.