Accounts Receivable Supervisor

**SUMMARY**:
The Accounts Receivable Supervisor has responsibility for the coordination and execution of all daily activities of the Credit Department to ensure timely and orderly cash collections and administration of the accounts receivable functions of the Company.

**RESPONSIBILITIES & DUTIES**:
**Accounts Receivable**
- Manage the daily activities of the Accounts Receivable staff including work assignments, reconciliations, account reviews, credit limit establishment and new account set-up.
- Oversee or perform activities related to collecting the receivable such as telephone calls to the customers, bank deposits, debit note research and resolution, recommendations for escalation of accounts to third party collections or bad debt write-off, liaising with other internal departments as required to resolve issues preventing the collection of the receivable.
- Bank deposits.
- Customer visits and occasional cheque pick up.
- Develop and maintain the bad debt accrual report monthly.
- Proactive analysis of customer credit limits and insurance requirements with recommendations for changes.
- Provide staff training and review to ensure the Receivables are being effectively collected and reconciled.
- Meetings with entity Controllers to review customer accounts, highlight potential risks and assess bad debt provision.

**Management & Development of Staff**
- Evaluate individual and collective performance on an ongoing basis.
- Ensure departmental goals and objectives are consistent with Company needs are established annually.
- Encourage professional development and access to learning programs for staff.
- Mentoring of departmental staff to assist in their career growth.

**JOB**
**SPECIFICATIONS**:
**Skills & Behaviours Required**
- Interpersonal skills necessary to train others in performing key credit related activities and supervise their work.
- Interpersonal skills and written and verbal communication skills to interact with external customers.
- Team working ability to enable effective interaction with and motivation of other team members, including peers.
- Detail oriented and able to work with large amounts of data (MS Excel).
- Planning and analytical ability.
- Strong problem-solving skills.
- Ability to follow through and complete tasks in a timely basis.
- Strong accounting knowledge.
- Ability to set and meet deadlines including a strong ability to manage multiple tasks to completion at the same time.
- Ability to work independently and knowing when to ask manager for help in resolving specific issues.
- Ability to make recommendations on credit decisions to the Director of Finance.

**Education & Experience**
- College degree in business or CCP
- Minimum of 3 years of AR Collections experience.
- Excellent knowledge of receivables management and concepts in order to perform tasks listed under Responsibilities and Duties, above.
- JD Edwards experience would be an asset.
- Microsoft Office Suite (particularly strong with Microsoft Excel)

**We are the ASSA ABLOY Group**
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As we welcome new people on board, it’s important to us to have diverse, inclusive teams, and we value different perspectives and experiences.