Accounts Receivable Supervisor - 12 Months Contract Role

Kuehne + Nagel AS; Vancouver; Hybrid; CAD 67,000 - 71,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading logistics company is seeking an Accounts Receivable Supervisor in Vancouver to manage financial responsibilities including cash flow, oversee collections, and support team training. The role requires a Bachelor's in Finance and 3+ years in finance and collections, offering a competitive salary and benefits.

Benefits

Health and dental benefits

Retirement savings plan

Tuition reimbursement

Qualifications

• 3+ years of experience in Finance and Collections functions from freight forwarding industry.
• Expertise with various types of accounting software platforms.
• Strong supervisory and leadership skills.

Responsibilities

• Resolve overdue bills and collect payments from businesses.
• Assist the Collections Manager with credit and collection decisions.
• Ensure effective cash application and daily reconciliations.

Skills

Organizational skills

Attention to detail

Supervisory skills

Education

Bachelors Degree in Finance, Accounting or similar field

Tools

MS Word

PowerPoint

Excel

Accounting software platforms

Job description

It's more than a job

As a finance professional at Kuehne+Nagel, your work includes managing budgets, strategic planning, and overseeing financial operations. You also help make ordinary and special moments possible for people around the world. Because your financial diligence allows your colleagues across the company to stay focused on the core of their work, whether it's getting vital healthcare products to those who need them or fresh fruit to children playing in the park. Finance work at Kuehne+Nagel, means more than we imagine.

As the Accounts Receivable Supervisor you will assist on the day-to-day financial responsibilities as required by the share service center to maximizing cash flow and minimizing, Days Sales Outstanding (DSO) and overdue balances. You will also mitigate any current/future business unit risks while establishing and following through on procedures designed to maximize current and future growth

How you create impact

• You will resolve overdue bills and collecting payments from businesses (B2B) and ensure timely and accurate submission of tickets via the internal platforms
• Supporting team development by monitoring performance and delivering training when needed
• Assisting the Collections Manager with day-to-day credit and collection decisions and on People’s Performance Reviews
• Ensure effective and timely cash application + reconciliation on daily basis
• Work with the Allocation team and monitor the accuracy of the cash allocation
• Work with Implementation Manager on new developed processes and assist on the successful implementation to the team. I.e. HighRadius, Dispute Management, E-Invoice, etc
• Ensure that collections goals are achieved; and accurate business records and sound bookkeeping procedures are maintained
• Development of KPIs, ad-hoc reports, and new analysis’s as required
• Assist the Finance reporting team with AR reports (Web forms, Budget, etc.)
• Assist the Credit Granting + Control Tower teams. Follow up on overdue balances affecting the credit limit increases/renewals and file releases etc.
  
  

If you require an accommodation for the recruitment /interview process (including alternate formats of materials, or accessible meeting rooms or other accommodation), please let us know and we will work with you to meet your needs.

What we would like you to bring

• Bachelors Degree in Finance, Accounting or similar field is required
• 3+ years of experience in Finance and Collections functions from freight forwarding industry
• Proficient in MS Word and PowerPoint, and can maintain complex Excel spreadsheets
• Expertise with various types of accounting software platforms
• Strong supervisory and leadership skills
• Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail.

What's in it for you

At Kuehne+Nagel we strive daily to inspire, empower, and deliver not only to our customers, but also to our colleagues. We offer a dynamic global work environment with opportunities for excellent training programs and career mobility. The target salary range for this position is between $67,000 and $71,000. Base salary is part of a competitive total rewards package that includes health and dental benefits, a retirement savings plan, and tuition reimbursement. Individual pay may vary from the target range and is determined by a number of factors including experience, skills, job location, internal pay equity, and other relevant business considerations. Kuehne+Nagel reviews pay ranges regularly to ensure competitive and fair pay based on industry market data. #LI-HYBRID

Who we are

Logistics shapes everyday life - from the goods we consume to the healthcare we rely on. At Kuehne+Nagel, your work goes beyond logistics; it enables both ordinary and special moments in the lives of people around the world.

As a global leader with a strong heritage and a vision to move the world forward, we offer a safe, stable environment where your career can make a real difference. Whether we help deliver life-saving medicines, develop sustainable transportation solutions or support our local communities, your career will contribute to more than you can imagine.

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