Accounts Receivable Manager

CSL; Liverpool; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

CSL is seeking an Accounts Receivable Manager to lead the Global Accounts Receivable team in Liverpool. This new role involves ensuring timely collections, resolving escalated issues, and enhancing team performance while fostering relationships across functions. Ideal candidates will have a strong finance background, proven leadership in a multi-national environment, and an ability to navigate complex challenges effectively.

Qualifications

• Several years’ experience in accounting and finance including Accounts Receivable, Cash Applications and Collections.
• Proven supervisory or demonstrated leadership experience, ideally across international locations.
• Experience in a multi-national company, preferably in the global scientific/pharmaceutical industry.

Responsibilities

• Lead, motivate and develop Accounts Receivable team members.
• Manage performance and enhance team capability.
• Handle difficult collection disputes and other escalations.

Skills

Leadership

Analytical Thinking

Organizational Agility

Relationship Building

Problem Solving

Education

Bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance, or related discipline

MBA or other advanced degree

Professional certification (CPA/CMA)

Job description

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Our Finance Global Shared Service Centre based on the CSL Seqirus site in Liverpool (Speke) supports our 3 main businesses: CSL Behring, CSL Seqirus and CSL Vifor globally and is expanding. As part of this growth we are looking to hire a Accounts Receivable Manager.

This is a new role within the Accounts Receivable function and leads the Global Accounts Receivable team for CSL Seqirus, CSL Behring & CSL Vifor to ensure timely and effective collection of debt & allocation of customer payments. This role will be the escalation point for collections and cash application issues, ad hoc customer queries, and will manage dispute resolution.

Responsibilities :

• Lead, motivate and develop team members including effective long-term talent development and succession planning.
• Manage performance with a focus on meeting service agreements and continuously enhancing team capability, while role modelling CSL Values.
• Manage difficult collection disputes and other collection escalations.
• Support and respond to complex ad hoc requests (e.g., queries from finance, customer service teams, audit partners etc)
• Manage and resolve escalated customer collection & cash application queries.
• Drive harmonization of Collection & Cash Application practices across CSL group
• Drive efficiencies within the AR team to maximize team performance.
• Complete Month end reporting including debt outstanding, team KPI’s and Bad Debt Provisions.
• Liaise with Commercial Operations monthly, to resolve customer queries and discuss customer financial health.
• Ensure all doubtful debt is recorded and communicated to the business.
• Support ad hoc projects or continuous improvement activities.

Qualifications :

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance, or related discipline; MBA or other advanced degree in related field required. Professional certification (CPA/CMA) preferred.
• Several years’ experience in accounting and finance including Accounts Receivable, Cash Applications and Collections.
• Proven supervisory or demonstrated leadership experience, ideally across international locations
• Experience in multi-national company, with a background in a global scientific/pharmaceutical industry desirable.
• The position also requires the ability to build and maintain sound relationships and collaborate effectively with multiple levels and cross functionally with E2E Finance.
• Ability to think through ambiguous issues.
• Timely decision making and priority setting.
• Strong analytical thinking and organizational agility.

Different qualifications or responsibilities may apply based on local legal and/or educational requirements. Refer to local job documentation where applicable.

CSL Seqirus is committed to attracting and retaining world-class employees who are valued for their contributions to achieving business objectives.