Manager Accounts Receivable, Dublin 18, Hybrid
ICON plc is a world-leading healthcare intelligence and clinical research organization. We’re proud to foster an inclusive environment driving innovation and excellence, and we welcome you to join us on our mission to shape the future of clinical development.
As a global provider of drug development solutions, our work is serious business. But that doesn’t mean you can’t have fun while you do it. With our vision to be the partner of choice in drug development, we hire only the best and brightest in the industry! Are you one of them?
At ICON, we have an incredible opportunity for an expert Accounts Receivable Manager to join the team in our global HQ in Dublin 18.
The Role
As Accounts Receivable Manager, you will lead a global team of AR professionals all working to ensure that the Accounts Receivable team works efficiently and provides effective support to ICON.
- Deliver a readily scalable team structure and associated processes to efficiently manage workload growth from existing departments and business units as well as from new acquisitions.
- Management, development, and motivation of staff, including some in satellite offices.
- Develop a team culture of "can do" and constant process improvement as well as searching for increased efficiency and ready adaptation to align to the evolving demands of the wider organization.
- Effectively manage Days Sales Outstanding ("DSO's"), notwithstanding the challenges of a more fast paced commercial environment.
- Manage an efficient billing process, minimizing lags between occurrence of operational activity and receipt of invoice by customer.
- Coordination and management of customer requested audits, minimizing disruption to daily operations while presenting a company improving experience for the customer.
- Ensure team builds and maintains effective relationships with all partners.
- Delivery of all required audit (both internal and external) documentation and ensuring full and effective compliance with any SOX requirements
- Recognize, exemplify, and adhere to ICON's values which centers around our dedication to People, Clients, and Performance.
- Develop a culture within the team to do right at first time.
- Open to support for Process Improvement Project as per the need.
- Ad-hoc travel required.
What you need
- Minimum 5 year experience of team management and development, preferably including management of staff located in satellite offices.
- Professional Accountancy Qualification (ACA / ACCA / CIMA / CPA Ireland) desirable.
- Experience of shared services and/or management of a diverse multiple customer base environments
- Experience of high volume, multiple contracting entity billing environments
- Experience of reporting metric driven performance analysis
- Experience of large ERP financial systems. Specific Oracle Financials experience is desirable but not a prerequisite.
What ICON can offer you:
Our success depends on the quality of our people. That’s why we’ve made it a priority to build a diverse culture that rewards high performance and nurtures talent.
In addition to your competitive salary, ICON offers a range of additional benefits. Our benefits are designed to be competitive within each country and are focused on well-being and work life balance opportunities for you and your family.
Our benefits examples include:
- Various annual leave entitlements
- A range of health insurance offerings to suit you and your family’s needs.
- Competitive retirement planning offerings to maximize savings and plan with confidence for the years ahead.
- Global Employee Assistance Programme, LifeWorks, offering 24-hour access to a global network of over 80,000 independent specialized professionals who are there to support you and your family’s well-being.
- Life assurance
- Flexible country-specific optional benefits, including childcare vouchers, bike purchase schemes, discounted gym memberships, subsidized travel passes, health assessments, among others.
Visit our careers site to read more about the benefits ICON offers.
At ICON, diversity, inclusion & belonging are fundamental to our culture and values. Our rich diversity makes us more innovative which helps us better serve our people, patients, customers, and our communities. We're proud of our diverse workforce and the work we’ve done to become a more inclusive organisation. We’re dedicated to providing an inclusive and accessible environment for all candidates. ICON is committed to providing a workplace free of discrimination and harassment. All qualified applicants will receive equal consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.
If, because of a medical condition or disability, you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application process, or in order to perform the essential functions of a position, please let us know or submit a request here
Interested in the role, but unsure if you meet all of the requirements? We would encourage you to apply regardless – there’s every chance you’re exactly what we’re looking for here at ICON whether it is for this or other roles.
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