CANDIDATE BRIEF. Salary: Grade 6 ( 26,495 31,604 p.a.) Finance, Corporate Services

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1 CANDIDATE BRIEF Reporting Manager Credit Control (Non-Student Debt), Finance Salary: Grade 6 ( 26,495 31,604 p.a.) Reference: Reporting CSFIN1022 Manager Credit Control (Non-Student Debt) Finance, Corporate Services Hours negotiable between 21 and 35 hours per week We will consider flexible working arrangements

2 Reporting Manager Credit Control (Non-Student Debt), Finance, Corporate Services Are you an enthusiastic and effective communicator with excellent numeracy skills? Do you have proven experience in preparing and analysing numerical based reports? Do you want to contribute to a professional and supportive finance service? Leading the Credit Control team, and as an integral part of the Financial Accounting team, you will have an analytical approach, excellent numerical skills and the ability to manage risk. You will be responsible for ensuring the overall integrity of the University s SAP debtors ledger as well as providing broader accounting support to the University. You will have line management responsibility for one member of staff and the opportunity to study towards a professional qualification. What does the role entail? As a Reporting Manager Credit Control your main duties will include: Leading the credit control team, utilising exemplary analytical, written and oral communication skills; Ensuring timely monitoring and recovery of debt, reflecting the nature of the University s customers and partners; Maintaining the integrity of data within the SAP debtors ledger; Managing one member of staff, supervising their on-going training and development in a supportive manner, ensuring a structured approach to credit control; Preparing relevant, accurate and timely data before providing insightful analysis for the monthly Key Financial Indicator (KFI) pack, and to inform other miscellaneous reports and papers; Liaising with Finance, Research and Academic staff across the University to support Faculty and Service assessment of commercial debt issues, enhanced management action and control to continually improve collections and minimise bad debt;

3 Working closely with the Tax, Cash Services, Accounts Payable, Financial Accounting and Treasury teams to ensure that daily, month-end and year-end accounting processes and deadlines are met; Understanding the risk of the various accounts in the debtors ledger, advising senior management of areas of concern to enable the timely identification of bad debts, and the preparation of the debt provision for inclusion in the annual accounts; Streamlining systems and processes to make the best use of SAP, the University s accounting software. Pro-actively working with the SAP development team to expedite on-going development of SAP for day-to-day operational use and for reporting; Adhering to, and developing the University s financial controls and procedures for credit control; Assisting the Financial Accounting team with the credit management, risk assessment and debt collection routines of the University s subsidiary companies across the varied and complex trading scenarios; Supporting the Financial Accounting team with projects and tasks as necessary. These duties provide a framework for the role and should not be regarded as a definitive list. Other reasonable duties may be required consistent with the grade of the post. What will you bring to the role? As a Reporting Manager Credit Control you will have/be: Strong numerical skills; Excellent excel skills and are able to manipulate data; Excellent analytical skills and are able to scrutinise data to provide astute insight; Confident communication skills, interacting with people from different levels and backgrounds; A supportive and effective developer of people, and a team player, with the desire and enthusiasm and skills to bring out the best in others; An understanding of risk assessment and are able to identify, prioritise and mitigate risks; Proven report writing experience.

4 You may also have: Previous experience of SAP software; Experience of accounting / bookkeeping; Experience in credit management and debt collection; Experience of supervising staff. How to apply You can apply for this role online; more guidance can be found on our How to Apply information page. Applications should be submitted by (UK time) on the advertised closing date. Contact information To explore the post further or for any queries you may have, please contact: Ellie Baxter, Deputy Financial Controller Tel: +44 (0) E.Baxter@leeds.ac.uk Additional information Working at Leeds Find out more about the benefits of working at the University and what it is like to live and work in the Leeds area on our Working at Leeds information page. Candidates with disabilities Information for candidates with disabilities, impairments or health conditions, including requesting alternative formats, can be found on our Accessibility information page or by getting in touch with us at disclosure@leeds.ac.uk.

5 Criminal record information Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 A criminal record check is not required for this position. However, all applicants will be required to declare if they have any unspent criminal offences, including those pending. Any offer of appointment will be made in accordance with our Criminal Records policy. You can find out more about required checks and declarations in our Criminal Records information page.