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Manager, Field Accounting
Follett Corporation | |
United States, Illinois, Westchester | |
3 Westbrook Corporate Center (Show on map) | |
April 28, 2024 | |
Westchester
Finance Full-time #LI-DG1 #LI-Hybrid Position Overview Join the Follett Team, where employees are valued, respected, and offered career paths throughout its many campus locations. Follett serves over half of the students in the United States and works with 80,000 schools as a leading provider of education technology, services, and print and digital content. We're higher education's largest campus retailer and a hub for school spirit and community as we operate nearly 1,200 local campus stores and over 1,600 virtual stores across the continent. We take pride in the fact that for more than 140 years, we have been helping to improve people's lives by supporting a lifetime of learning and education. The Accounts Receivable Manager (internally called Field Accounting Manager) will provide leadership for the Field Accounting Analyst team. Responsibilities consist of providing oversight, management, and development of a group of individuals performing the functions within the accounts receivable cycle; ~10 +/- direct reports. The role will inspire the team to consistently drive results while providing high-level customer service through collaboration with store teams, campuses, and third-party vendors. The position holds the relationship with a team of Analysts to ensure accountability for proper account setup, timely and accurate billing, collections, and improvement of cash flow. In addition, the position is involved in the day-to-day activities of the role of Field Accounting Analyst and supporting store teams directly with accounts receivable duties. The role reports to the Accounting Director, and along with another Accounts Receivable Manager, will support the growth and development of this department through innovation, collaboration, and a high-level knowledge of the accounts receivable process. The role also partners with the One Team Center ("Corporate") centralized cash application/revenue accounting team resource(s) that perform/assist in the transactional/recurring processes such as creating invoices, processing applicable sub-ledger adjustments, and applying payments. This individual collaborates with, guides, and provides direction to a group of Field Financial Analysts to ensure accounts are appropriately reflected. This role should be flexible and willing to take on other accounting-related activities related to the campus. Responsibilities
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