Accounts Receivable & Credit Control Officer
- Adelaide city office location, close to public transport
- Professional services firm, corporate environment
- Supportive and friendly team
- Ongoing learning and development
- Permanent full-time role, opportunities for flexible hours or part-time options
Madderns is Adelaide’s leading Patent & Trade Mark Attorney firm providing specialist advice and assistance to high profile Australian and overseas clients in relation to intellectual property (IP) law including patents, trade marks, and designs.
We are seeking an experienced Accounts Receivable & Credit Control Officer to join our Adelaide team in a varied role with primary responsibility for accounts receivable and credit control, while also supporting payroll, foreign accounts payable and broader finance activities. Reporting directly to the Head of Finance, this hands-on role offers the opportunity to make a meaningful contribution to the finance function while developing your existing skills. If you are highly organised with a strong focus on accuracy and client service, then we want to hear from you!
The Role
This full-time role is based in our Adelaide office, working 37.5 hours per week. Responsibilities include:
- managing accounts receivable and allocating customer receipts
- performing proactive credit control and debtor collection
- preparing debtor reports and aged receivables analysis
- managing financial relationships with overseas firms, including foreign accounts payable activities that support effective credit control and debtor management
- reconciling bank accounts
- assisting with payroll processing
- assisting with finance projects and process improvements
- working closely with the accounts payable function and broader finance team
As your skills develop, you will have the opportunity to become involved in finance reporting, process improvement initiatives, systems enhancements and other accounting activities.
What We Are Seeking
To be considered for this role, you will have previous experience in an accounts receivable role, or credit control role. You will be able to demonstrate the following:
- Accounting, finance or business qualifications will be viewed favourably
- Accounts receivable and/or credit control experience (3+ years)
- Confidence in communicating professionally with clients about debt recovery
- Professional and measured approach to debtor management
- Experience in a professional office environment, preferably within in a legal or professional services firm
- Experience using accounting software and business systems
- Experience with MYOB Advanced or MYOB Acumatica will be viewed favourably
- Proven ability to learn new systems and processes
- Excellent attention to detail, accuracy and efficiency
- Strong numeracy and analytical skills
- Strong reporting skills, with the ability to structure data logically and tailor it to your audience
- Strong Microsoft Excel skills and confidence working with financial data and reports
- Excellent communication skills, and fluency in English (both verbal and written) to deal confidently with client and staff queries
- Highly organised
- Proven ability to exercise judgement, set priorities, and balance work tasks to meet deadlines
- Strong commitment to providing excellent service to both internal stakeholders and external clients
- A proactive and flexible approach to assisting the finance team to cover fluctuations in workloads when required
- Proven experience handling confidential information with discretion
What We Offer
This is an opportunity to join a friendly and supportive finance team within one of Adelaide’s leading professional services firms. We offer a varied role with genuine opportunities to develop your accounting skills beyond accounts receivable and credit control, including exposure to payroll, financial reporting, systems and process improvements, and finance projects. You’ll receive ongoing training and mentoring, flexible working arrangements, excellent working conditions, a modern CBD office close to public transport, shops and cafés, and access to a broad range of staff benefits and social activities. We are open to part-time variations between 30 to 37.5 hours per week.
Apply now! https://au.seek.com/job/93113334
Please submit your application via the Seek ‘apply’ process via this link https://au.seek.com/job/93113334.
Your application should include a cover letter explaining your suitability for the position and your current CV/Résumé showing your full work history. To apply for this position, you must have the ongoing right to work in Australia. The successful candidate will be required to undertake a new National Police Check. Phone enquiries can be directed to Tanya Seekamp, 0403 319 863.
Madderns Patent & Trade Mark Attorneys is a well-established, independently owned and operated, leading Australian Patent and Trade Mark Attorney firm. We specialise in the registration and prosecution of patents, trade marks and designs, both in Australia and overseas. We help businesses take their great ideas to the world.
