Accounts Receivable Team Leader

Our client is a growing nationwide financial planning and wealth advisory business which operates from over 50 offices across the UK, employing more than 700 staff.Turning over 60 million, PE-backed and with 11 billion of assets under management, it provides impartial, specialist whole market advice for individuals, corporates and trustees on pensions, retirement planning, inheritance tax planning, investments and group risk and business protection matters, often working closely with other professional advisers such as accountants and lawyers.We are currently looking to recruit a full-time Accounts Receivable Team Lead to join a friendly team in Newcastle. You will support the Group Transactional Manager to lead the Accounts Receivable team as well as perform monthly duties to support the function. Your specific responsibilities as Accounts Receivable Team Lead will include: Day to day management of a team of 5 staff, plus external outsourcing company Producing daily reports to monitor staff performance and ensuring unallocated figures are kept to a minimum Updating daily banking reports Assisting the team with complicated queries which would include communicating with office principal Managing aged debt process and ensuring any aged debt is investigated/written off in a time manner Updating and maintaining month end reports to include any new acquisitions Ensuring acquisitions are reconciled and any queries reported to the Transactional Manager Monthly pay away reports Checking and approving of month end reports ensuring journals for company accounting system are correct Ensuring journals are posted and month end is closed in a timely manner As Accounts Receivable Team Lead you will need: Strong experience gained in a Team Lead, Supervisory or Managerial role in a fast-paced, service-driven Accounting environment, ideally Accounts Receivable/Sales Ledger in the financial services industry Excellent organisational and multi-tasking abilities are essential - the ability to manage and prioritise workload,working to tight deadlines Accountancy study or qualification beneficial High standard and knowledge of Excel, as well as office systems like CRM Good communication skills Analytical and good attention to detail A motivated reliable approach - friendly, and professional at all times Rewards and benefits: Basic salary 30,000 to 45,000 based on experience & qualifications To maximise pay/rewards, you must possessalloutlined experience, skills, knowledge and qualifications 25 days holiday (rising with length of service) plus bank holidays and birthday day off Realistic rapid progression opportunity Pension, Life Assurance Study support Full time, Monday to Friday 9am to 5pm Office based role (Northern outskirts of Newcastle) with flexibility to work from home when appropriate Free parking Please note: High levels of interest mean we will only contact you if your application is shortlisted and this will happen within five working days. You must also be eligible to work in the UK. TPBN1_UKTJ

Created: 2025-09-09