Senior Working Capital Lead – Global Finance

A&O Shearman; Ballygally; Sur place; GBP 85 000 - 110 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

A&O Shearman is seeking a Working Capital Manager to join the Belfast Finance team, overseeing billing, cash allocation and collections. You will lead a 15-20 person team, driving best-in-class processes and improvement initiatives across global offices.

This role requires strong leadership, strategic thinking and excellent communication to influence stakeholders. Responsibilities include partnering with senior managers on the capital transformation roadmap, coaching team members, and delivering

Qualifications

• Proven experience leading large, high-performing finance or working capital teams in a professional services or complex business environment.
• Strong leadership skills to inspire, motivate and align teams around a shared vision.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, able to build trust and influence across global stakeholders.
• Analytical, problem-solving and process improvement capabilities within working capital.
• Self-awareness, integrity and commitment to inclusion and development of others.
• Experience with legal or professional services working capital processes (billing, WIP, collections) is highly desirable.
• Proficiency with financial systems and data tools to interpret data for decision-making.

Responsabilités

• Oversee daily operations spanning billing, cash allocation and collections.
• Lead a high-performing team of 15-20 professionals, including two direct reports.
• Collaborate with the Senior Working Capital Manager to drive cash flow improvements and transformation.
• Identify opportunities for automation, standardisation and process optimisation across systems and workflows.
• Define, track and analyse KPIs to monitor progress and inform decisions.
• Maintain strong relationships with global Partners, Finance Business Partners and client teams.

Connaissances

Leadership

Team management

Financial analysis

Cash flow management

Process improvement

Stakeholder engagement

Communication

Data interpretation

Outils

Financial systems

Data tools

Description du poste

A&O Shearman is seeking a Working Capital Manager to join the Belfast Finance team, overseeing billing, cash allocation and collections. You will lead a 15-20 person team, driving best-in-class processes and improvement initiatives across global offices.

This role requires strong leadership, strategic thinking and excellent communication to influence stakeholders. Responsibilities include partnering with senior managers on the capital transformation roadmap, coaching team members, and delivering