Accounts Receivable & Sales Accounting Manager

Our client is a leading international retail and consumer business with a strong presence across Switzerland. As part of its continued growth and finance transformation journey, the company is seeking an Accounts Receivable & Sales Accounting Manager to lead receivables, credit management, cash collection, and revenue accounting activities while managing a dedicated team and driving process improvements across the function.

The Opportunity

We are partnering with a leading international retail organisation to appoint an Accounts Receivable & Sales Accounting Manager.

This is a hands-on leadership role combining Accounts Receivable, Credit Management, Revenue Accounting, and team leadership responsibilities. You will play a key role in optimising cash flow, strengthening financial controls, improving processes, and supporting finance transformation initiatives across the business.

What You Will Be Doing

• Overseeing the full Accounts Receivable cycle, including billing, cash allocation, reconciliations, collections, and account maintenance.
• Managing credit risk, customer credit limits, and payment terms.
• Driving cash collection performance and reducing overdue balances.
• Ensuring accurate revenue recognition and reconciliation between finance and commercial systems.
• Monitoring key working capital metrics, including DSO and collection effectiveness.
• Producing management reporting and providing actionable business insights.
• Supporting ERP enhancements, automation projects, and process improvement initiatives.
• Leading, coaching, and developing the Accounts Receivable and Credit Control team.

What We Are Looking For

• 7-10 years of experience within Accounts Receivable, Credit Management, Finance Operations, or Revenue Accounting.
• Previous experience leading teams.
• Strong understanding of Accounts Receivable, Collections, Credit Control, and Revenue Accounting.
• Advanced Excel skills and experience working with ERP systems (SAP preferred).
• Exposure to Power BI, Power Query, or similar reporting tools.
• Experience within retail, consumer goods, distribution, healthcare, or other high-volume transactional environments is advantageous.

Personal Profile

• Structured and organised.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities.
• Comfortable working with multiple stakeholders across Finance and Commercial teams.
• Continuous improvement mindset.
• Able to thrive in a dynamic and evolving environment.

Languages

• Fluent English.
• French and German are considered strong assets.