We are looking for a Business Partner who will be responsible for leading and inspiring the UK and US Agency Team.

You will be focusing on:

• Team Management within the accounts receivable function 
• Managing team performance, coaching and training, as well as objective settings 
• Reporting on the team daily and monthly stats for progress and output 
• Credit Lead for assigned ledger for the group  on the aged debt profile and risk management

What you'll be doing...

• Reporting/Managing aged debt profile Accountable for the  team SLAs  and reporting out on these SLAs regularly to Head of AR /
• Reporting/ Ensuring the assigned ledger is suitable for Month/Year End close, ensuring close falls  within the  timetable and perform ledger review prior to sign off 
• Process improvement of AR/ Continually look to process improvements for cash collection strategy 
• Stakeholder Managements / Manage the relationships from a credit control perspective with assigned commercial lead, with weekly stand up reviews  
• Management of the accounts receivable function/Developing and Coaching the team to build strong relationships with stakeholders in the business and ensuring customer service is instilled to internal and external customers. 
• Management of the accounts receivable function/Set objectives for the accounts receivable team and review performance against objective that align with the Future vision and goals  
• Managing aged debt profile/Perform regular credit review based on delinquent status of customer and commercial request to reduce risk to business
• Managing aged debt profile/to perform a ledger review with each team on WD 8 & WD-8 Minimising bad debt write offs
• Managing aged debt profile/Ensure the Future Collection policy is upheld by all team member and legal action taken at appropriate time to minimise bad 
• Managing aged debt profile/escalating possible risks on sales order estimates for management approvals
• Audits and control/Ensure all team member clearly understand future audit and control and all action follow within the DLA set within the Credit Policy 
• Managing aged debt profile/Perform month end close for assigned subsidiary once all month end housekeeping has been completed 

Experience that will put you ahead of the curve...

• Experience in management in a shared service centre environment
• Experienced credit controller
• Man management and team leadership
• Process improvement
• Experience working on a modern ERP system in a large business
• Systems and reporting skills are an advantage

What's in it for you…

We have a number of awesome perks available to our staff. We offer huge opportunities to learn and develop, whether through professional qualifications, exposure to incredible business projects or informal lunch & learns, hosted by your colleagues. We have a fantastic culture where we really do care about our people and want everyone to succeed. Varied roles mean you’re not pigeonholed in to one finite area but get the opportunity to develop a wide range of skills and experience

And to top it all off, not only do we offer unlimited holiday because we trust you to manage your workload and time but we also offer a share in our success whereby every colleague is eligible to join our profit pool bonus scheme - if Future hits their performance targets all colleagues may receive a bonus.

Internal Job Family Level P7

The expected range for this role is £25,000 - £30,000

This is a Hybrid role from our Bath Office, working three days from the office, two from home

Who are we…

We’re Future. We’re 3000+ colleagues over 250+ brands speaking to 400 million people every month across the globe through websites, events and magazines. We’ve got ambitious plans that build on our growth momentum and unlock new opportunities and we’re looking for talented people who want to be a part of it.

Want to know more… https://youtu.be/xxfSvjPuZd

Our Future, Our Responsibility - Inclusion and Diversity at Future

We have a voice and we’re going to use it. We promote diversity and inclusion not just in our recruitment processes, but everything we do. We’re an equal opportunity employer and we will continue to ensure our recruitment process is free of bias and our workplaces are inclusive, positive, free of discrimination and respecting of all backgrounds and beliefs. Our culture is underpinned by our values and employees - current and future - are treated with respect and fairness.

Please let us know if you need any reasonable adjustments made so we can give you the best experience!

Find out more about Our Future, Our Responsibility on our website.

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