Global Accounts Receivable Lead

Global Accounts Receivable Lead

Our mission is to improve the performance of athletes and teams, which we do by engineering the premier technology platform for sport. We've been at the forefront of sports technology and science since 2006 - we don't just work in the sporting industry, we are actively changing its future.  Our solutions are designed to help athletes and coaches “play smart” in a world where 1% can literally mean the difference between winning and losing.

We work with over 3,000 teams around the world, empowering coaches, managers and trainers in premier teams in the NFL, NBA, NHL, MLS, EPL, AFL, NRL, NCAA and more. We provide the information they need to optimise athletes’ health, game-day readiness, and performance, as well as in-game tactics.  Our solutions include wearable technology, video analytics, and athlete monitoring solutions, and we are passionate about helping sports organizations at all levels to better scout, recruit, teach, and win.

WE WANT PEOPLE WHO ARE PASSIONATE ABOUT PROVIDING AMAZING CUSTOMER SERVICE

The Global Accounts Receivable Lead is responsible for managing and coordinating the global Accounts Receivable (AR) function for Catapult. Based in Boston, this role will require a keen eye for detail, understand what great AR and order-to-cash processes look like and is always searching to optimize and improve procedures and workflows. 

This role also manages a global team, with five employees based across our Melbourne, Boston and Dundalk locations. The ideal person for this opportunity will be someone enthused and energised about working for a global leader in its industry, and also willing to be a key member of a global finance team and leading a high performing function within the finance team.

WHAT YOU’LL DO

• Manage and coordinate the global AR function including managing a global team, with five employees based across our Melbourne, Boston and Dundalk locations.
• Play a key cross-functional role in setting up a best in class order-to-cash process across our global business  
• Maintaining and continuously improving procedures and processes for the AR function including the communication and training of AR team members 
• Lead ongoing process improvement initiatives across the AR function
• Develop ongoing analysis of the debtors ledger to identify any concerning trends or patterns 
• Support the global month end and half year/full year end process as set by the Director, Finance
• Building productive relationships with commercial team to ensure a smooth flow of information on sales deals whilst adhering to company business rules

• Maintaining the billing system across multiple subsidiaries and currencies
• Resolving queries both internally and externally around outstanding invoices
• Reconciliation of accounts receivable ledger for multiple subsidiaries in multiple currencies
• Regular AR reporting and analyses including collections and debtor updates
• Develop ongoing analysis of the debtors ledger to identify any concerning trends or patterns

What You’ll Need:

• Extensive experience of the end to end AR process, including experience as a Team Lead, Mentor, Coaching 
• Experience with multi-currency debtor ledgers and subsidiaries (including AUD, USD, GBP, EUR, CNY, JPY)
• Experience with complex sales orders, multiple product sets and multiple revenue recognition policies including subscription contracts
• Ability to establish and maintain good client relationships, both internally and externally
• Ability to reconcile complex accounts and have excellent attention to detail
• Competent Microsoft Excel skills and competent in all the key elements of Microsoft Office
• Knowledge of Netsuite accounting package and Salesforce CRM desirable
• Experience of working for a SaaS (software as a service) business desirable
• An ability to be proactive, curious and resourceful whilst problem solving

WHY CATAPULT? 

• We have amazing people. We can promise you will work with some of the most ambitious and intelligent people in an exciting industry, and you will do some of the best work of your life.
• We encourage our people to have constructive, open and honest communication in order to make Catapult extraordinary; innovate and create smart solutions; establish a collaborative, yet challenging, environment to develop our performance and the performance of our customers.
• Our workforce spans more than 20 countries, you'll have the opportunity to work across multiple nationalities and cultures, and build your global awareness and capability 
• We value improvement and development. We are challenging ourselves to continuously grow and become a high-performance company. That means we maintain a growth mindset in everything we do, and our people are always looking for ways to do things better.  There is unlimited opportunity to grow, do more, and do better.

Whether you’re interested in sports or not, you’ll have the satisfaction of knowing your work is supporting some of the most successful teams and athletes on the planet! 

Research shows that while men apply for jobs when they meet an average of 60% of the criteria, women and other marginalized groups tend to only apply when they check every box. So if you think you have what it takes, but don't meet every single point in our job ad, please still get in touch! We would love to have a chat and see if you could be a great addition to our team. We are building the future of sports performance, our priority is to find the brightest talent that can add to our team culture, those who actively contribute and who are excited about what they do.