AR Manager – MNC
o Industry
s 60,000
q West Dublin
p Permanent
r 1769
Our client, a well-known multinational based in West Dublin are seeking an experienced Accounts Receivable manager for their 7 person (and growing!) AR team.
Ideal candidates will have 5 years experience in an AR team leadership role within a multinational/shared services environment. This role will provide a fantastic opportunity to not only lead your own team, but be part of the wider Dublin Management Team.
Responsibilities
- Lead an expanding collections team of 7 with responsibility across Europe, MEA, LATAM and LAPAC (Distributor and direct markets)
- Collections across these markets totaling circa €160m annually and growing
- Personal development and performance management of the AR team
- Oversee day to day team workloads while demonstrating a strong partnership with Sales, Customer Service, Finance, Accounting
- Migrate and develop AR from new markets or countries as required
- Month-end close, reporting, cash forecasting & stakeholder relationship management
- Ensure regulatory compliance for SOX & Internal Audit & External Audits
- Identify areas of opportunity to improve processes, internal controls and decrease costs
- Help develop and use KPI’s and metric based reporting to monitor performance (internal and external) to ensure SLA’s, and customer expectations are met or exceeded
- Manage, coordinate, and support special projects as needed such as ERP upgrades, new software rollouts and integration of future acquired companies
- Provide reporting on various aspects of the AR function (Bad debt provision, collection forecast, dispute log)
- Contribute to the Letter of Credit transactions (pre-check, pre-approval and documentbased timely collection, and post collection processing)
- Work with the SSC Management team to identify opportunities for continuous process improvement and innovative solutions
- Ad-hoc projects as assigned to by the SSC Director
Requirements
- 5+ years’ experience managing an AR Function – preferably in a SOX & multinational environment
- Proven strong experience in team performance, strategy and management
- History of driving efficiencies & process change
- Excellent communication skills and ability to motivate the team
- Experienced in assisting or managing large AR related projects
- Experience of relationship building across multiple stakeholders
- Experience with online banking systems within multinational environment
- Good interpersonal skills with experience of working in a diverse and fast growing environment
- Finance and / or project management qualification desirable
- Advanced Excel Skills an advantage along with analytical skills and reporting experience
- Language: Fluent English – European language an advantage but not necessary
