Job Description
We're looking for a driven and detail oriented Accounts Receivable Manager for a local Grand Rapids company. Our client is seeking a self-motivated and highly professional individual to join their accounting team as Accounts Receivable Manager. The position reports directly to the Vice President of Finance and will work closely with the accounting team and field operations in supporting the company.
Accounts Receivable Manager Responsibilities:
- Lead and direct a team of seven individuals supporting the contracting, invoicing, and payment collection processes. Ensure that company procedures are followed and that issues are addressed timely. Identify gaps in processes and drive resolution to those gaps.
- Lead and inspire "process improvement" and "customer service" mindsets amongst the team. Assist in identifying and driving improvements within the team and across the organization. This will require a high level of comfort in navigating a variety of financial and operational systems as well as working closing with operations.
- Collaborate with colleagues to develop processes around new company initiatives which would include understanding the impact on workload and systems to ensure a smooth and accurate transition occurs.
- Research and identify the implications of operations changes/new business initiatives to accounting processes such and accounts receivable, billing, and cash collections. Propose solutions (procedures and systems) that allows the organization to accurately and efficiently record monthly accounting transactions. This may include implementing new functionality within the organizations systems.
- Ensure that Accounting controls are maintained and that there is a high level of integrity in the work being conducted by the team. Collaborate with the accounting team to ensure that month end accounts receivable balances are accurate and also ensure that annual audit requirements are met.
- On a routine basis report out on key metrics and specific financial results to various levels of leadership. This includes daily review of incoming payments and the impact this has on cash forecasting. This would also include modifying/developing new metrics and financial data sets to address changes in business needs as well as new leadership requests.
- Lead the team to ensure that operations changes/new business initiatives are fully vetted and tested before they are rolled out to the organization. This will include operation changes as well as system related changes.
Accounts Receivable Manager Education and Skills:
- 7-10 + years of experience in overseeing/managing accounting processes.
- High level of expertise around accounting processes associated with Accounts Receivable and related AR allowances.
- Comfort working in a variety of systems (financial and non-financial).
- High level of customer service experience and managing teams supporting customers.
- Experience using Great Plains or NetSuite ERP software is a plus
- Experience using Microsoft BI reporting system (desired, not required).
- Experience leading/participating systems conversions/implementations.
- Experience managing collections/3rd party agency managing collections.
- A strong attention to detail and be highly organized.
- Good analytical skills.
- Exceptional organizational and problem-solving skills.
- Diligent and self-motivated work ethic.
- Proficient working knowledge of Excel.
- The successful candidate must have:
-A positive 'can-do' attitude and understand the critical value of being trustworthy by leading by example.
-Exhibit strong leadership skills and be able to drive resolution.
-Ability to coach employees through situations and provide constructive, timely feedback to employees.
-Demonstrated ability to work in a fast-paced environment and the ability to juggle multiple competing tasks and demands.
-The ability to anticipate needs and proactively address issues
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