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ID #12287407
State Maryland
City Columbia
Job type Full-time
Salary USD TBD TBD
Source dentsu
Showed 2021-04-15
Date 2021-04-03
Deadline 2021-06-02
Category Et cetera
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Accounts Receivable Manager

Maryland, Columbia, 21044 Columbia USA

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Job Description

The Accounts Receivable Manager will play a key role in the Finance Department and will partner with the Accounting Director to help drive process improvements within the Accounts Receivable team.

The AR Manager’s primary role will be to own and oversee the day-to-day operations of the Accounts Receivable team.

The Accounts Receivables Manager’s areas of responsibilities will include (but not be limited to):

  • Cash Application:
    Oversee and own the daily cash application process. This includes, but is not limited to driving process improvements, eliminating non-value add tasks, partnering with the Intercompany and Accounts Payable teams to improve and ensure all cash receipts are posted timely, driving and implementing new processes that cement our internal controls and improve real time visibility into client accounts.Daily reporting processes will also be evaluated and improved upon to ensure key stakeholders are aware of receipts, especially regarding delinquent accounts.Ensuring accuracy of data postings and reporting are critical.
  • Cash Collections:
    Partner with the Project Accounting/Billing teams to ensure client accounts contain accurate invoices.Drive process improvements to the collections process and provide reporting to client teams and leadership to help improve visibility to any delinquent accounts.Ensure credit insurance program is being adhered to in an effort to reduce overall financial risk.This can include but not be limited to monitoring client credit limits, payment history, ensuring standard escalation processes are adhered to, facilitate proper client setup in all existing platforms, etc
  • Month End Close:
    Ensuring internal deadlines are met, driving internal controls,ensuring accurate client aging balances are being reported, maintaining the Allowance for Doubtful Accounts calculations, reviewing and approving balance sheet reconciliations, monitoring bad debt expenses, monthly reporting, etc.
  • Accounting Operations Support:
    Facilitate communication and standardization between accounting operations and client teams, and within and across other areas within Merkle.
  • Staff Development:
    Supervise and direct Accounts Receivable team while balancing individual contributions and goals.Help identify goals to facilitate growth of the staff.
  • Client Team Support
    : Coordinate with direct manager to provide excellent customer service to client teams. Strive to improve efficiency and visibility amongst stakeholders.

    Design and implement reporting that is useful to improve client profitability.
  • ERP Platform
    : Play SME role for the Accounts Receivable and Credit and Collections modules and help to drive improvements and leverage efficiencies from the system

Other Ad hoc Projects and Requests

The Accounts Receivable Supervisor will need to balance these activities and responsibilities while improving processes, challenging the status quo, and finding ways to improve cash flow, collections and financial reporting accuracy. A successful candidate will be focused on team goals, process improvement and improving the workflow model.

Life as an Account Receivable Manager at Dentsu

  • It’s a roll-up your sleeves and dive in type of role, ensuring timely cash application and collection of all overdue debt
  • The role takes ownership of the Accounts Receivable function and supervises a team of 2 Accounts Receivable Analysts
  • Has a proactive role in client onboarding, liaising with the Client Service department to ensure efficient setup and that credit terms are approved and within company policies
  • Resolving payment queries with clients and internal departments is key; Proactively identifying accounts that require extra contact and support is essential
  • Actively maintain and develop or improve upon both cash and collections processes and procedures
  • Management of credit insurance process
  • General ad hoc activities to support the finance function and wider reporting

Qualifications

  • B.S. in Accounting or Finance
  • 2-3 years experience in the Accounting/Finance field, with 1+ years as a supervisor/manager
  • Month end close experience
  • Excellent change management skills
  • Experience with process improvement and improving process workflows
  • Strong, effective written and oral communications skills
  • Experience with complex, integrated accounting systems
  • Ability to resolve complex operational and accounting issues
  • Highly motivated, self-starter
  • Ability to lead and develop staff members
  • Ability to multi-task, work under pressure, meet deadlines
  • Must be able to thrive in a fast-paced work environment

Additional Information

Employees from diverse or underrepresented backgrounds encouraged to apply. Dentsu (the "Company") is committed to a policy of Equal Employment Opportunity and will not discriminate against an applicant or employee of the Company, on the basis of age, sex, sexual orientation, race, color, creed, religion, ethnicity, national origin, alienage or citizenship, disability, marital status, veteran or military status, genetic information, or any other legally-recognized protected basis under federal, state or local laws, regulations or ordinances. Applicants with disabilities may be entitled to reasonable accommodation under the terms of the Americans with Disabilities Act and/or certain state or local laws. A reasonable accommodation is a change in the way things are normally done that will ensure an equal employment opportunity without imposing an undue hardship on the Company. Please contact [emailprotected] if you need assistance completing any forms or to otherwise participate in the application process or to request or discuss an accommodation in connection with a job at the Company to which you are applying.

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