Accounts Receivable Lead

2 weeks ago


Bristol, United Kingdom GKN Aerospace Full time

Every day, around the world, we help aircraft fly further, faster and greener. We’re the world’s leading tier one aerospace supplier of systems and components. With over 15,000 employees across 38 manufacturing sites in 12 countries serving over 90% of the world’s aircraft and engine manufacturers with sales of £2.8bn. Together as “One GKN” we’re moving our business and industry forward developing technologies that rapidly decarbonise aircraft, and innovating to help build a new generation of planes that produce zero emissions. We’re putting sustainability at the heart of what we do; driving our objective to becoming a net zero greenhouse gas emissions business before 2050

**Making a Difference**
It’s great to know you’re making a difference to the future of aviation Whatever part you play you’ll be helping us deliver operational excellence to our customers.

**The Opportunity**:
At our Filton site in Bristol, we specialise in the design and manufacture of large complex structural wing assemblies, detailed metallic components and wing systems for a combination of both civil and military aircraft. Joining a 7-strong Finance Transactions Team, and reporting into the Finance Manager for Treasury, Transaction & Governance, **we are seeking an Accounts Receivable Lead** for a period of 14 months (maternity cover). In this busy and varied role, you will take responsibility for the smooth running of the company’s sales ledger, resolving queries and ensuring all customers pay within standard terms. You will help us to provide month end data, as well as maintaining cash collection and provide accurate cash forecasting and bank reconciliation.

**How You'll Contribute**:

- Specifically, you will:
- Post all cash received including customer auto allocation
- Check billing due list and manually post invoices
- Check sales report for any incomplete sales orders
- Support our internal customers: updating the ‘booked and blocked’ spreadsheet and work with Commercial Department to resolve any outstanding invoice issues (logging and checking); this involves:

- maintaining the ‘rejected invoice’ spreadsheet and working with our Commercial Department to resolve all outstanding issues- Generate intercompany recharge invoices; auctioning credit notes as an when required
- Cash Forecasting, perform balance sheet reconciliations & provide Month End reporting
- Perform debtors reconciliation and provide overdue debt information to Commercial Manager
- Provide Intercompany breakdown and statements for sign off
- Resend all rejected invoices each night via SAP; post order related invoices to SAP
- To ensure adequate AR controls are in place and maintained
- Liaise with finance customers including management representatives, internal & external auditors and local users of financial data when appropriate
- Provide cover for SAP Accounts Payable automated payment runs as and when necessary

**What You'll Bring**:
To help us make a difference, you’ll bring your passion and expertise/talent for what you do along with the following skills, experience, qualifications and attributes:
**Essential**:

- Experience in an Accounts Receivable role
- Experience being the ‘go-to’ expert for Accounts Receivable queries; both for more junior team members and non-finance colleagues
- Experience of working within a fast-paced mid to large scale business

**Desirable**:

- AAT Qualification
- Knowledge of working with SAP

**Behavioural Skills required**:

- Ability to communicate across functions and at all levels of the business
- Comfortable multitasking

**What We'll Provide**:

- Once you’re on board you’ll get the following perks and benefits:
- Opportunity to earn up to 15% annual bonus
- Industry Leading Pension Scheme = we’ll match your contributions up to 8% on a 1 : 1.5 basis
- 35 hour working week, worked flexibly (including the ability to finish at 12noon on a Friday)
- Life Assurance 8 x salary
- 25 days' holiday + bank holidays
- Income protection
- Shopping discounts
- Free on-site parking, canteen, shop, bike sheds and a Cycle To Work Scheme
- Employee Assistance Programme
- A collaborative, dynamic working environment with significant career development opportunities

As well as a competitive package we’ll offer you a world of opportunity. We want to see your career fly We’ll support your career progression by providing you with learning and development opportunities. That’s the beauty of being part of a global business, once you’re on board you never know where you career journey may take you
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