Accounts Receivable Manager

Description

Accounts Receivable Manager

Chester | £30,000–£32,000 + 15% bonus

Axon Moore is delighted to be partnering with a leading organisation in Chester to recruit an Accounts Receivable Manager. This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced AR professional or a strong Senior AR/Transactional Specialist who is ready to step up into management.

This role sits at the heart of the finance function, overseeing invoicing, cash allocation, and customer account management while supporting a high‑performing team. You’ll play a key role in driving process improvement, developing people, and ensuring the smooth running of all AR activity.

What you’ll be doing

Lead, coach and support a small AR team, providing regular 1:1s, development and performance management

Act as the escalation point for Invoicing Administrators, Credit Controllers and Operations

Organise day‑to‑day workflow to ensure deadlines and KPIs are consistently met

Drive a culture of continuous improvement across AR and wider finance

Oversee the full EDI sales invoicing process, resolving system warnings and ensuring supplier compliance

Manage trade invoicing, product queries and rent invoicing schedules

Process monthly RPI/CPI rent adjustments accurately and in line with contractual terms

Ensure all agreement changes are correctly reflected in the system from a billing and reconciliation perspective

Produce the weekly direct debit run and work closely with Credit Control on forecasting and reporting

Handle ad‑hoc invoicing, credits and regular upload requests

Process and reconcile cash receipts, open banking payments and card transactions

Maintain and resolve unallocated cash accounts

Build strong relationships with Credit Control, Operations and BDMs to resolve customer disputes

Support the annual audit with required documentation

Provide cover for other transactional roles when needed

What we’re looking for

Minimum 3 years’ experience in Accounts Receivable or a similar transactional finance role

Previous xjnqpsq team leadership experience is ideal — but this role is also perfect for someone ready to step up

AAT or similar qualification is desirable

Strong communication and relationship‑building skills

High attention to detail and accuracy

Confident with systems and Excel, able to produce structured reports

Organised, proactive and adaptable, with a continuous improvement mindset

Able to promote a positive, collaborative team culture

Why this role?

Brilliant opportunity for progression into people management

Strong bonus structure (15%)

Supportive leadership and a collaborative finance team

Chester‑based head office with a stable, growing business

Ad ID: 5418238801