Accounts Payable & Receivable Manager (Maternity Cover)

Please note this is a 12 month FTC covering maternity leave.

We would consider this role on a full time or 4 day per week basis.

Purpose Of Role:

To support the finance function during maternity leave by managing end-to-end Accounts Payable and Accounts Receivable processes within a fast-paced EV charging infrastructure business. The role ensures accurate billing across installation and operations & maintenance (O&M) revenue streams, timely supplier payments, and robust financial controls to support operational and commercial performance.

 

This role is based in our Aberdeen office. We work in a hybrid working model and the successful candidate will be required to be in the office at least 2 days a week.

 

Key Responsibilities:

Accounts Receivable (Revenue & Billing)

• Manage invoicing across core revenue streams:
• O&M (reactive maintenance and contracted services)
• EV charge point deployments and installations
• OCPI partner billing
• Oversee monthly & quarterly settlement report distribution to clients (contractual reporting relating to energy usage and revenue share agreements)
• Co-ordinate & respond to client queries on settlement reports and billing discrepancies
• Perform trade debtor reviews, highlighting risks, aged debt, and recovery actions
• Manage the AR inbox, ensuring timely and accurate responses to internal and external stakeholders
• Provide financial support to the Account Management team, including billing clarification

 

Accounts Payable (Suppliers & Operational Costs)

• Line manage and support Senior Accounts Payable Specialist
• Review and process employee expenses and mileage claims, ensuring compliance with company policy and mileage caps
• Implement employee expense management system to streamline the process, including business wide training
• Review and manage trade creditors, including investigation of negative balances and aged items
• Ensure invoices coded to correct department and TB line
• Perform trade creditor subledger reconciliations and assist with balance sheet reporting
• Ensure timely and accurate supplier payments

 

Shared Finance & Reporting Responsibilities

• Perform trade debtor subledger reconciliations and update balance sheet packs
• Assist with Construction Industry Scheme (CIS) returns, including data preparation and issuance of Payment and Deduction Statements in line with HMRC reporting deadlines
• Support wider Finance team with month-end close
• Maintain strong financial controls and audit trails across all processes
• Proactively identify and resolve discrepancies across customer and supplier accounts

Key competencies/behaviours:

• Commercial Awareness: Understanding of EV charging revenue streams, including energy usage, service contracts, and installation projects
• Attention to Detail: High accuracy in handling complex billing structures and reconciliations
• Analytical Thinking: Ability to interpret settlement reports, identify discrepancies, and resolve issues
• Communication Skills: Confident in dealing with clients, suppliers, and operational teams
• Ownership & Accountability: Takes responsibility for end-to-end processes
• Adaptability: Comfortable working in a growing, evolving industry environment
• Collaboration: Works effectively with finance, operations, and account management teams

Qualifications, Skills and Experience:

• AAT qualified or part-qualified (or equivalent experience) preferred
• Knowledge of CIS (Construction Industry Scheme) desirable
• Relevant finance/accounting qualification is advantageous but not essential
• Proven experience in Accounts Payable and Accounts Receivable, ideally in a project-based, utilities, energy, or infrastructure environment
• Must be eligible to work in the UK

Strong experience in:

• Subledger reconciliations (AR & AP)
• Debtor and creditor management
• Expense processing and controls

• Experience managing high-volume queries via shared inboxes

What we offer:

• Competitive salary
• Competitive Pension Scheme - via Royal London
• Flexible working hours and hybrid working model
• 28 days of holidays and generous Family Leave policies
• Central London location - Waterloo
• Lots of opportunities to socialise!

Why should you choose Connected Kerb as your next career move?

• We are passionate about people and will work with you to define opportunities to develop your career
• Lots of opportunities to really develop your expertise.
• A flat organisation, where exceptional talents can make a real impact.
• A diverse and exciting work atmosphere, working with passionate and talented teams.

Connected Kerb is committed to the equal treatment of all current and prospective employees. We aspire to have a diverse and inclusive workplace and strongly encourage suitably qualified applicants from a wide range of backgrounds to apply and join Connected Kerb.

Please note, we do not accept speculative CVs and we are not accepting CVs submitted by recruitment agencies.