Oxford Commercials is an established commercial vehicle repair and maintenance business. We are looking for an experienced, organised and confident Accounts Receivable and Credit Controller to manage our customer invoicing and credit-control process.
This is a part-time, office-based position working two half-days per week, with some flexibility over the working days. The role may increase as the business continues to grow.
The role
You will take ownership of the process from completed job through to payment, working closely with our office administrator and company director.
Your responsibilities will include:
- Reviewing completed jobs and identifying work ready to invoice
- Checking that job sheets and supporting paperwork are complete
- Requesting and chasing purchase orders from customers
- Raising and sending customer invoices
- Uploading invoices and supporting documents to customer portals
- Ensuring invoices contain the correct purchase order, vehicle details and agreed rates
- Monitoring rejected, disputed or unapproved invoices
- Resolving invoice queries with customers and our internal team
- Sending customer statements
- Chasing overdue invoices by telephone and email
- Recording promised payment dates and customer correspondence
- Allocating payments and checking remittance advice
- Monitoring customer credit limits and payment terms
- Highlighting accounts that may need to be placed on stop
- Producing a simple weekly report covering outstanding debt, missing purchase orders, disputes and expected payments
About you
The successful candidate will ideally have previous experience in:
- Credit control
- Accounts receivable
- Customer invoicing
- Purchase-order management
- Invoice portals and online customer systems
- Account reconciliation
- Telephone and email debt chasing
Experience within the commercial vehicle, automotive, transport, construction or engineering sector would be beneficial, but is not essential.
You must be:
- Confident speaking to customers and accounts departments
- Polite but persistent when chasing payment
- Highly organised and accurate
- Comfortable taking ownership of tasks
- Able to work independently
- Competent using accounting software, email and spreadsheets
- Able to identify and resolve problems before they delay payment
Working pattern
The role will initially be approximately eight hours per week, split across two half-days.
A typical working pattern may include:
First half-day: completed jobs, purchase orders, invoicing and portal submissions
Second half-day: follow-ups, overdue accounts, payment chasing and weekly reporting
Exact working days can be agreed with the successful candidate.
What we offer
- £16 to £22 per hour, depending on experience
- Permanent part-time position
- Consistent weekly hours
- Friendly, practical working environment
- Opportunity for the role and hours to grow
- Free on-site parking
To apply, please send your CV and a brief summary of your relevant invoicing, accounts receivable or credit-control experience.
Pay: £15.00-£22.00 per hour
Work Location: In person
