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ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE TEAM LEAD
REPORTS TO: ACCOUNTING MANAGER
POSITION SUMMARY
Oversee the overall account receivable credit function for USA/Canada. This includes qualification of new customers and suppliers, collections, interface with sales team, AR reconciliation and the development of tools and measurements to ensure that continuous improvement in the credit management and payable systems, processes and procedures is achieved.
MAIN ACCOUNTABILITIES
1.Accounts Receivable Collections: Manage the collection team as required to meet certain goals or objectives – past % customer balances, and DSO. Provide strong coordination with sales department in collection activities including credit alerts, weekly updates, monthly reports, as well as day-to-day coordination with the field sales teams and reps. Maintain monthly metrics to show collections called made by team member, and problem log. Continuously develop new tools and processes to increase efficiency and productivity of the collection team and sales team as relates to collections
2.Ensure that Accounts Receivable Balance is Accurate: Responsible for ensuring that individual customer balances accurately reflect what is owed; i.e., that terms are correct, collection problems are recognized and acted upon, old credits and invoices are properly matched and removed, unauthorized deductions are re-billed and collected
3.Provide Oversight on Marketing Rebates and all other types of credits: Monitor and audit the issuance of billback credits to ensure that discounts are properly calculated and authorized. Keep track of credits in the system and ensure that we understand the impact on cash flow, credits are matched against invoices, and that old credits are purges in a proper way
4.Oversight of Existing Customer Base: Responsible for day to day maintenance of placing customers on credit hold or taking customers off credit hold as determined by payment history or inability to resolve problems. Responsible for running a weekly target list meeting to address all critical past due balances and accounts. Action Items developed to resolve biggest issues quickly. Maintain a “HOLD LIST” of customers whose financial circumstances increase the risk of bad debt.
5. Establishment of Customer Credit: responsible for approving the addition of new customers and establishing proper credit limits. Research new customers for credit worthiness (DnBi, COFACE, etc.), develop financial profile, set credit limits, enroll in COFACE.
6. Ad-Hoc projects as needed
POSITION REQUIREMENTS (Knowledge, Competencies and Abilities)
activity and cash applications
Job Types: Full-time, Permanent
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Work Location: One location
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