DESCRIPTION

GAR (Global Accts Rec) is looking for a proactive, customer and people centric Finance Team Leader to manage the cash application team. Role involves use of controls, both systematic and manual, keen attention to detail and targeted statistical monitoring to ensure team activities are efficient, timely, accurate and in compliance with financial policies. This person is result-oriented, multitasker with strong communication skills. Foster team unity as you build relationships while working closely with your team and fellow managers to continually reach department goals.

Key job responsibilities
• Responsible for Cash Application process and the coordination across operations centers
• Ensure that payment received from customers is applied accurately and timely to receivable accounts. Work closely with collections, customer service and/or other internal stakeholders to ensure that issues with customer postings or misapplied cash are resolved in a timely manner with no customer disruption
• Identify process improvement and automation opportunities and work with respective functions to implement suggestions
• Ensure company established policies and procedures are followed and staff is adequately trained
• Review, audit and approve write-off transactions and other Refunds per company policy
• Interact with external departments and senior management
• Manage total headcount for the Cash App business, partnering closely with the business teams and HR teams.
• Managing annual performance targets, creating and monitoring appropriate performance metrics
• Act as an escalation point in resolving complex outstanding issues with internal and external stakeholders
• Oversee the hiring & training of new team members and support their development
• Ensure productivity is maximized through supervision, training, analysis, and feedback of performance data on a periodic basis

We are open to hiring candidates to work out of one of the following locations:

Hyderabad, TS, IND

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

- • Degree in Finance/Accounting/Business Studies or other related areas
- • In depth knowledge of Order to Cash Process
- • 10+ years of experience in Accounts Receivables with at least 5 years of people management and cash application experience
- • Demonstrated ability to lead diverse talent within a team, work cross-functionally, and build consensus on difficult issues
- • Managerial skills to handle problems and crisis in a confident and decisive manner.
- • Ability to take responsibility for making difficult decisions, taking calculated risks and experimenting with new approaches
- • Excellent negotiation, interpersonal, verbal and written communication skills
- • Ability to work under pressure and with strict deadlines
- • Proficient in Microsoft Excel and Word
- • Proven instances in identifying and driving process improvements and operational efficiency projects

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

- • Post-graduation or a Master’s Degree Accounting/Finance or a related field