Head of Accounts Receivable

at  Vista Global

Job Profile:
Vista Global, the global business aviation group, integrates a unique portfolio of companies offering asset-light services to cover all aspects of business aviation, through its brands. The group’s mission is to lead the change to provide customers with the most advanced flying services and the very best value, anytime, anywhere around the world.
We are looking for a Head of AR to lead the International Billing and Credit Control teams across London, Hamburg, Dubai and Hong Kong. This role will be based in our Mayfair office in London and will report directly to the Chief of Staff - Finance. The Head of AR will ensure the Billing and Credit Control function is operating efficiently and in line with KPI’s. Also, ensure the teams are agile to new business needs and market forces. This Overall, this role plays a crucial role in managing the company’s cash flow and ensuring the timely receipt of payments from customers, which is essential for maintaining healthy financial operations. The team consist of 31 people across all offices, you will have great scope and opportunity to affect change to deliver further efficiency and effectiveness.
Your Responsibilities:

• Ensuring that the Billing and Credit Control teams are adequately resourced in-order-to effectively deliver on their tasks.
• Overseeing the allocation of tasks to team members as necessary to maximise the efficiency and effectiveness of the team.
• Partners with our Sales team members to establish processes that reduce complexity and friction with our customers.
• Constantly reviewing business processes and suggesting improvements where necessary to continuously strive for improved efficiency throughout the organisation.
• Work with key stakeholders to ensure AR & Billing functions are operating in line with business expectations. Also, build a good understanding on key clients and constantly review them with the teams to ensure clients are happy with the service from Finance.
• Ensuring customer satisfaction in all aspects of the respective functions that impact the Group’s customers.
• Organising adequate on-call resources to service urgent client requests during out of office hours.
• Supporting and developing team members to ensure effective delivery of the team’s overall objectives through effective recruitment, development, engagement, and retention of team members.
• Being the ‘go-to person’ for all the team members by developing your own knowledge of company’s business model, systems, policies and procedures, rules, and relevant regulations.
• Preparing reports on matters relevant to the respective functions as may be required from time to time by the Director of Finance Operations, Chief Financial Officer, or other members of the Executive Committee.
• Support VJ Finance on annual audits