Accounts Receivable Assistant

This job will provide you with an opportunity to further your career alongside some of the best and most passionate technology experts from around the world in a leading company within the test, measurement and data analytics industry. You will be a strong contributor collaborating closely with colleagues from various business functions.

At HBK, we live up to our three values: Be True, Own It and Aim High. We believe in absolute integrity – it’s how we win for stakeholders, the environment and each other. We believe in teamwork and keeping our promises – to ourselves and others. Finally, we believe in being bold and positive. This is how we perform at our best and achieve greater success.

The position
We are currently looking for an Accounts Receivable Accountant to join our Finance team. The position will ideally be based in one of our sites in Portugal (Porto), UK (Royston or Sheffield) or Denmark (Virum). Our new Accounts Receivable Accountant will be responsible for tasks within Accounts Receivable on specific companies in the HBK group and for dedicated global tasks.

You will be part of a global finance organization with English as the main language, you will interact with colleagues across the world and you will have a key role in our daily accounting operation and ongoing process optimization.

Primary responsibilities
You will be responsible for tasks on specific companies in the accounts receivable team and will also be responsible for dedicated global tasks.

Your daily work includes:

• Handling and posting of incoming payments
• Monitor and collect accounts receivable by contacting customers via telephone and e-mail.
• Maintain accounts receivable records to ensure aging is up to date, credits and collections are applied, uncollectible amounts are accounted for, and miscellaneous differences are cleared.
• Send out customer statements
• Quote approvals, release of orders, credit control etc.
• Milestone billing
• Participate in the monthly closing procedure, such as account reconciliations etc.
• Prepare documentation for auditors
• Answering inquiries by e-mail both to customers and colleagues in other departments around the world
• Assist in streamlining and improving the accounts receivable processes - identifying areas of performance improvement

Professional qualifications
You have an Accounting or Finance Bachelor degree or a training/apprenticeship in the commercial field with several years of professional experience with the mentioned tasks.

You have excellent communication skills in English.

You have experience with Oracle and/or SAP.

Personal skills

• High degree of responsibility
• High attention to details
• Ability to structure a varying working day
• Ability to work in under pressure and with tight deadlines
• Natural ability to communicate with a range of stakeholders with ease
• A pro-active and ambious approach to your work and career

Application deadline
Please submit your application and CV by using the direct application link.

Please note that we will be conducting interviews on an ongoing basis.

Location: Maia, PT

Additional location:

• Sheffield, GB
• Royston, GB
• Virum, DK