Team Lead Accounts Receivable

Team Lead  Accounts Receivable

What is the role about?

As the Team Lead  Accounts Receivable, you will be responsible for coordinating the daily operations of the Accounts Receivable (AR) team, ensuring timely and accurate processing of receipts, and maintaining strong customer relationships. You will act as the primary point of contact for AR-related issues, while supporting and coaching your team to ensure high performance and continuous development. Working closely with the Group Controller, you will help manage the end-to-end AR process, ensuring alignment with organizational goals and financial policies.

This role plays a vital part in ensuring the organization's financial health and operational effectiveness. You will support the Finance function by driving efficient accounts receivable processes and maintaining high-quality standards in customer financial transactions. Your proactive approach in resolving issues and improving processes contributes directly to customer satisfaction and business continuity.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead, coach, mentor, and train new and existing AR team members to improve performance and develop skills.
• Coordinate daily operations within the Accounts Receivable team and serve as the first point of contact for any operational or procedural issues.
• Process customer receipts and maintain accurate and up-to-date customer account records
• Manage the collection process, and ensure timely payments in accordance with the collection work list.
• Resolve customer queries related to invoices, payments, and account balances.
• Monitor and follow up on external collection agency cases and customer disputes.
• Assess customer creditworthiness in accordance with the company’s Credit Risk Management Process.

Requirements:

• 2–4 years of relevant experience in accounts receivable or a similar financial role
• Solid understanding of AR processes and credit control principles
• Proficiency with financial systems and MS Office applications (especially Excel)
• Ability to manage multiple priorities in a dynamic environment
• Experience with SAP is a plus
• Customer-focused with a solution-oriented approach
• Prior team lead experience is a plus

Benefits include:  

• Participation in annual company bonus scheme, a company pension, and monthly Internet allowance 
• 25 days of paid time off (and the option to buy or sell up to 5 more days) 
• Free lunch and parking, the best coffee (if we say so ourselves), and fresh fruit provided daily (when in the office) 
• Access to the Leaseweb Academy, a personalized learning platform offering a variety of studies, courses, and trainings 
• Free in-house Dutch courses 
• Fun events year-round – from virtual pub quizzes to summer parties, company runs, quarterly hackathons and much more 
• Monthly after work drinks (also virtual, for now!) 
• A multicultural work environment (our colleagues in HQ alone are from over 40 countries!) in a company where you can truly make a difference  

Ready for the next step? 

If you’d like to apply, please do so online. To learn more about us, follow us on LinkedIn or Instagram to get an inside look at the life at Leaseweb. For questions, please reach out to Demetra Spyrou, Talent Acquisition Specialist, at: d.spyrou@global.leaseweb.com. 

We directly source all candidates – any unsolicited profiles received from recruitment agencies will be treated as direct applications.