French Speaking Accounts Receivable Team Leader - Island of Mauritius

  Mauritius

Port Louis

Length of Position: 2 years
Dates: July 2009

Description: Accounts Receivables Team Leader
Job location: Port-Louis (Mauritius)
Salary: Circa 1,800-2,500 Euros NETT per month. Relocation

Do you speak French? Would you like the chance to live and work on the beautiful Island of Mauritius, Indian Ocean?

We are a global solution for managing billing cycles from invoicing to final payment. They have offices in England, Switzerland, Geneva, Mauritius, and Argentina, and are going through an exciting period of growth.

We offer flights, free service apartment for the first 3/4 weeks while looking for suitable long term accommodation (with very proactive support from the company). 2 year renewable contract. Net salary, accommodation allowance (which is more than enough to fully pay for a very nice apartment). Healthcare, and a round trip flight after 1 year of service

We provides a dynamic, performance driven work environment where results, quality customer service and teamwork are recognized and rewarded. We attract employees with culturally diverse backgrounds who have domain expertise and that are moved by challenge. This environment encourages excellence and a dedication to the highest business ethics, innovation and creativity. Based on our proven methodologies, we can help our clients improve their business and keep developing your knowledge and experience while at it.

Accounts Receivables' dedicated Team Leaders work on long-term outsourcing partnerships with large organizations for whom the company provide tailor-made Accounts Receivables management services. This is a unique opportunity for those candidates looking for continuous best-practices learning and the ultimate professional experience that will give 'the' turn to their career.

As the dedicated contact person for their client, team manager and final responsibility of the Accounts Receivables outsourcing project, the Team Leader has a central key role bridging the gap between the operational teams and the client's main contacts. Accounts Receivables Team Leaders' report directly to The Operations Manager.

Key Responsibilities:

- Account Manager (day-to day contact person for our client)
- Team Manager (day-to-day contact person for team members)
- Responsible to draft the Ops Procedures document repository with Contract, detailing scope of services, description of processes, agreed reporting and maintaining a log with latest version and document status. In some cases work shadowing business trips to client's premises could be envisioned to facilitate process comprehension.
- Deliver initial and ongoing training to Credit Control and Cash Reconciliation teams on agreed Ops Procedures
- Ensure best-practice in all processes is maintained by team members, conduct recurrent performance reviews with each team member (team management)
- Review and analyze together with client and team dash board indicators and reporting data in order to assess progress, comment trends, isolate issues and propose further actions
- Envision management strategies that help achieving the targeted productivity improvements and other indicators goals over the contract term
- Proactively initiate and conduct continuous process improvement (identify, propose and implement improvement in existing processes)

Functional competencies required:
- Native French speaker with English as a second language.
- Proven track record in Collections, Accounting and / or Credit & Risk Management supported by relevant qualifications
- Familiar with Microsoft Office package
- Exposure to ERP packages (SAP, JDE, Oracle, Baan)

Professional competencies required:
- Project management skills
- Analytical and problem-solving skills
- Excellent communication skills
- Strong work ethic, maturity and leadership qualities
- Comfortable working in a rapidly growing & fast changing environment
- Ability to set priorities & work to own initiative
- Ability to work to deadlines whilst maintaining quality of work and effective multi-tasking
- Customer Focused
- Team player mentality

Qualifications: Functional competencies required:

- Native French speaker with English as a second language.
- Proven track record in Collections, Accounting and / or Credit & Risk Management supported by relevant qualifications
- Familiar with Microsoft Office package
- Exposure to ERP packages (SAP, JDE, Oracle, Baan)

Professional competencies required:

- Project management skills
- Analytical and problem-solving skills
- Excellent communication skills
- Strong work ethic, maturity and leadership qualities
- Comfortable working in a rapidly growing & fast changing environment
- Ability to set priorities & work to own initiative
- Ability to work to deadlines while maintaining quality of work and effective multi-tasking
- Customer Focused
- Team player mentality

Salary / Pay: 1,800 - 2,500 Euros per month

Experience Required: yes

2/3 years experience in a similar role

This Program is open to Worldwide Participants.

Participants Travel to Mauritius Independently

Typically Participants Work Independently or in Groups of 5-10

Application Process Involves:

• In-Person Interview when Feasible
• Letters of Reference
• Online Application plus Application Assessment
• Phone Interview
• Resume

Post-Program Services Include:

• Exit Debriefing Abroad

Year Founded: 1999