Accounts Receivable assistant manager (fixed term contract)Unilever

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES/DELIVERABLES:
Accounts Receivable Management
Design, development, and implementation of effective and efficient collection strategies, processes, and workflows.
Oversees and ensures efficient flow of the daily AR operational, audit and month end activities
Ensures that AR targets are achieved and reviewed regularly
Work with controls team in establishing policies to set credit limits, risk analysis of new customers, payment terms and ensure periodic reviews and follow ups.
Coaches and develops the O2C team members, build the team skills through training and development programs as well as project assignments.
Participates in customer engagement and joint business review
Performs AR partnering with Customer Development, Outbound Logistics and customers to drive actions on AR KPIs management
Maintain solid professional working relationships with other departments, leaders and external customers
Regularly review with customers and field sales problem areas and opportunities for improvement.
Reach out to customers and collects from key accounts, when required
Reports / Presentations
Ensure KPI targets are met and if not achieved, there should be a thorough analysis with recommended actions.
Manage pertinent reports on AR to support the analysis and drill down reasons for the KPI measures.
Lead monthly O2C governance review with CD and Logistics partner (URIC and ULP)
Projects
Identify lapses in the current processes (internal and external) and implement projects to address gap and improve timeliness and completeness of collections
Initiate process simplification through automation
Continuously improve all aspects of the collections function and processes to improve cash flow and reduce receivables.
Ensure on time implementation of O2C projects
Work with CD and OL partners in implementing cross function projects
QUALIFICATIONS: * Preferable CPA or a graduate of any business course.
Strong understanding of order to cash and budget management process.
Must have strong leadership and people management background
Strong attention to detail
Bias for Action and Growth Mindset
Effective partnering with CD, Finance, O2C, Logistics, MDM and the Hub
Responsiveness: provide immediate attention to customer complaints and issues/ concerns
Strong Initiative: ability to make plans and get things done without being directed by others
Results Oriented: practical and concentrates on achieving a purpose, rather than being distracted by other matters
Persistent: never give up until results are achieved, willing to try a variety of options to get results
Team Player: can be counted on to do his or her part of the work and be relied on to complete tasks and work cooperatively with others.
Pressure tolerance: ability to maintain control in the face of adversity and pressures
Unilever

Pasig City, Metro Manila
Permanent
Full-time