Accounts Receivable Manager

ACCA; Glasgow; Hybrid; GBP 43,000 - 62,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Employee assistance programme

Financial wellbeing tool

Competitive benefits package

Job summary

A leading educational organization in Glasgow is seeking an experienced Accounts Receivable Manager to oversee the Accounts Receivable team. This full-time role involves ensuring accurate processes, managing a small team, and engaging with various business areas for effective debt management. The organization promotes a flexible hybrid working environment and is committed to employee well-being and inclusive practices.

Qualifications

• Demonstrates strong Accounts Receivable Manager or Team Leader skills and experience.
• Can work within a fast-paced and changing environment.
• Has experience managing a team during significant change.
• Comfortable interacting across different business areas.
• Can represent the Accounts Receivable team in business discussions.

Responsibilities

• Ensure accurate workflow of Accounts Receivable processes.
• Motivate and supervise a team of 3.
• Review aged debtors and monitor account balances.
• Engage external legal support when necessary.
• Issue consolidated monthly debt reports.
• Support senior finance leaders to achieve strategic outcomes.

Skills

Strong team leadership skills

Ability to work under pressure

Effective communication

Experience managing change

Job description

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We are currently recruiting for an experienced Accounts Receivable Manager to join the team on a full‑time, fixed‑term basis until 30/06/26, with the opportunity to extend beyond this. The team is based in Glasgow but operates a flexible hybrid working model.

ACCA is committed to a workplace culture that is inclusive, diverse, human and connected.

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Responsibilities

• Ensure accurate and timely workflow of Accounts Receivable processes.
• Motivate and supervise a team of 3, including annual performance reviews, coaching, and development.
• Review aged debtors, monitor ageing, account balances and problem accounts, send out reminders for overdue accounts and liaise with the relevant ACCA departments on aged debt. Monitor escalation process for non‑payment of debt managed by the Financial Operations team, including engaging external legal support when necessary.
• Close and reconcile the sales ledger systems.
• Issue consolidated monthly debt reports.
• KPI reporting.
• Support the Head of Financial Operations, Head of Financial Shared Services and Director – Finance to achieve the directorate’s strategic outcomes and measures.

Qualifications

• Demonstrates strong Accounts Receivable Manager or Team Leader skills and experience.
• Can work within a fast‑paced and changing environment, working under pressure and able to meet tight deadlines.
• Has experience of managing a team during significant change of systems or processes.
• Is comfortable interacting and influencing across different business areas, supplier organisations and all levels of seniority.
• Can represent the voice of the Accounts Receivable team in internal business discussions and decisions.

We strive to create an environment where you can prioritise your wellbeing and offer a competitive benefits package to help you do this. We provide an employee assistance programme and are proud to offer a financial wellbeing tool to our employees.

We are committed to equal opportunities across our recruitment activities and have a real commitment to ensuring the inclusion and well‑being of all employees. We have a blended approach to working to support our employees to balance the needs of their job with other aspects of their life.

For more information on ACCA, your journey as a candidate and the benefits of working with ACCA please visit our Work for Us page here https://www.accaglobal.com/uk/en/about-us/work-for-us.html.

Seniority level

Mid‑Senior level

Employment type

Contract

Job function

Accounting/Auditing

Industries

Education