Accounts Receivable Manager (12-Month FTC - Maternity Cover)

Colliers International Deutschland Holding GmbH; City Of London; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading real estate services firm is seeking an Accounts Receivable Manager on a 12-month fixed term contract. You will oversee the AR function, manage a team, and ensure compliance with financial processes. The ideal candidate has at least 5 years of managerial experience in Accounts Receivable and strong analytical skills. This position is based in London and offers a competitive salary.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years of Accounts Receivable management experience in a large company.
• Experience managing a team is essential.
• CICM Students may apply.

Responsibilities

• Manage the AR function and direct reports.
• Build stakeholder relationships, leading monthly debtor meetings.
• Manage integration between Salesforce and SAP.
• Analyse aged Debtor reports and track cash flow.
• Manage month-end AR ledger close.
• Ensure accurate customer statements are sent.
• Identify and escalate legal accounts as needed.

Skills

Effective debt chasing

Self-motivated

Credit control procedures

Microsoft Office

Communication skills

Time management

Team player

Work under pressure

Proactive attitude

Education

Degree level education or equivalent work experience

Job description

Company Description

Colliers is a global leader in commercial real estate services, providing strategic solutions to occupiers, developers, and investors at local, national, and international levels. Our services include brokerage sales and leasing, real estate management, valuation, consulting, project management, project marketing, and research. We operate across core sectors such as office, industrial, retail, and hotel, as well as a range of specialised property types.

Colliers UK is headquartered in London, with over 1,200 professionals across 16 offices in the UK and Ireland.

Opportunity

An exciting opportunity has opened in the Finance team to work as an Accounts Receivable Manager on a 12-month fixed term contract (maternity cover). You will oversee the AR function and report to the Transactional Finance Manager.

Job Description

• Team Management – Manage 4 direct reports. Setting daily and weekly tasks including processing and reconciliation targets.
• Stakeholder Management – Build relationships with the head of each business area, leading monthly debtor meetings, reviewing and taking actions on any potential bad debtors.
• System Management – Manage the integration between Salesforce and SAP. Ensuring weekly reconciliations are completed. Oversee the new Finance system Fina+ Implementation.
• Cash Flow - Analysing the aged Debtor report, reviewing the high value accounts, tracking the inflow of receipts and reporting weekly for cashflow the predicted amounts due in.
• Month End – Manage the close of the AR ledger, including bank, debtor and fee reconciliations.
• Customer Statements – Ensuring customer account information is kept up to date and monthly statements are sent.
• Bank – Ensuring all cash receipts before 12pm the following day. Identifying any duplicate or payments received in error. Check and send all payments and transfers to the Head of UK Finance before 12pm on Wednesday every week to be paid out on Friday.
• Legal – Identifying any accounts which need to be escalated with either 7-day letters or court action. Sending and maintaining a log of all action taken. Liaising with the in-house legal counsel to ensure appropriate action is taken.
• As and when required ensure any general AR duties that need to be performed are completed, including – chasing debtors, reconciliations, banking etc.
• Balance sheet and expense reconciliations.
• Comply with all existing KPI’s and SLA’s.

Key Skills

• Ability to chase debt effectively without compromising customer relations.
• Focussed, self‑motivated and driven to achieve clearly defined cash and DSO targets.
• A strong understanding of credit control procedures.
• Intermediate knowledge of Microsoft Office products.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills.
• Excellent time management and organisational skills.
• A good team player.
• Able to work under pressure and to tight deadlines.
• Proactive, able to use own initiative and is able demonstrate a flexible attitude to the workload.

Qualifications

• Ideally educated to degree level or equivalent work experience.
• A minimum of 5 years Accounts Receivable managerial experience within a large company environment.
• Experience of managing a team.
• CICM Students are welcome to apply.

Additional Information

At Colliers, we empower people to perform at their best. As a Disability Confident Employer, we want every candidate to feel welcome. If anything would help you take part in our process, such as extra time or rest breaks, step‑free access, or a different interview format, please tell us in your application. You are not expected to share a diagnosis or medical history.

Please tell us what would help you take part and give enough practical detail for us to arrange it. We will handle your request confidentially, and it will not affect how you are assessed. We make reasonable adjustments in line with the Equality Act 2010.

Colliers is proud to be an equal opportunities employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of age, disability, gender, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race (including colour, nationality and ethnic or national origins), religion or belief, sex, or sexual orientation. We also value diverse experience and neurodiversity.