Accounts Receivable Manager

London Business School; London; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

London Business School seeks an experienced Accounts Receivable Manager to oversee receivables and lead the Finance team's credit control efforts. The role requires excellent communication and bookkeeping skills while ensuring compliance with regulations. This position offers a dynamic working environment and the opportunity for professional growth.

Benefits

27 days annual leave plus additional at Christmas

Pension package with 14.5% employer contribution

Free onsite gym and swimming pool

Professional development opportunities

Enhanced cycle to work scheme

Wellbeing support for staff

Paid emergency leave policy

Qualifications

• Experience in bookkeeping and accounts management.
• Proven ability to reduce debt and manage ledgers.
• Professional proficiency in Excel, including Pivot Tables.

Responsibilities

• Lead the Accounts Receivable team and ensure targets are met.
• Manage credit collection processes and compliance.
• Analyze debtor trends and support audits.

Skills

Communication

Customer Service

Bookkeeping

Excel

Job description

London Business School are seeking an experienced Accounts Receivable Manager to join our Finance team. You will play a key role in managing company receivables, including degree and executive education programme invoicing, credit collection, and student loan management. You will report to the Associate Director, Finance Shared Services, and support the wider Finance department and School objectives.

Main Responsibilities

• Lead and motivate the Accounts Receivable and Credit Control team, ensuring SMART objectives are delivered.
• Work with business areas to ensure structured, timely invoicing across all programmes.
• Manage the School's central credit collection process, ensuring compliance with VAT regulations.
• Analyse debtor trends and support internal audits, ensuring compliance with regulatory requirements.
• Develop and implement new policies and procedures to enhance finance system processes.
• Provide exceptional customer service, managing complex queries with a professional mindset .

Who we are looking for

• Excellent communication skills to engage and influence diverse audiences, including stakeholders.
• Experience in bookkeeping and accounts, including managing ledgers and double entry.
• Proven ability to reduce debt and deliver exceptional customer service.
• Proficiency in Excel, including Pivot Tables and VLOOKUP’s.
• Ability to train and develop staff, prioritise tasks, and focus on material issues.

Why London Business School

London Business School; a global and vibrant business community based in two of the world’s most dynamic cities, London and Dubai. It’s where extraordinary minds and diverse perspectives connect, to have a profound impact on the way the world does business and the way business impacts the world. We offer best in class hybrid learning to our students and participants, whilst creating a flexible, supportive and dynamic working environment for our people to excel in, whatever their location.

What you can expect from us

• Generous annual leave of 27 days PLUS extra between Christmas and New Year!
• Generous pension package, 14.5% employer contribution (in return for employee enrolment and contribution)
• Free onsite gym and swimming pool
• Amazing range of professional development to support your career path
• Enhanced cycle to work scheme
• Wellbeing offering to support your physical, mental and financial health
• Up to 5 days paid emergency leave for staff who have caring responsibilities for a family member, dependent or friend who is ill.

At London Business School, we support Smart Working - a hybrid approach designed to help you achieve a healthy work-life balance while delivering the best outcomes for your role and the needs of our customers. All roles require a minimum of two days on campus each week to foster a vibrant, collaborative community.

For this role specifically, you will be expected to be on campus 2 days per week.

We operate with ‘core hours’ – 10:00-15:00 – to maximise opportunities for connection and collaboration across teams during the working day. Outside of these hours, you may still be required for meetings or collaboration based on your role and customer needs. Additionally, we offer Protected Time - a flexible, one-hour slot, within the working week dedicated to your learning and development, wellbeing, or focused, quiet work

Our commitment to driving inclusion and belonging

We are a globally reaching institution, committed to creating tangible and sustainable change in driving inclusion & belonging within our School, education and society at large. We are dedicated to creating an environment where everyone in our community feels they belong and thrive. This is a key school priority, and we want everyone who joins LBS to feel respected, welcomed, and heard.

Candidates needing sponsorship should assess their eligibility for a Certificate of Sponsorship by evaluating their circumstances against the relevant criteria before applying

Please note we start screening CVs and interviewing candidates from the start of a campaign. A successful candidate could progress to offer before the advertised closing date. We encourage you to apply as soon as possible if you are interested in any roles.