Junior Accounts Receivable Specialist 18m mat cover

For Linklaters Warsaw, we are currently recruiting for the Junior Accounts Receivable Specialist (18 months' mat cover) role.
About the team
Join our local finance team responsible for accounts receivable processes, cash allocation, debtor account maintenance and reporting. Collaborating with local finance teams and internal stakeholders, the team supports efficient settlement and continuous process improvement.
You will be responsible for:
Allocating incoming payments to invoices and handling customer clearing
Maintaining debtor accounts and monitoring receivables and overdue items
Uploading bank statements and reconciling debtor ledgers
Preparing regular reports and maintaining customer files
Liaising with finance teams to resolve settlement queries
Supporting process improvements and service efficiency
Monitoring key performance indicators and escalating risks
Apply if you:
Have a finance or accounting background - desirable
Have around one year of professional experience, ideally in shared services, business process outsourcing or accounts receivable
Demonstrate strong attention to detail and accuracy
Are proficient in Microsoft Office, especially Excel
Communicate confidently in English - min. B2
Manage well changing priorities
Show teamwork, discretion and problem-solving skills
Location
Warsaw (hybrid model - 2 days in the office per week)
Benefits
Joining Team Linklaters will see you qualify for a range of benefits designed to reward the vital contribution you'll be making to our success.
These include:
Private medical care
Free in-house fitness centre
Life insurance
Worldwide travel insurance for business and non-business travel
Benefit Multisport club card or subsidised travel card
Wide range of training opportunities
About Linklaters
Linklaters is a people business. Being best in class in the eyes of our clients means that our people must be exceptional.
We look not only for brilliant minds, but for people who will thrive in our environment: people who love working collaboratively and demonstrate the innovative, efficient, agile, entrepreneurial, and responsible mind-set we aim to bring to every interaction. Ours is an environment of outperformance.
We achieve this not with targets and incentives, but by fostering a positive, supportive, fair, and open atmosphere. We respect and value difference but insist on inclusivity. We celebrate all aspects of diversity and challenge any form of bias, because we want everyone to feel that they belong. This is vital to our ability to work as one team, with a common mind-set.
We recognise that one size does not fit all. Our goal is to embed flexibility across our firm by giving everyone the opportunity to work in an agile way, whether as a regular pattern or on an ad hoc basis, and we will be happy to discuss this further.
What sets us apart
At Linklaters
• We offer a truly global work experience and the opportunity to be involved in strategic projects that drive innovation and shape the future of our business
• We belong to a firm that embodies its corporate social, environment and governance responsibility commitments
• We celebrate diversity, equity and inclusion so our people can bring themselves to work
• We advocate speak-up culture to empower our people in sharing their voices and an open-door policy to ensure they are listened to
• We invest in custom-fit career paths for our people in line with their talents and aspirations
• We provide agile working solutions to meet the changing needs of our people and our business
• We are committed to people first relationships based on mutual trust, respect and appreciation
• We support the health and wellbeing of our people, providing a safe space to talk about emotions and mental health with access to expert advice as needed
• We invest in developing leaders of the future who demonstrate emotional intelligence and a passion to discover, coach and develop the talents of others
Technical Skills:
This list of duties and responsibilities above is not exhaustive. It is intended to describe the general content of, and requirements for, the performance of this job. As such, the role may also include the undertaking of additional tasks as required.