Accounts Receivable Specialist UK & US
hace 9 horas
Getafe
MERAK is a global leader Company in HVAC (heating, ventilation, and air conditioning) and refrigeration solutions, with a workforce of over 1,200 employees worldwide. The company is renowned for its innovation and technological development capabilities, providing advanced solutions for the railway sector. The Accounts Receivable Specialist UK & US is the most senior transactional profile within the Finance Shared Services Hub. Based in Madrid, this role owns the full receivables cycle for the United Kingdom and the United States; managing customer collections, credit risk, and cash application across two currencies, two payment ecosystems, and two very different commercial cultures. • 1. Accounts Receivable UK & US, • Own the end-to-end A/R cycle for UK and US entities: invoice issuance, customer account management, payment allocation, and reconciliation in GBP and USD, • Manage the collections process proactively: outreach to overdue customers, escalation protocols, dispute resolution, and coordination with local sales or account management teams in UK and US, • Process and reconcile incoming payments via BACS, Faster Payments, CHAPS (UK) and ACH, wire, and check (US), • Maintain accurate customer ledgers and ensure all open items are cleared or escalated within agreed SLA timeframes, • Coordinate with the Head of Accounting on month-end A/R close for both jurisdictions, ensuring alignment with the group close calendar, • Assess and monitor credit risk for UK and US customers: credit limit setting, periodic review, and escalation of high-exposure accounts, • Maintain the customer credit register and ensure it is updated following any material change in customer payment behavior or financial position, • Liaise with local sales and account management teams in UK and US to align on customer payment terms, disputes, and escalations, • Flag concentration risk and overdue exposure proactively to the Head of Finance Operations and the Working Capital & Finance Analyst, • 3. Reporting & Analytics, • Prepare weekly aging reports for UK and US receivables and present them in the hub's working capital review, • Track and report DSO by jurisdiction and by customer segment, identifying trends and root causes of collection delays, • Support the Working Capital & Finance Analyst in building and maintaining the A/R dashboard in Power BI, feeding UK and US data accurately and on time, • Contribute to the cash flow forecast by providing reliable short-term collections estimates for both markets, • 4. Process & Controls, • Document A/R processes for UK and US in line with hub standards, ensuring audit readiness from day one of operations, • Identify and propose process improvements to reduce DSO, minimize disputes, and increase straight-through payment rates, • Ensure compliance with UK VAT post-Brexit invoicing rules and US invoicing requirements (sales tax where applicable), • Participate in the definition of hub-wide SLAs and KPIs for the A/R function, • 4-6 years in accounts receivable, credit control, or order-to-cash in an international environment, • Direct experience managing collections in either the UK or US market experience in both is a strong differentiator, • Familiarity with UK payment infrastructure (BACS, Faster Payments, CHAPS) and/or US payment infrastructure (ACH, wire, check), • Experience working in or with a Shared Services Centre or centralized finance hub is highly valued, • Background in industrial, manufacturing, or B2B services is preferred — familiarity with long payment cycles and project-based billing, • Experience using SAP (FI module) for A/R processing is an advantage We appreciate your application and interest, we look forward to meeting your talent! Merak stands for sustainable health & comfort in Rail HVAC all-round (world-wide, across all modes, and over the entire life-cycle), delivering advanced solutions and services with an attractive and competitive quality, cost, and delivery schedule. #J-18808-Ljbffr