Accounts Receivables Director - Atlanta, GA - IPG Corporate

Job ID:  499808

Exempt

Oldcastle Infrastructure™, a CRH company, is the leading provider of utility infrastructure solutions for the water, energy, and communications markets throughout North America. We’re more than just a manufacturer of precast concrete, polymer concrete, or plastic products. We’re a trusted and strategic partner to engineers, contractors, distributors, specifiers, and more. With our network of more than 80 manufacturing facilities and more than 4,000 employees, we’re leading the industry with innovation and a safety-first mindset.

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Job Summary

The Accounts Receivable Director is responsible for oversight of the Accounts Receivable department in a shared service atmosphere.  This position is accountable for strategically designing, operating, and improving scalable processes, people and technology that ensure the company has disciplined approval of credit, accurate billing of customers and timely collection and application of cash from outstanding accounts. This Director manages the overall operations for credit, billing, collections, cash application, and customer service with a dedicated team of professionals. The position will place emphasis on continuous improvement and drive ongoing focus on building an effective and efficient organization that effectively manages working capital in line with the order to cash process of the business. 

Job Responsibilities

• Highly functional leader with continuous process improvements across the O2C process

• Provide leadership and vision by identifying the optimum credit & collections model that achieves efficiency goals and maintains speed and quality of service and leads the team to achieve that objective.

• Developing, documenting, and maintaining strategies to reduce delinquency and credit loss levels. Provide reporting and facilitate planning sessions to improve process flow, cycle time and customer service.

• Build and maintain excellent working relationships with regional, global, and corporate cross-functional partners. Network to contribute and drive strong execution around key initiatives.

• Be an integral part of the global finance team and actively participating in the delivery of a global team philosophy.

• Providing escalation support on complex issues between the team and external customers to enhance department efficiency.

• Responsible for timely communication of KPI’s to senior management. Analyze credit, collections and related accounts receivable trends and proactively identify and pursue opportunities to improve.

• Drive innovation and automation by developing and implementing process changes that transition work effort from data gathering to decision making.

• Develop a high performing cohesive team culture within the department that recognizes and rewards excellence and ensures career progression opportunities are understood.

• Execute and enforce the Company's accounting and credit and collections policies, procedures and methodologies and support communication to the internal organization.

• Oversee the cash application process to ensure the achievement of timely and accurate receipt and allocation of payments.

• Prepare documentation and/or analysis to support external audit requests.

• Ensure Credit & Collections team remains compliant with established SOX controls.

• Lead cash team to a successful implementation of automating cash within ERP

• Staying aligned with the Director of AP to create a One Shared Service atmosphere

• Budget preparing for fiscal year as well as maintaining.

Job Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance, or related field required

• Master’s degree preferred

• 10+ years of experience in full cycle AR, and 2+ those years spent as a functional Director

• Project oriented and Six Sigma type approach

• Strong leadership skills with a proven track record for developing high-performing teams.

• Self-motivated and ability to see large scale

• Ability to adapt to changing work environments with ability to prioritize urgent requests.

• Ability to thrive in a fast paced, high growth environment.

• Must be technically skilled and have experience using data analysis tools.

• Reliable, professional demeanor with excellent communication (verbal and written), problem-solving, analytical, planning, prioritization, multi-tasking, time management, and decision-making skills.

• Proficient with ERP systems, Salesforce, and Excel (V-Lookups, pivot tables)

• S/4 HANA experience preferred.

• Large scaled company background preferred

• Ability to recognize key stakeholders within the business to create efficiency and synergy amongst the business

• Business Leader in acquisition and mergers pertaining to Accounts Receivable

• Restructuring of process and development in a shared service environment

What CRH Offers You

• Highly competitive base pay
• Comprehensive medical, dental and disability benefits programs
• Group retirement savings program
• Health and wellness programs
• A diverse and inclusive culture that values opportunity for growth, development, and internal promotion

About CRH

CRH has a long and proud heritage. We are a collection of hundreds of family businesses, regional companies and large enterprises that together form the CRH family. CRH operates in a decentralized, diversified structure that allows you to work in a small company environment while having the career opportunities of large international organization.

If you’re up for a rewarding challenge, we invite you to take the first step and apply today! Once you click apply now, you will be brought to our official employment application. Please complete your online profile and it will be sent to the hiring manager. Our system allows you to view and track your status 24 hours a day. Thank you for your interest!

Oldcastle Infrastructure, a CRH Company, is an Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity Employer.

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