Global Accounts Receivable Specialist in London

The Company Faction Skis is the fastest-growing ski brand in the industry - we design, manufacture and sell premium skis and sports equipment. We have also launched Phaenom-footwear bringing innovation and style to ski boots and technical mountain footwear. Faction’s executive team delivers quality engineering, global sales and a unique position as a media production business in its own right. We reach millions with our video content and social media channels and generate 15% of our sales through eCommerce. We engage a global fanbase through in-house film productions and partnerships with organizations such as 1% for the Planet and Protect Our Winters. Our operations are geographically diverse; Our headquarters are in the Swiss Alps where the CEO, European Sales and Marketing, eComm and some finance are located; UK is finance-focused, our North American operations are managed out of Denver and we have tight operations in China, Canada and Japan.

We are looking for a pro-active and flexible Accounts Receivable specialist to manage and improve our global order to cash process. Close partnership and teamwork with the other departments is critical to achieving success.

Your Role

Permanent role | 40hrs/week | to start immediately. We value curious and proactive individuals who take initiative and find solutions efficiently. If you have an interest in outdoor or winter sports, you’ll be surrounded by truly passionate people.

Responsibilities

• Accounts Receivable ownership and ledger clean-up
• Take full ownership of the accounts receivable function across multiple international entities
• Full responsibility of the AR inbox, promptly managing queries
• Review, reconcile and resolve historic ledger issues
• Investigate and clear aged balances and discrepancies
• Ensure accuracy and integrity of AR balances across all regions
• Review and improve processes for credit notes and adjustments
• Ensure proper controls around invoicing and revenue recognition

Collections & Credit Management

• Oversee accurate and timely invoicing across all subsidiaries
• Partner with sales and operations teams to drive timely customer payments, co-ordinating the order to cash process
• Set and monitor credit limits and customer risk
• Handle escalations and complex customer disputes

Other tasks

• Perform and deliver financial analysis and reporting to support in cashflow forecasting
• Manage the seasonal AR intern
• Perform checks to local tax/VAT/GST requirements
• Manage invoice financing facility
• Support audits and maintain proper documentation

Requirements

• At least 5 years experience in an Accounts Receivable role with full ownership of the function.
• Co-ordinator of order to cash process with ability to implement improvements in efficiency and compliance.
• Fluent in French and English
• AR aging, DSO and bad debt reporting experience
• Experience working with retailers, ideally in a similar industry
• Experience managing and cleaning complex AR ledgers
• Strong background in collections and credit control
• Experience working across multiple entities (US, Canada, Switzerland, Japan, China, France, Germany) and multiple currencies
• Solid understanding of VAT/GST and invoicing compliance
• Experience handling invoice financing
• Hands-on start up mentality
• Detail-oriented
• Strong communicator internally and externally
• Flexible with working hours to cover key time zones
• Comfortable working through ambiguity and problem-solving
• Able to operate independently
• Strong ERP and Excel experience
• LLM curious
• Ability to deliver to tight deadlines, prioritising and managing workload

Benefits

• 25 days holiday (plus bank holidays)
• Flexible working & working from home when needed
• Health insurance - Vitality
• 4.5% employer pension contributions
• Opportunity to work (and ski!) from our European offices over the winter
• High degree of autonomy in a role that has potential to grow as the company grows
• Generous discounts on all of our products