Accounts Receivable Controller

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Accounts Receivable Controller

The Role:

The Accounts Receivable function is responsible for providing a first-class service to the entire UK business. The team are focused on reducing debt through credit control activities and improving our overall working capital position.

We are looking for an individual who is up for a challenge and is keen to make an impact. You will be focused on improving debt collection, you will contribute to ensuring that the UK group’s aged debt is managed effectively, and DSO targets are met.

Reporting to the Accounts Receivable Team Leader, you`ll be working closely with the operational and finance teams as well as directly with our clients across the globe on collecting debt. The role is broad, challenging and rewarding.

The Accounts ReceivablController will require the gravitas to deal with issues, take ownership and contribute to team performance whilst understanding when to escalate to the Team leader.

Based at either our London or Leeds offices, the role will involve an element of flexible working in line with Sedgwick’s wider UK policy.

Responsibilities will include:

Work to procedures and processes for Accounts Receivable that support company and departmental standards and strategic directives

Ensuring month end activities are delivered in line with the Group financial reporting calendar and supporting team leaders in reconciling balance sheet accounts.

Maintain an excellent relationship with Operational teams and clients for the purpose of information gathering for billing, reporting and credit control.

Other such reasonable duties within the general scope of the job title, at your manager’s discretion.

Strive for 100% accuracy in order to ensure efficiency in the Accounts Receivable process and identify areas for improvement in processes.

Using strong problem-solving skills, your focus will be to reduce overall debt, with a focus on the over 90 days aged debt, improve cash flow and to liaise across London Markets to come up with innovative ideas and processes to reduce aged debt and debtor day figures.

Ability to manage workload to achieve cash in order to reduce the overall DSO position, in a fast paced environment.

Other such reasonable duties within the general scope of the job title, at your manager’s discretion.

Many of our colleagues now benefit from working flexibly between the office and home, which helps support a healthy work/life balance. When you do spend time in our office, you’ll experience bright and open surroundings which offer excellent areas for collaboration as well as desk space. It’s an ideal environment for working alongside and interacting with fellow colleagues.

You will have/will be

Educated to at least 5 GCSE/GCE at A-C grades, including Maths

Collections experience essential

Billings and collections experience preferably within the insurance industry desirable

Technical competencies in Excel, Word and PowerPoint

Knowledge of SAP would be an advantage

Able to work to targets, be self-motivated, focused, assertive and able to work in a team

Excellent communication skills via all appropriate media

As a global business, we are always interested in hearing from candidates with bi-lingual/multilingual skills

What will you get for this role?

Competitive salary depending on skills, experience and qualifications

Many of our vacancies offer the opportunity to work flexibly, whether from office and/or home

Healthcare scheme

A Self Invested Personal Pension Scheme

Holiday allowance of 25 days plus bank holidays

Discounts on various products and services

Employee assistance programme for employee wellbeing

Life assurance

Group Income Protection

Voluntary benefits – dental cover, cycle to work scheme, season ticket loan, wellbeing and digital GP app

Working at Sedgwick

Our company is a place where creative and caring people of all backgrounds can be challenged, grow as individuals, and feel a higher purpose in the unique value they bring and the difference they make in the lives of others. We celebrate our differences; cultivating uniqueness and belonging allows us to connect with our consumers on a personal level, understand our clients’ needs, support the communities in which we operate, and perform at our best.

We’re passionate and understanding about our colleagues – so we have built flexibility into our colleague working model. If you wish to work from home, split your working time between the home and office or change your hours so you can collect your children or care for someone in your family, we’re supportive of that. As a flexible employer, we’re happy to discuss options that take into consideration your personal needs for this position during your interview.

Applicants who are successful at interview will be, as part of pre-employment screening, subject to: ID document verification, credit check, address verification, employment verification, employment gap verification, UK DBS, UK financial regulator search, anti-money laundering search, directorship search and global watch list check.

Sedgwick is committed to Equal Opportunity and Diversity. We aim to ensure that no job applicant or employee receives less favourable treatment on the ground of race, colour, nationality, religion, ethnic or national origins, age, gender, marital status, sexual orientation or disability.

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Sedgwick is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

The statements contained in this document are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by a colleague assigned to this description. They are not intended to constitute a comprehensive list of functions, duties, or local variances. Sedgwick retains the discretion to add or to change the duties of the position at any time.

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