Manager, Finance (Accounts Receivable)

Manager, Finance (Accounts Receivable), Chennai

ICON plc is a world-leading healthcare intelligence and clinical research organization. We’re proud to foster an inclusive environment driving innovation and excellence, and we welcome you to join us on our mission to shape the future of clinical development

The Role

As Accounts Receivable Manager, you will lead a global team of AR professionals all working to ensure that the Accounts Receivable team works efficiently and provides effective support to ICON.

• Deliver a readily scalable team structure and associated processes to efficiently manage workload growth from existing departments and business units as well as from new acquisitions.
• Management, development, and motivation of staff, including some in satellite offices.
• Develop a team culture of "can do" and constant process improvement as well as searching for increased efficiency and ready adaptation to align to the evolving demands of the wider organization.
• Effectively manage Days Sales Outstanding ("DSO's"), notwithstanding the challenges of a more fast paced commercial environment.
• Manage an efficient billing process, minimizing lags between occurrence of operational activity and receipt of invoice by customer.
• Coordination and management of customer requested audits, minimizing disruption to daily operations while presenting a company improving experience for the customer.
• Ensure team builds and maintains effective relationships with all partners.
• Delivery of all required audit (both internal and external) documentation and ensuring full and effective compliance with any SOX requirements
• Recognize, exemplify, and adhere to ICON's values which centers around our dedication to People, Clients, and Performance.
• Develop a culture within the team to do right at first time.
• Open to support for Process Improvement Project as per the need.
• Ad-hoc travel required.

What you need

• Minimum 5 years of experience in Managing teams and performed yearly appraisal for teams.
• Professional Accountancy Qualification (CPA/ CWA/CA/ CMA)
• Experience of shared services and/or management of a diverse multiple customer base environments
• Experience of team management and development, preferably including management of staff located in satellite offices.
• Experience of high volume, multiple contracting entity billing environments
• Experience of reporting metric driven performance analysis
• Experience of large ERP financial systems. Specific Oracle Financials experience is desirable but not a prerequisite.

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What ICON can offer you:

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At ICON, diversity, inclusion & belonging are fundamental to our culture and values. Our rich diversity makes us more innovative which helps us better serve our people, patients, customers, and our communities. We're proud of our diverse workforce and the work we’ve done to become a more inclusive organisation. We’re dedicated to providing an inclusive and accessible environment for all candidates. ICON is committed to providing a workplace free of discrimination and harassment. All qualified applicants will receive equal consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.

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