AR & AP Leader: Cash Flow, Process Improvement & Team Growth

Leaseweb; Amsterdam; On-site; EUR 48,000 - 62,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual bonus

Company pension

Internet allowance

Paid time off 25 days

Free lunch and parking

Leaseweb Academy

Dutch courses

Team events

Job summary

Leaseweb in Amsterdam is seeking an experienced leader to own the performance of the AR and AP teams, driving hiring, coaching and development while ensuring the complete cash‑in / cash‑out lifecycle runs smoothly.

As the key liaison between Finance, Sales, Procurement and external partners, you’ll balance operational efficiency with financial integrity, guaranteeing accurate posting, timely collections and disbursements, and robust internal controls.

Qualifications

• 4–7 years of relevant experience in accounts receivable, accounts payable or a comparable financial role.
• Demonstrated managerial experience leading finance or accounting teams (hiring, performance management, coaching).
• Solid understanding of AR and AP processes, credit-control and cash-management principles.
• Proficiency with financial systems and MS Office applications (especially Excel).
• Ability to manage multiple priorities in a dynamic environment.

Responsibilities

• Lead, coach, mentor and train new and existing AR/AP team members to improve performance and develop skills.
• Coordinate daily operations within the AR and AP teams and serve as the first point of contact for any operational or procedural issues.
• Lead collection efforts, monitor ageing reports, enforce credit policies and resolve customer disputes; forecast cash inflows and support treasury liquidity planning; maintain and improve AR cycle-time and related KPIs; manage bad-debt provision reporting and follow-up; oversee relationships with credit-collection agencies while balancing strict credit control with customer satisfaction.
• Design, document and continually improve AR/AP workflows, emphasising automation, segregation of duties, approval matrices and automated exception handling; keep global process documentation up-to-date and ensure local compliance with those standards.
• Manage a KPI dashboard covering cash forecast, ageing, DSO/DPO, write-offs and other metrics; partner with the Business Intelligence team to deliver ad-hoc analyses for senior leadership.

Skills

Managerial experience

Cash-management principles

Customer-focused

Excel proficiency

Tools

Excel

SAP

Job description

Leaseweb in Amsterdam is seeking an experienced leader to own the performance of the AR and AP teams, driving hiring, coaching and development while ensuring the complete cash‑in / cash‑out lifecycle runs smoothly.

As the key liaison between Finance, Sales, Procurement and external partners, you’ll balance operational efficiency with financial integrity, guaranteeing accurate posting, timely collections and disbursements, and robust internal controls.