Our Client is seeking an Accounts Receivable Manager, ideally with previous supervisory experience and used to dealing with multi currencies and exchange rates.
Job Summary:
Directs, manages and controls the production, recording, posting, reconciling, disbursement, and reconciliation of accounts receivable in assigned region.
Responsibilities include managing and challenging department members to expand their career skills and working closely with Treasury to support cash forecasting efforts and standard credit and collection activities.
Ensures departmental processes are properly documented, and are being followed in support of corporate control compliance guidelines.
Promote cross training across organisation to optimise skill synergies to provide best customer support.
Work closely with project management staff to ensure they can articulate to their customers the status of their grant, pass through, and/or fee based invoice amounts and respective details.
Load and reconcile budgets into Project System as required.
Core Responsibilities:
Serves as primary contact for billing activity in assigned region. Ensures systems are in place to properly process invoices accurately and timely without exception.
Line management responsibilities including professional development, performance appraisals, and employee counselling for junior and management staff. Assigns project work and reviews workload for all direct reports. Manages staff by establishing goals that will increase knowledge and skill levels, and by delegating tasks commensurate with skill level.
Supports corporate growth by billing accurately and timely all invoicing activity, and continues to review and provide alternative approaches to further enhance and improve invoicing activity.
Ensures all invoicing is properly reconciled at the project level before billing. Resolves all differences to ensure final invoice is 100% accurate.
Ensures billing type such as Fees, Labour, Pass-Through, and Per Unit activity is properly billed and reconciled at the category level.
Working closely with Accounting, provides required accounting close information per the close schedule of the assigned region.
Constantly reviews and monitors “challenge” accounts to ensure they remain in compliance with contract payment terms. Analyzes aged activity and proactively identify possible collection issues.
A bachelor’s degree or equivalent in Business, Accounting, Finance or related field or equivalent related experience, plus moderate, progressive financial experience preferably within a CRO or pharmaceutical environment.
Management experience preferred, demonstrated leadership skills required.
Strong computer skills utilising Word; Excel, or related accounting packages are necessary.
Oracle Financials experience a plus.
Ability to organize and prioritize work to meet deadlines in a fast paced environment is essential.
Requires effective presentation, documentation, leadership and interpersonal skills with a team-oriented approach.
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