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Accounts Receivable Assistant - 6 Month FTC

Published 23 September 2025
£24000.00 - £26000.00 per annum
Kettering, Northamptonshire
Contract
Job Starts: 23rd September 2025
Accountancy & Finance

Job Description

Macildowie are working with this client based in Desborough, Northamptonshire on a fantastic 6-month fixed-term contract opportunity for a Finance Administrator - Accounts Receivable Focus.

This role is being offered as a 6-month FTC to cover maternity leave, with the genuine potential to transition into a permanent position. The role offers hybrid working (up to 3 days from home) and a salary of £24,000 - £26,000.

The Role:

As a Finance Assistant, your focus will be on accounts receivable and credit control across an international customer base - particularly Australia, New Zealand, and Ireland. You'll play a key part in maintaining aged debt performance, managing credit limits, and ensuring timely allocation of customer payments.

Why Apply?

  • 6-month FTC with potential for permanency
  • Hybrid working (up to 3 days from home)
  • Opportunity to work alongside a very experienced and established credit controller
  • Regular one-to-one support and tailored development plans
  • AAT study support available
  • 3pm Friday finish

Key Responsibilities:

  • Chasing aged debt, primarily via email, across global customers
  • Processing and allocating payments against invoices
  • Monitoring and reviewing customer credit limits, escalating risks where necessary
  • Producing aged debt reports for the Finance Team Leader
  • Supporting with month-end processes and reporting
  • Covering wider transactional finance duties where required

Ideal Candidate:

  • Strong Excel skills and attention to detail
  • Previous experience in accounts receivable/credit control advantageous
  • Someone who is looking to learn and develop, to be proactive to ask what other tasks and responsibilities they can support with
  • Opportunity to become apart of a true team environment, where everyone covers for each other

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