Team Leader - Account Receivable

About the Role

As the Team Leader - Accounts Receivable, you will oversee the complete customer invoicing, collections, and reconciliation processes to ensure timely and accurate payments while maintaining strong financial controls. Your role is vital in managing profitability tracking, margin reporting, and estimation reviews to support strategic decision-making and optimize financial performance. You will lead efforts in working capital optimization and financial risk management, ensuring effective cash flow and minimizing credit risk exposure. Collaborating with various internal teams and external customers, you will drive improvements and automation initiatives to enhance efficiency and accuracy within the Accounts Receivable operations.

Your Responsibilities

• Oversee accurate and timely issuance of invoices, ensuring compliance with company policies, contracts, and regulations.
• Validate invoices with commercial teams and manage collections, following up on overdue payments and resolving discrepancies.
• Reconcile customer accounts and maintain up-to-date records aligned with financial and tax regulations.
• Collaborate cross-functionally with commercial, sales, operations, and finance teams to optimize AR strategies and enhance profitability tracking.
• Support tendering teams with financial insights on pricing, contracts, and payment structures.
• Establish and monitor key AR performance metrics like Days Sales Outstanding (DSO) to drive continuous improvements.
• Ensure compliance with financial, tax, and regulatory requirements, enforcing internal controls and Delegation of Authority frameworks.
• Lead internal audits, risk assessments, and serve as liaison with auditors and regulatory bodies.
• Maintain audit-ready financial documentation and implement corrective actions based on audit findings.
• Identify and implement process optimizations and system enhancements, including AR automation and ERP integrations.
• Manage data accuracy, integrity, and security across all AR records, collaborating with stakeholders on AR-related projects.

Who we are looking for

We are seeking a proactive and strategic leader with a Bachelor's degree in Accountancy, Finance, Commerce, or related fields; a Master's degree (MBA/Finance) is preferred. Professional certification such as CMA, CA, ACCA, or CPA is mandatory. Additional certifications in credit management, treasury management, or financial risk management are advantageous.

The ideal candidate will bring at least 7 years of experience in accounts receivable, credit control, or financial operations, including strong expertise in invoice management, collections, reconciliation, and risk mitigation. You should have 1 to 3 years in a supervisory or managerial role, demonstrating leadership capabilities and experience driving team performance and process improvements.

Strong competencies include financial analysis, accounting principles, ERP proficiency (SAP, Oracle, QuickBooks, etc.), internal controls, and treasury management. Excellent communication, negotiation, problem-solving, and strategic decision-making skills are essential. Experience in fast-paced corporate or multinational environments is preferred.