This role will lead and direct the activities of the accounts receivable team. This individual will be responsible for ensuring that client billings are being issued timely and customer collections are being followed up on regularly. The position requires a highly motivated individual with a proven background in billing and collections. The position also requires a fundamental knowledge and experience with month end close procedures controls analytics foreign currency issues and effective management of people and processes.
This is a Global leadership position within a fastgrowing dynamic business and as such there will be an expectation that the individual appointed will have a genuine focus on continuous improvement and the gravitas to drive improvements across the Companys key business processes.
Responsibilities:
- Oversee all aspects of Accounts Receivable function including billings application of cash to open receivables reconciliation of billed A/R customer collections and optimizing cash flow.
- Oversee all aspects of the Billing function including managing contractual deadlines reviewing invoices and revenue recognition.
- Communicate effectively with staff as well as the various departments that play a role in the Billing and A/R functions.
- Oversee the collections team ensuring regular leadership reporting of aged receivables
- Ensure that all billings are generated and sent to customers timely.
- Oversee the reconciliation of Accounts Receivable related accounts such as: accounts receivable unbilled receivables and bad debt. Identify and resolve potential general ledger versus project activity balance variances.
- Lead monthly meetings with the sales RVPs to ensure they have regular communications regarding their clients invoicing and past due amounts.
- Review and update the bad debt provision quarterly and adjust the audit memo annually.
- Review the monthly Accounts Receivable flux analysis for both P&L and BS providing the final copy to the Controller.
- Leads process improvement initiatives finding solutions to complex billing revenue and accounts receivable issues.
- Assist with audit requests and special projects as assigned.
- Communicate and work alongside key stakeholders including FP&A.
- Be the key contact for the internal and external auditors to ensure real time collective support on approach to given matters.
- Develop and maintain the performance of the team directly and indirectly through Team Leaders including recruiting coaching performance management and developing the team as is needed.
- Generate and provide revenue and AR reporting to leadership as required.
- Perform adhoc management related requests and analysis.
Qualifications :
- Bachelors Degree or an accredited institution in a relevant field
- 5 years of experience with full cycle accounts receivable including both billings and collections
- 5 years of experience managing staff and proven effectiveness
- 5 years working with multiple entities and different foreign exchange rates
- 5 years working with different sales VAT GST schemes
- Strong effective communication skills at all levels of the business including csuite
- Tech savvy with proven experience of working in NetSuite
- Experience of working for a SAAS Company preferred
- Strong solutionoriented leadership skills with a demonstrated ability to influence management and contributors at all levels of the organization and across functions
- Experience of working within a complex US corporate structure highly advantageous
Remote Work :
Yes
Employment Type :
Fulltime