Accounting & Reporting Manager - Accounts Receivable

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Job summary: Drives and enables Accounts Receivable (AR)/Credit Management activities focused on the complete, accurate, and timely completion of transactions. Ensure compliance with internal guidelines and procedures as well as external regulatory requirement.
Your responsibilities

• Risk management: Leads implementation of collection and credit risk management solutions. Provides accurate and timely credit assessments to business partners and
• Proposes credit limits and supports on credit decisions as applicable.
• Analysis: Performs transaction analysis, highlights discrepancies/anomalies for correction. Serves as escalation point or subject matter expert for resolution of issues.
• Best Practices and Optimization: Supports implementation of best practices and continuous optimization of relevant processes to gain efficiencies and drive productivity gains. Drives harmonization and standardization in line with Group solutions and best practices.
• Transaction processing: Ensures accurate processing of Accounts Receivable transactions. Oversees organization and work allocation for individuals involved in
• People leadership and development: Ensures (with HR Manager support) that the area of responsibility is properly organized, staffed, skilled and directed. Guides, motivates and develops direct and indirect subordinates within HR policies.
• Transaction processing.
• Accounting and reporting guidelines: Provides input to relevant ABB Group Accounting Standards, compliance with ABB’s Accounting and Reporting Guidelines, local GAAP as applicable. Serves as a functional expert and assists with guideline interpretation for internal partner groups.
• Reporting and consolidation: Ensures timely and accurate monthly, quarterly and annual reporting of reporting package and associated disclosures.
• Projects: Lead and/or participate in finance projects from an AR perspective (acquisitions, divestments, system changes and structure changes).
• Period closing: Oversees, reviews and/or supports the month end close process including account reconciliation, preparation of journal entries, etc. for Accounts Receivables area. Books monthly entries as necessary based on supporting documentation.
• Internal controls: Leads Internal Control over Financial Reporting compliance for specific areas (e.g. record- to-report, order-to-cash, etc.) to ensure that processes and controls are designed effectively and address financial reporting. Supports in settlement of delinquent accounts when established parameters are not met.

Your background

• Familiar with the workings of a large, complex company.
• Bilingual French/English. English will be required to communicate with customers outside Quebec on a regular basis.
• 3 to 5 years management experience.
• Knowledge of SAP.
• Ability to travel to Saint-Laurent and Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu at least once a week.

Benefits

• Healthcare plan
• Wellbeing program
• Accident insurance
• Retirement plan

More about us
We look forward to receiving your application. If you want to discover more about ABB, take another look at our website www.abb.com.
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