Accounts Receivable Lead - O2C / I2C

Job Description

Our global manufacturing client with 6000 customers across c. 80 countries seeks an International / Group O2C/I2C Team Leader on a 6 month fixed term contract.Ideally you will have a strong track record in credit control / accounts receivable. Potentially an AR / O2C / I2C Lead who is looking to progress towards manager.You will have extensive credit control / accounts recievable experience including 3 years+ lead/supervisory experience.You will have worked in a large / international / global corporate - ideally with manufacturing / supply-chain exposure. Oracle experience advantageous.Reporting to the European Controller, you will be repsonsible for managing and developing the International Group AR team and overseeing operations of several international entities.Responsibilities include:

• Lead, manage and develop the centralised Accounts Receivable Team based in the UK

• Be responsible for Credit Limit exposure and Credit Risk Management activities

• Support and monitor credit control activities in other European countries

• Be responsible for achieving the KPIs and collection targets by the Team on both 3rd party and Intercompany accounts

• Lead regular AR meetings and ensure the information flow to the wider business on any points requiring escalation

• Be the lead on making sure any requests from External Auditors are appropriately dealt with

• Be responsible for the Month End process, reporting and additional Quarter End activities such as Bad Debt reconciliation to HFM

• Be responsible for the full self bill reconciliation, by preparing, monitoring, and approving the calculation on a regular basis. Act as a single point of contact for any self-bill related queries

• Prepare weekly and monthly KPIs as required by the Business

• Monitor daily credit risk exposure for all European entities

• Review, approve and process any credit terms extension requests and payment plans in cooperation with Business Unit Finance Director

• Work with business unit Finance Directors and Operating Unit Finance Manager to monitor and decrease the credit risk exposure in European / International markets

• Advise on need for Bad Debt provisions as required

• Resolve issues raised by business connected to data transfer activities working with internal CSR, IT Department.

• Support Team in daily activities and be prepared to act as cover during holidays, sickness, etc

• Support the Team with any technical Accounts Receivable Questions and day to day tasks

• Prepare the AR reports as necessary for CFO and Operating Committee on a regular basis

• Daily bank load and allocation activities as required, including regular Letter of Credit support, cheques and Bills of Lading and Bills of Exchange. Act as a single point of contact for any issues arising with this activity

• Responsible for ensuring retroactive price changes are applied correctly in the underlined systems and appropriate documents are issued to the Customer

• Responsible for creation/approval of manual transactions for all centralised entities

• Responsible for any AR related adjustments and refunds

• Other I2C tasks as required

Keyskills :
Accounts ReceivableCredit ControlCredit RiskI2Corder to cash