Accounts Receivable Manager

Accounts Receivable Manager Shrewsbury 40,000 - 45,000 + 10% bonus Seymour John is partnering with a private equity-backed pan-European distribution business, trading across the UK, Ireland and Europe. The group is growing organically and through acquisition and is moving all entities onto a single platform. As part of that programme, AR is moving to a central hub model, with group-wide processes and policies centralised from Shrewsbury and local teams supporting customer relationships and disputes. The focus of this role is to build and lead the group''s central Accounts Receivable function, owning the full order-to-cash cycle from billing through to cash, across all entities. The role will drive down DSO and overdue debt, deliver compliant e-invoicing in each country, and make sure AR systems, data and controls are fit for a growing multi-country group. It is a key contributor to the group''s working capital targets and cash forecasting. Leadership and set-up of the AR hub The role: You will take the lead in developing the group''s central AR function, bringing together processes across multiple European entities and creating a consistent, efficient approach to billing, credit control, collections and cash application. Key responsibilities will include: Building and leading the central Accounts Receivable team. Managing the full order-to-cash cycle across multiple UK and European entities. Driving improvements in DSO, overdue debt and working capital. Taking ..... full job details .....