British CouncilHiring for Team Leader Accounts Receivable at Noida, Uttar Pradesh Full Time

Location: Noida, South Asia, IN

Company: British Council

The British Council builds connections, understanding and trust between people in the UK and other countries through arts and culture, education and the English language.

We work in two ways – directly with individuals to transform their lives, and with governments and partners to make a bigger difference for the longer term, creating benefit for millions of people all over the world. We help young people to gain the skills, confidence and connections they are looking for to realise their potential and to participate in strong and inclusive communities. We support them to learn English, to get a high-quality education and to gain internationally recognised qualifications. Our work in arts and culture stimulates creative expression and exchange and nurtures creative enterprise. We connect the best of the UK with the world and the best of the world with the UK.

These connections lead to an understanding of each other’s strengths and of the challenges and values that we share. This builds trust between people in the UK and other nations which endures even when official relations may be strained. We work on the ground in more than 100 countries. In 2019-20 we connected with 80 million people directly and with 791 million overall, including online and through our broadcasts and publications.

Job Title: Team Lead – AR

Purpose of job:
To support assigned British Council region(s) in ensuring that Accounts Receivable processes are completed and risks highlighted to ensure that the financial and accounting processes locally and regionally are adhered to.

Role context

To manage the Bank Reconciliation and AR process for assigned region(s).

To manage the team processing Bank Reconciliation process for assigned regions(s).

To do quality review of reconciliations completed by the team

Main opportunities/challenges for this role

Accountabilities, responsibilities and main duties

To manage and monitor Bank Reconciliation (BR) and Accounts Receivable (AR) process for the regions to ensure that the banks are fully reconciled to the GL accounts, cash applications are done accurately, and appropriate actions recommended to regions for clearing of the outstanding items.

Ensure that BR process is completed as per corporate policy.

Review open items and recommend actions to country finance team for resolutions.

Follow up with bank on issues that need to be sorted out for the country bank accounts.

Monthly critical review of process with stakeholders.

Provide solutions to recurring process issues and problems and communicate to staff to ensure continuous improvements.

Manage AR process including cash applications and exceptions on Aged Debt Report.

Review cash flow position with Accounts Payable (AP) managers.

Support audit and Transition of new process.

Gather and validate performance information.

To support completion of process mapping and documentation

Ensure customer queries and issues are resolved and escalations are managed professionally.

Monitor team performance and adherence to SLA.

Ensure reporting for KPI, SLA, Month end, any other requirement.

Ensure service delivery without interruption.

Risk analysis of the process and initiate mitigation steps.

Drive process improvement in the team.

Performance Management

To manage staff in agreed line of management, provide them with appropriate coaching and mentoring and to support the analysis of skills and other development needs and subsequent learning and development initiatives.

All aspects of the British Council’s performance management procedures and standards are used to induct, manage and develop staff members and to evaluate performance according to the agreed timetable.

Essential HR procedures and standards are applied consistently.

Staffs with in line of management have access to, and are encouraged to make use of, development opportunities.

Information Security

Ensure that their workforce are aware of the information security policies and comply with them

Ensures that the team complies to ISO 27001 and IGA related requirements

Send account opening requests effectively

Disable accounts immediately for leavers and Absconders /on long leaves

Document and monitor / review access levels of his/her team

Provide security awareness and education to team

Manage Records to ensure compliance to Freedom of information act

Ensure incidents of their respective functions are closed within SLAs

Role specific knowledge and experience

Minimum/essential

Experience in Account receivable / General accounting and process handling, service delivery as per agreed service levels and managing process delivery team.

The candidate is required to work in shifts.

Qualifications:
Graduation OR Professional financial qualification (e.g. Inter CA, ICWA)

Role specific skills

Financial accounting skills including book-keeping

SAP system skills

Process management skills

Communication skills

MS Excel, Word, Power Point

Risk identification and management

Understanding the organisation and working pattern

Reporting – MIS, KPI, SLA

Further Information

Pay Band – 6

Contract Type – Indefinite

Department/Country-Finance/ India – Noida

Requirements – Must have current right to work in India

Closing Date – Tuesday 8 Feb 22 (23:59 IST)

A connected and trusted UK in a more connected and trusted world.

Equality , Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) Statement

The British Council is committed to policies and practices of equality, diversity and inclusion across everything we do. We support all staff to make sure their behaviour is consistent with this commitment. We want to address under representation and encourage applicants from under-represented groups, in particular, but not exclusively, on grounds of ethnicity and disability. All disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria are guaranteed an interview and we have Disability Confident Employer Status. We welcome discussions about specific requirements or adjustments to enable participation and engagement in our work and activities.

The British Council is committed to safeguarding children, young people and adults who we work with.

We believe that all children and adults everywhere in the world deserve to live in safe environments and have the right to be protected from all forms of abuse, maltreatment and exploitation as set out in article 19, UNCRC (United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child) 1989.

Appointment to positions where there is direct involvement with vulnerable groups will be dependent on thorough checks being completed; these will include qualification checks, reference checks, identity & criminal record checks in line with legal requirements and with the British Council’s Safeguarding policies for Adults and Children.

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