Interim AR Manager

Job Description

Are you an experienced Credit Manager, who can manage the end to end AR function And who is available from November 1st or sooner This is a 14 month Fixed Term Contract to cover maternity, the successful candidate will receive a 5-7 week handover. This role is Hybrid 2-3 days in the office per week. SF are working exclusively with a market leading organisation who have services across the UK, Europe, North America and Asia. In this role you will lead, support and manage a very experienced team of 12 Credit Controllers, and will report directly to the FinanceDirector. There is a lot of root cause analysis and reporting in the role, so someone possibly who has been a Group Credit Manager this could suit. Your new role The role will be responsible for effectively and efficiently managing the AR team and overseeing invoicing, debt collection, T&Cs and management of customer receipts for the Group. - Direct supervision of a team of two Supervisors and indirect management of a team of 13 staff spread across international locations (the majority being in the UK) - Involved in recruiting new staff, ensuring that they have an agreed training plan and that training is delivered as required - Ensuring regular one to ones with direct reports and supporting indirect - Ensuring consistency in process and approach, across the Group where appropriate, taking into account local differences required and agreeing. - Administering team bonus scheme, setting targets and communicating actual results; - All month-end and ad-hoc reporting of outstanding debt, cash collected, cash forecasting as well as any other ad-hoc reports as and when required. - Ensuring that queries are dealt with promptly and that the underlying causes are addressed to avoid recurrence; aiming for a high performing team with minimal errors. - Ensuring 100% cash collection & allocation - Collating and reviewing refund requests for all customer groups - Ensuring that Sales Force system reconciled to Finance system for all sales transactions and that customers are linked correctly. - Ensuring that cheques etc. are banked promptly. - Working with Group FC to ensure correct and relevant process and controls are in place to be audit compliant. - Ensuring that unallocated cash is kept to a minimum; - Ensuring a clean ledger (no credit balances, unknown cash etc.) - Ensuring that the contra and intercompany processes are working efficiently from an AR perspective. - Working closely with Treasury and dealing with bank reconciliation queries. - Acting as the main contact to deal with litigation and debt collection agencies, ensuring costs are kept to a minimum and a full process is agreed across the Group - Support on group and overseas audits, collaborating with group auditors to ensure efficient year end audit and compliance with all relevant accounting standards and regulations.. - Liaising with the wider sales team to ensure good communication and collaborative working to collect cash as soon as possible and resolve issues promptly. What youll need: 5+ years experience managing a Credit / AR function Strong communication and business partnering skills Good level of Excel (vlookups and Pivots) Experience in managing teams abroad is desirable but not essential CICM qualification or equivalent Must be able to drive What youll get in return Competitive Salary + £5k completion bonus Hybrid and flexible working 33 days annual leave inclusive of bank holidays