Accounts Receivable - Food Manufacturing

About the role

An established Australian business in the food manufacturing sector is recruiting an experienced Accounts Receivable professional to join its finance team in Ashgrove, Brisbane. The role suits people who enjoy relationship management, problem-solving and the commercial side of accounts receivable rather than purely high-volume transactional processing. You will manage a debtor ledger while helping develop and implement more structured credit policies and processes.

Key responsibilities

• Proactively manage debtor accounts, follow up outstanding payments and maintain positive customer relationships
• Monitor debtor balances, payment terms, credit limits and overdue accounts
• Perform account reconciliations and investigate discrepancies such as credits, overcharges and undercharges
• Review credit applications and conduct credit checks in line with established processes
• Support credit insurance monitoring and associated administration
• Resolve account queries and payment issues with sales teams, management and customers
• Prepare debtor reports and analyse them to identify trends and potential risks
• Help implement and improve credit control policies and procedures

Required profile

• 3-4+ years' experience in Accounts Receivable, Credit Control or a similar finance position
• Demonstrated experience managing debtor accounts, collections and reconciliations
• Confident communicating with customers, sales teams and management
• Proactive, commercially minded approach to debtor management
• Experience in manufacturing, FMCG, wholesale or distribution environments is well regarded

Required skills

• Good Excel skills and confidence with accounting systems
• Strong attention to detail and organisational skills
• MYOB experience is advantageous but not essential

What we offer

• A manageable debtor ledger with a focus on credit control
• Support and training as new credit procedures are introduced
• Close collaboration with finance leadership and commercial teams