Kerry Hiring for Accounts Receivable Lead – Middle East Job at Dubai Full Time

About Kerry

Kerry is the world’s leading taste and nutrition company for the food, beverage and pharmaceutical industries. Every day we partner with customers to create healthier, tastier and more sustainable products that are consumed by billions of people across the world. Our vision is to be our customers’ most valued partner, creating a world of sustainable nutrition. A career with Kerry offers you an opportunity to shape the future of food while providing you opportunities to explore and grow in a truly global environment.

About the role

This is an excellent opportunity for the candidate to join us in Dubai and develop and progress within the world’s leading taste and nutrition company.

Key responsibilities

This role will have responsibility for all AR activities relating to Sales arising from manufacturing and selling activities in the Middle East region. This will include:

• Responsibility for collections in the region, ensuring that all KPI’s relating to cash targets and reductions of overdue debt are achieved.
• Create and strengthen relationships between AR function and customers to ensure that collections / dispute management can be dealt with in a timely and effective manner.
• Partner with the local Sales and Commercial leads to drive plans for effective collections with customers.
• Partner with the Customer Care and Supply Chain teams in the region to ensure that customer plans relating to collections and overdue reduction are adhered to.
• Liaise with Central Finance teams relating to divisionally controlled areas of AR such as Credit Control and Block order release
• Ensure cash application is done in accurate and timely manner
• Prepare and analyze daily, weekly and monthly reports and ensure reporting on timely manner
• Drive process improvements in AR areas, and support initiatives within other functions which impact on AR.

Qualifications and skills

• Diploma / Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance or related field,
• 8+ years of experience in a similar role
• Knowledge of billing and collections processes. Credit activity experience preferred
• High attention to detail and ability to handle large data reports with an excellent degree of accuracy.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills with the ability to communicate fluently in English and Arabic, in a clear manner to colleagues and customers.
• Work independently with minimum supervision
• Ability to do presentation to wider group of audience
• End-to-end understanding of Order-to-Cash process
• Proficiency in MS Excel, and ERP (SAP/Orion) knowledge
• Able to select the most suitable method of communication to any given situation and tailor approach accordingly to ensure the most receptive audience and the best likelihood of influence and success.

Competencies Required:

• The energy, enthusiasm and drive to make it happen
• A team player who has the ability to motivate others, making it fun while getting the job done
• Enjoys working in a fast-paced, innovative environment where the focus is on continuous improvement, change and the challenge to make it better