Full job descriptionCash Allocation Specialist | Didcot (Hybrid) | Permanent | Up to £30,000

The OpportunityIN2 Consult is partnering with a market leading business based near Didcot, to recruit a Cash Allocation Specialist into its Accounts Receivable team. This is a busy, high-volume role at the centre of the order-to-cash process. You will make sure customer receipts are matched, posted and reconciled accurately and on time, so the sales ledger always shows a true picture of what the business is owed.
Key Responsibilities*Allocate daily customer receipts from BACS, CHAPS, card and cheque payments against open invoices on the sales ledger
*Match remittance advices to payments, investigating and resolving unallocated or unidentified cash
*Reconcile customer accounts and clear historic unallocated balances and suspense items
*Post receipts accurately within agreed daily deadlines
*Work with Credit Control to resolve queries, short payments, overpayments and deductions
*Raise and process customer refunds and credit notes in line with approval controls
*Support the daily bank reconciliation and month-end close, including aged debt reporting
*Contact customers and internal teams to get missing remittance information
*Identify process improvements that cut unallocated cash and speed up allocation
About You*Previous experience in cash allocation, cash posting, sales ledger or accounts receivable
*Comfortable working through high transaction volumes quickly without losing accuracy
*Good working knowledge of Excel (VLOOKUPs, pivot tables, filters)
*Experience with various ERP systems
*Strong attention to detail with a methodical, problem-solving approach
*Confident communicator, by phone and email, with customers and colleagues
*Able to prioritise a daily workload against firm deadlines
Desirable: AAT studier or interest in studying, shared service centre experience, multi-currency or multi-entity allocation.