Accounts Receivable Assistant Team Leader at Flight Centre Travel Group

Information about the role

Day to day

• Support the Accounts Receivable Manager (AR Manager) with credit control across the corporate businesses, ensuring that the clients payment terms are adhered to and            monies owed are collected on time.
• Manage the debt collection process working closing with the brands, debt collector and legal team, ensuring processes, reporting and documentation is kept to the highest standard.
• Ensure the client experience from time of billing to receipting of payments is of the highest quality. Queries are to be resolved in a timely fashion regular feedback to the        business on the performance and health of the debtors book are essential.
• Identify risks and opportunities within the customer billing, reconciliation, query handling and payment cycles and advise the business of proposed corrective action when required to improve overall processes.
• Keep the business updated through regular reporting and communication on overdue debtors and co-ordinate involvement from all internal stakeholders in the collection strategies.
• Support the offshore team (Cognizant) output regarding productivity, accuracy and timely delivery on all duties performed in the accounts receivable pillar of accounting operations.
• Provide support to your team members as the first line of support before escalation to the AR Manager.
• Drive team strategies which are congruent with the overall finance objectives.

Job Requirements

• Education and qualification: Diploma or further studies in the accounting or finance field

Experience:

• At least 5 years working in a debtors or accounting department (Travel management company experience advantageous)
• Proven leadership track record