Role Summary
1. Responsibilities: As an Accounts Receivable Administrator focusing on the company’s sales ledger, you will utilise your existing experience to play a key role in delivering a wide range of financial tasks, quickly taking on significant responsibility across the Finance function.
2. Salary: £25,000 to £29,000 per annum, depending on your experience
3. Benefits: Discretionary profit share bonuses paid twice per year, hybrid and flexible working options, generous holiday allowance, private medical insurance, critical illness cover, income protection, full funding for external training and more
4. Role Type: Full-time, permanent
5. Start Date: We are currently recruiting for start dates throughout 2025, including June and July, and you will be asked to state your availability on your application form
6. Application Deadlines: Whilst there are no set application deadlines, we strongly recommend applying as early as possible. The role will close when a suitable candidate is found
7. Location: This role is available in our Global Headquarters in Cambridge
About the Role
As an Accounts Receivable Administrator at Costello Medical you will be responsible for the effective management of our sales ledger within the Finance team, as well as playing a key part in the development of our financial processes, allowing for real autonomy in the role. You will also have the opportunity to take on additional responsibilities across the Finance function, enabling you to take initiative and proactively shape the role as it evolves.
Key responsibilities will include:
8. Raising sales invoices for customers
9. Customer credit control management
10. Allocating customer receipts
11. Bookkeeping across all group companies using AIQ, Rapport3, and Concur
12. Advising our scientific teams on invoicing and project matters
13. Investigating and resolving customer queries
14. Innovating and suggesting improvements across financial and administrative systems
15. Assisting with tasks in other areas of finance, such as purchase ledger and reporting
16. Projecting a positive image of the Finance team and actively seeking to enhance efficiency
You will receive comprehensive one-to-one training from experienced members of the team, learning about the technical aspects of the role and effective project management.
Hybrid Working Policy: We believe that having face-to-face time in the office holds many benefits and is central to ensuring that the community we have created, where people have a workplace they belong to and feel part of, is never lost. At the same time, we recognise that homeworking can improve work life balance, reduce commuting times and costs, and provide the opportunity to juggle personal commitments.
Therefore, we offer flexible working arrangements that allow our colleagues who have passed probation to work from home up to half their time, measured across a 2-week rolling period. During your probationary period (normally the first 6 months of the role), you will be able to work from home 1 day per week.
Career Profile
We offer many opportunities for personal and professional development at Costello Medical. Please click below to read first-hand accounts from our colleagues about their time with the company:
About Costello Medical
Costello Medical is a rapidly growing global healthcare agency specialising in medical communications, market access and health economic and outcomes research. We work with a wide range of clients, including the industry’s most successful pharmaceutical and medical technology companies, patient and public health bodies and charitable organisations. We have been listed in the Top 100 Best Companies to Work For list since 2017, and were proud to receive B Corporation accreditation in 2022. Please click here to learn more about us, our work, and our mission:
Requirements
About You
We are seeking an enthusiastic and ambitious candidate who is eager to embrace new challenges and excel in providing outstanding support to our Finance team. You will enjoy developing, improving, and taking ownership of internal sales ledger processes as the company continues to grow. You will also enjoy working in a fast-paced environment, learning all aspects of our internal systems, and proactively facilitating improvements across our financial functions.
Essential requirements for the role are:
17. A minimum of 2 years' experience in a finance-related role
18. Experience working directly within sales ledger
19. Excellent numerical skills
20. Strong communication skills, both written and verbal, alongside an ability to build robust and sustainable working relationships
21. Exceptional organisational skills and an ability to apply meticulous attention to detail
22. The ability to plan and prioritise your own time, manage and meet competing deadlines, and coordinate effectively with others
23. An interest in, and aptitude for, mastering unfamiliar systems and company processes
24. Experience using Microsoft Office applications, specifically the VLOOKUP and pivot table functions in Excel
Desired requirements for the role are:
25. Recent experience managing accounts receivable processes
26. Practical experience using the Rapport3, Concur and AccountsIQ applications, as well as an understanding of other financial systems
27. Completed, or working towards the completion of, an AAT Level 3 or Level 4 qualification
Benefits
What We Offer
Alongside our award-winning company culture, where every team member is celebrated, respected, and has their voice heard, we are proud to offer a comprehensive benefits package which includes:
28. A starting salary of £25,000 to £29,000 per annum, depending on your experience, as well as a discretionary profit share bonus paid twice per year
29. 25 days’ annual leave plus bank and public holidays, as well as a holiday buy and sell scheme
30. Flexible working hours and the chance to work from home for up to half of your working time after passing probation
31. Flexible benefits scheme offering cash payments, additional pension contributions and more
32. Private Medical Insurance which offers comprehensive cover on a “medical history disregard” basis
33. Paid study leave and funding for external qualifications
34. Critical Illness Cover, Income Protection and Life Assurance
35. Paid and unpaid sabbaticals based on length of service
Please click here to learn about our full reward package and the other benefits of working for Costello Medical:
The Application Process
You are required to submit your CV and a cover letter via our online application form. In your cover letter, you must explain why you think you would be suited to the role and why you would like to join Costello Medical, with examples to support both.
Our recruitment process then begins with a telephone interview conducted by a member of the Talent Acquisition team. Following this, you will be sent an assessment to complete in your own time. If successful, you will be invited to an interview with senior members of our Finance team. Our standard recruitment process lasts around 3 weeks, however this can be adapted if necessary.
As an equal opportunity employer, we are committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive workforce and, throughout the recruitment process, there are a number of reasonable adjustments we can provide. Please click here to learn more.
Please note that, whilst we embrace AI to innovate and improve processes, your role may involve confidential data that cannot be uploaded to AI. Therefore, it is important for us to assess your own skills and abilities, so we recommend that you do not rely solely on this technology to generate any application materials.
Visa Sponsorship
Please note that this role does not meet the eligibility criteria for visa sponsorship, and you will therefore need the right to work in the UK independently from the company.