Accounting & AR Specialist

We are seeking a motivated and detail-oriented individual to join our Finance team as our new Accounting & AR Specialist.

This role offers an excellent opportunity to work in a fast-paced environment, contributing to key financial processes such as core accounting for month end close and customer collections. The ideal candidate will possess strong finance and accounting skills with a collaborative mindset, a proactive approach to problem-solving and a desire to build their understanding of accounting and operational processes. Youll be working closely with stakeholders across the business and within finance to ensure the best possible information is made available to colleagues and deliver strong, predictable customer collections.

Key Responsibilities:

• Maintain precise books: Managing AP, employee expenses and billing transactions as well as journal entries, reconciliations, and expense analysis provide support across all monthly, quarterly and annual close processes.
• Ensure reporting is updated accurately, ready for review and distribution.
• Proactively manage AR collections, follow up on outstanding balances and provide customer service regarding collections issues, onboarding for customer portals and resolving customer disputes.
• Collaborate across functions (Sales, Customer Success, Ops) to resolve billing process issues
• Keep tools in sync: Work across NetSuite, MAXIO, Yokoy, Stripe, CRM, and other internal platforms
• Deliver insightful AR reporting, financial analysis and insight to support decision-making
  

What You'll Bring:

• A bachelors degree in accounting, finance, or a related field is essential.
• Progress towards completing recognised accounting qualifications (ACA, ACCA, CMA, CPA or equivalent).

• Basic knowledge of accounting principles (GAAP or IFRS)
• At least 1-3 years of progressive accounting and B2B collections, ideally in a tech, services or data environment.
• Knowledge of invoicing, credit memo, and payment application processes
• Familiarity with SaaS billing, recurring revenue, and financial systems.
• Proficiency in accounting software e.g., NetSuite (Preferred), QuickBooks, Xero, SAP, or Microsoft Dynamics.
• A strong communicator in English language, both written and oral, who is as comfortable in a spreadsheet or on email as on a Zoom call
• Proactive, analytical, organized, a team player and a natural problem-solver with a hunger to progress and an eye for process improvement / automation
• Bonus if youve had experience in scaling finance functions in a growing tech business and thrive in dynamic environment.
• A good sense of humour.