Location: Midlands (fully office based)
Salary: £35,000 to £38,000, dependent on experience
Hours: Full time, Monday to Friday
The Opportunity
This is a rare chance to step into a newly created role and genuinely make it your own. A well established resort and hospitality business in the Midlands is looking for a driven finance professional to lead its revenue and accounts receivable function, bring structure to a large and complex ledger, and modernise how the team works, with the backing to make real, visible change from day one.
It is a role with breadth. This will be far more than a credit control: you will own the reconciliation of revenue across multiple operational systems, lead a small and highly experienced team, and become the trusted go to person for finance, sales and operational colleagues alike. For someone who enjoys process improvement and data as much as people leadership, this is a genuinely varied and rewarding next step.
This search is being handled on a confidential basis, so no company details are included at this stage. A full briefing, including who the business is, will be given once we have spoken to you.
Why This Role Stands Out
* A newly created position with real scope to shape processes, systems and how the team operates
* Direct access to and support from senior finance leadership
* A genuine path from interim to a secure, permanent role
* A loyal, experienced team who are ready to be led and will welcome fresh ideas
* Immediate impact: your improvements will be seen and felt across the business straight away
About the Role
The role sits alongside the Assistant Financial Controller and reports directly to the Financial Controller. What started as a credit control position has grown into something broader: part accounts receivable, part revenue accounting, and part systems and process improvement.
You will lead a small team responsible for revenue posting, event billing and reconciliation, take ownership of reconciling revenue recorded through the operational systems against cash received, and act as the main point of contact for queries from sales and operational teams, so colleagues across the business can focus on their own roles.
Key Responsibilities
* Lead and develop a small accounts receivable and revenue team, ensuring cover, training and consistent standards
* Oversee reconciliation of revenue recorded through operational systems against cash, card and bank receipts
* Manage credit control for corporate, events and third party accounts, chasing payment in line with agreed terms
* Oversee billing and invoicing for events, conferences and functions
* Review existing processes and identify where better use of systems or automation can reduce manual work
* Handle refunds, miscellaneous invoicing and commission processing, with appropriate authorisation
* Own month end and year end control processes for accounts receivable, including balance sheet reconciliations
* Lead the periodic review of bad debt, recommending write off only as a last resort
* Act as the key point of contact for sales and operational teams on billing and revenue queries
* Support system upgrades and improvement projects alongside the finance and IT teams
* Support the year end external audit process
What We're Looking For
* Proven experience in accounts receivable, credit control or revenue accounting, ideally with some line management or supervisory experience
* Strong Excel and data analysis skills, comfortable working with high volumes of transactional data
* A track record of improving processes and making better use of systems
* A confident, clear communicator, able to build relationships with finance and non finance colleagues alike
* A calm, collaborative leadership style, able to introduce best practice while respecting an experienced, long serving team
* Accounting qualification not required. Candidates qualified by experience, or studying towards a qualification, are welcome to apply
What's on Offer
* Salary of £35,000 to £38,000, dependent on experience
* Generous staff discount, including on stays, dining and retail
* Leisure and golf membership
* Free onsite parking
* The chance to shape a role and make a visible, lasting improvement to how the business operates
Salary description
£35000.00 - £38000.00 per year