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Job Description
- Lead team to streamline collection processes, provide leadership support to collection team, set targets, follow up and drive AR reporting to Finance and Sales Leadership
- Own the AR, Credit and Collection closing process: AR accounting, Credit management, Allowance files, Cash forecasting, account reconciliations, etc.
- Set and drive AR performance to establish business goals; regularly achieve DSO, cash flow and % current targets.
- Recruit, hire, lead, train, coach and develop a talented staff to achieve business objectives in alignment with current and anticipated growth.
- Review uncollectible outstanding with team and support on dispute resolution.
- Manage cash application process and ensure accuracy and timeliness as per set standards.
- Drive innovation to continually assess workflow processes and implement improvements that deliver a high impact.
- Develop, support and drive credit policy, implement processes to minimize risk and gain broader business buy-in.
- Lead the collaboration effort with cross-functional departments (i.e., Treasury, Operations, Tax, Accounting, Sales, etc.) to remove process roadblocks to ensure effective credit and collection best practices.
- Review month-end reconciliations of accounts receivable accounts and assess and recommend allowance for doubtful accounts balance.
- Develop and maintain best-in-class cross-functional credit and collection processes and controls; work closely with Sales and Customer Success teams to continuously identify and remediate process inefficiencies AR Collections
Support customer onboarding process and ensure timely submission of required documents.
- Work with Auditors/Accounting team to comply with all Close and SOX requirements.
- Implement strategies to minimize overdue payments and reduce Days Sales Outstanding (DSO).
- Communicate with customers to resolve payment issues, negotiate payment plans when necessary, and handle collection escalations professionally.
- Well Equipped with Accounting knowledge to analyze and understand the Bad debt Provision, Variance analysis between different accounts and recommend an correction/recommendation.
- MUST: Strong understanding of AR Accounting (Credit and Debits) & Credit and Collections processes.
- MUST: Above average Excel skills (VLOOKUP, sum-if, concatenate, pivot tables, etc.) VBA Macro is preferred.
- Strong understanding in determining Credit worthiness of a customer/partner utilizing D&B, Income statements, and Balance sheets reviews.
- CA/CPA / Bachelor's / master's degree in finance, accounting, or a related field.
Public SaaS Company Experience Preferred.
- Understanding of complete Q2C workflow; Order Management, Billings, Revenue, and AR Credit and Collections highly desirable
- Ability to effectively manage competing priorities, and meet deadlines in a high-volume, fast-paced environment.
- Strong verbal and written communication skills including presentations skills (i.e. presenting status updates and reporting to senior management)
Experience with ERPs, CRMs, AR automation tools (NetSuite, Stripe, Salesforce preferred)
- Excellent organizational and analytical skills with an eye for detail and accuracy
- Flexibility to work extended hours when work volume requires (typically quarter-end)
- Highest level of integrity and good judgment with the ability to effectively deal with highly sensitive, confidential information.
- Proficient in using billing and accounting software (e.g. NetSuite, or similar) and Microsoft Excel, Power Point etc
