AR Team lead

                      Team Lead AR

To serve as the AR Team Lead in the Finance department and oversee the day to day operations of the billing functions, including but not limited to: Supervision and training of staff; Management of unbilled balances; daily and month end processes; client contract billing, reporting and analysis; compliance with established Company and SOX policies and procedures.

JOB FUNCTIONS/RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Recognize, exemplify and adhere to ICON's values which centers around our commitment to People, Clients and Performance.
• As a member of staff, the employee is expected to recognize the importance of and create a culture of process improvement with a focus on streamlining our processes adding value to our business and meeting client needs.
• Travel (approximately 5%) domestic and/or international
• * Manage the end to end billing functions to ensure that invoices and credit memos are generated in accordance with the contract terms in an accurate and timely manner.
• * Assure that project budget tracking is performed by staff and that billing is in line with budget.
• * Provide guidance to team on day to day billing matters; establish processes as needed for new clients.
• *Develop and write policies and procedures as necessary.
• * Routinely meet with staff to evaluate, plan and prioritize workload.
• * Prepare, Analyze and interpret monthly unbilled reports to effectively manage and prioritize billing.
• * Foster strong customer service; serve as an escalation point to provide support and dispute resolution to customers in a timely manner.
• * Interface with Project Management, Contracts and other departments to obtain up to date information concerning contracts, change orders and other issues that impact billing.
• * Respond to and resolve client inquiries and work with the Accounts Receivable department to assist with resolution of billing issues that may impact collections.
• Manage monthly processes, reconciliations and reporting to meet month end deadlines.
• Assist manager with ad hoc reports and special projects as needed.
• Assume other reasonably related duties as may be assigned from time to time.

SUPERVISION

Responsible for continuously reviewing and adjusting processes to gain efficiencies.
• * Supervise, train and, support employees as needed to ensure department runs smoothly.
• * Ensure employee’s meet training and development requirements.
• * Responsible for goal setting, monitoring and evaluating employee performance against the established goals
• * Responsible for day-to-day operations; ability to make decisions independently.

EXPERIENCE, SKILLS, KNOWLEDGE REQUIREMENTS

• To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
• A minimum of 5 years Accounting, Contracts or Contract Billing experience.
• Thorough understanding of Contracts, Project Accounting, and Contract to Cash billing processes.
• Ability to work well under pressure and meet deadlines.
• Ability to interpret and analyze financial data
• Advanced knowledge of Microsoft Office applications and spreadsheet applications.
• Strong organization, time management, and problem solving skills.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to build and maintain strong relationships.
• Proven leadership skills, ability to develop skills of direct reports and positively impact team morale

Benefits of Working in ICON

Other than working with a great team of smart and energetic people, we also offer a very competitive salary and benefits package that includes an excellent pension scheme, private health care, life assurance and staff recognition schemes. This varies from country to country so a dedicated recruiter will discuss this with you at interview stage.

We care about our people as they are the key to our success. We provide an open and friendly work environment where we empower people and provide them with opportunities to develop their long term career.
What’s Next
Following your application you will be contacted by one of our dedicated recruiters and if successful we will be able to provide you with more details about this opportunity.
ICON is an equal opportunity employer - M/F/D/V and committed to providing a workplace free of any discrimination or harassment.