- Inspiring and driving high performance across the assigned collections team
- Collaborating with Revenue Protection, Security, Legal, and Operations to create streamlined processes for a fast, coordinated response to customer concerns
- Ensuring adherence to the credit policy to minimize risk exposure
- Leading teams to reduce outstanding debt, minimize write-offs, and improve cash flow
- Establishing ambitious KPIs and providing regular performance feedback to team members
- Developing innovative, low-touch solutions to encourage timely customer payments
- Partnering with Business Units to resolve customer issues related to credit, billing, and payments
- Implementing process improvements and optimising ledger management to reduce debt levels
- Supporting the full customer-to-cash lifecycle by delivering key initiatives
- Maximising the use of existing automation tools for operational efficiency and identifying new automation opportunities
- Proactively reducing customer inquiries by enhancing self-service options and ensuring queries are directed to the appropriate teams
- Identifying operational risks and implementing effective controls throughout all processes
- Possession of a professional accounting qualification, ideally CICM or equivalent
- Strong experience within credit and collections, particularly from a strategical and management position, with a focus on debt collection improvement
- Excellent leadership and wider communication and stakeholder management skills
- Good working knowledge of complex IT systems, SAP and Salesforce
- Good commercial aptitude and awareness, with a background in finance and controls