Accounts Receivable Team Leader

Job Summary

Kiwa UK is looking for an Accounts Receivable Team Leader to join our innovative Finance Team. Based in Aylesbury with hybrid working, you’ll support the AR team to ensure compliance across all accounts receivable activities, including accurate posting, VAT compliance, working capital management, and intercompany management.

About the role

• Lead, motivate, and inspire a high-performing AR Team, ensuring strong governance and excellent stakeholder service
• Champion the development of digital capabilities and talent within the team
• Act as an escalation point for any customer or team clarifications
• Approve journals produced by the AR Team
• Implement measurable AR targets to measure and enhance credit collection and monitor team performance
• Collaborate with Business Unit Leaders and use data insights to drive clearance of legacy debt
• Partner with the Kiwa Group transformation team to develop and implement a new Order to Cash/credit and collections module
• Complete weekly accounts receivables reports 
• Reconcile accounts receivables balances at month end
• Process F/X revaluations for both AR and Cash balances at month-end
• Calculate bad debt provisions with Kiwa UK Management Accountants
• Support monthly intercompany accounts receivables confirmations
• Minimise unallocated cash balances and resolve entries 
• Support the delivery of internal and external audit documentation

Do you have what it takes?

• Strong people management and experience leading AR project teams
• Consistent delivery to tight deadlines
• Innovative and solutions-focused, with a focus on insight generation and the ability to think outside the box
• Proven experience leading AR project teams in process reengineering, system implementations or upgrades
  
• Excellent planning and organisational skills
• Strong data literacy and an analytical mindset, with excellent  Microsoft Suite skills, especially Excel
• Problem-solving mindset, team-oriented, practical, reliable, and results-driven
• Exceptional communication and interpersonal skills
• Ability to engage and influence colleagues
• Innovative and solutions-focused
• Sound knowledge of accounting principles and AR/AP control environments
• Experience in an international corporate environment beneficial

What can you expect from us in return?

• £37,000 - £40,000 per annum
• Generous Annual Leave – Starting at 25 days plus Bank Holidays, with the option to buy additional leave and increased entitlement with length of service
• 37.5 hours per week - Monday to Friday, hybrid role (1 or 2 days in the office per week)
• Enhanced Family Leave – Enhanced maternity, adoption, and shared parental leave with 6 months full pay, plus 2 weeks full pay for paternity leave
• Milestone Rewards – paid and unpaid sabbaticals, charity donations, personal gifts, and retail vouchers
• Salary Reviews
• Company Bonus Scheme
• Enhanced Pension Contributions
• Life Assurance – 4x your annual salary
• Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) – Confidential support, advice, and counselling available 24/7, 365 days a year
• 24/7 GP Service – Access to medical advice anytime
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• Eye Care Vouchers – Supporting your health and well-being
• Welcome Pack – Filled with company-branded goodies to kickstart your journey with us

At Kiwa, we deliver results driven by our core values: Ambitious, Reliable, and Engaged the principles that guide how we work with colleagues, customers, and everyone we encounter. We are committed to fostering personal development, encouraging you to be ambitious, explore new ideas, and contribute to making the world a safer, more sustainable place. Here, you’ll thrive in a dynamic environment with ample opportunities for growth and self-development.

As an equal opportunity employer, Kiwa celebrates diversity and is dedicated to building an inclusive, supportive workplace. We embrace flexibility in hiring talented individuals from all backgrounds globally, ensuring a work environment free from prejudice, discrimination, and intimidation. Inclusivity and equality are core to who we are, and we uphold these values without exception.

If you have any questions about this role and would like to speak a member of the Talent Team, please e-mail us at uk.careers@kiwa.com.