Accounts Receivable Team Lead

Moving forward is impossible without the initial drive to do things differently. Our business is all about the people we come across, whether it's in our everyday interactions or in our vision for the brand.

- Accounting / administrative degree or other similar professional qualification;
- Minimum 3 years experience as a Team Leader;
- Proven experience and record of process migrations and transitions;
- Experience in SAP and ERP Receivables Systems;
- Experience in Receivables Process Automation and Systems Solutions;
- Previously worked in a high volume/fast paced environment - Customer Facing, Transactional, and Analytical;
- Experience in People and Performance Management;
- High-level of proficiency in various computer applications including Intermediate Excel skills;
- Strong project and change management skills, familiarity with project management approaches and tools required;
- Excellent English communication skills (verbal and written);
- Strong people leadership skills, people development experience, proven ability to lead, motivate and train;
- Detail oriented, strong planning and work flow management, superb organizational skills;
- Ability to handle multiple priorities and meet deadlines.

- Plans, schedules and directs the work of the Accounts Receivable department including development and implementation of procedures and methods to monitor work activities and ensuring appropriate levels of resource; analyzes department budget to determine budget needs or reductions; establishes procedures and policies to improve effectiveness of the Accounts Receivable Team;
- Manages the functional process of the Accounts Receivable department, including the processing of bills, invoices and credit notes, the processing of receipts and direct debits, the maintainance of customer data, the mitigation to exposure of bad debt risk and maintainance of statement of outstanding debtors, processing of Accounts Receivable information into General Ledger, archiving of source documents, forecasting and GL Reconciliations and timely resolution of. Assists the Manager Treasury with forecasting of Receivables;
- Leads the delivery of Shared Services Objectives based on the principles of superior customer service, continuous improvement and best-practice management techniques. Maintains excellent relationships with internal and external customers so as to ensure mutual goals are achieved and up-to-date knowledge of best practices within the Accounts Receivable environment;
- Identifies areas of potential process improvement within the Accounts Receivable environment, and assists with the implementation of these improvements. Develops and enforces appropriate policies, procedures and internal controls, so as to protect the assets of the company. Ensures Customer Terms are reflective of agreements and Company Policy through regular review and changes maintained on a timely basis;
- Provides reporting of receivable information to management within agreed timeframes. Develops appropriate Best practise benchmarks together with comparative Operational and KPI’s Dashboard Reporting for the Accounts Receivable group and takes action if performance is poor.

Only eligible candidates will be contacted in a maximum of 3 weeks. All information will be treated as strictly confidential.