AR Associate Job at Manchester, Lancashire Full Time NEW

Company description:

Premier Foods is one of Britain’s biggest listed food companies, employing over 4,000 colleagues at 13 manufacturing sites and offices up and down the country. Many of our brands have been part of UK life for more than a century and you’ll find them in 94% of British households.

At Premier foods we believe in inclusion, authenticity and individuality. We aim to ensure all existing and potential colleagues are given equitable opportunities and are respected, valued and encouraged to bring their true authentic selves to work no matter who they are, what they look like, who they love or what they believe in. Our culture is one where everyone is welcome.

Job description:

Role purpose

Where passion meets purpose, this role sits at the heart of our People-First Finance community. As an Accounts Receivable Associate, you’ll play a key part in keeping our business moving—owning your sales ledger, building trusted relationships, and delivering an end-to-end service that supports both our internal teams and external customers. This is a 6 month contract role.

At Premier Foods, we believe our people make the difference. You’ll join a warm, collaborative PBS environment where individuality is celebrated, learning is encouraged, and your contribution genuinely matters.

What you’ll be doing

• Managing specific ensuring timely and accurate cash collection sales ledger accounts,
• Pro-actively carrying out credit control via email, phone, customer portals and meetings
• Validating, processing and following up claims and deductions, including commercial deductions
• Acting as the first point of contact for queries, resolving issues professionally and efficiently
• Building strong relationships with Sales teams, PBS colleagues and wider stakeholders
• Maintaining accurate records and updating SAP with collection and claim activity
• Completing monthly customer account reconciliations and preparing customer statements
• Producing regular reporting, including aged debt analysis and balance sheet commentary

What we need from you

Essential

• We are recruiting for a 6 month contract
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Strong customer service mindset with a proactive, solutions-focused approach
• Good attention to detail, able to multitask and work to deadlines
• Intermediate Excel skills (e.g. Pivot Tables, VLOOKUPs)
• Strong organisational, time-management and problem-solving skills
• Working knowledge of SAP

What we offer in return

• Competitive salary
• Wide range of online and in-house training
• Access to an employee discount scheme, with access to hundreds of nationwide retailers