The opportunity
Our client, a leading UK business, is looking for a hands-on Working Capital Improvement Lead to deliver an existing improvement programme. The diagnostic work is complete and the priorities are agreed. Now they need someone to make it happen.
Key responsibilities
- Drive working-capital release and improvements in cash collection across the order to cash cycle
- Reduce DSO, overdue debt and aged unbilled balances, particularly items outstanding more than 30 days
- Identify and fix the operational causes of billing delays and uncollectable invoices
- Standardise processes and improve consistency across business units
- Make sure teams take ownership of problems at source
- Work across Finance, Operations, Supply Chain, Consulting and Compliance
- Monitor and report on DSO, aged debt, unbilled work in progress and cash collection
- Establish clear ownership, KPIs, dashboards and process documentation
- Embed changes and hand them back to the business so improvements last
About you: Essential
- Fully qualified chartered accountant: ACA (ICAEW), CA (ICAS) or CA (Chartered Accountants Ireland), with current membership
- Proven working-capital release and cash improvement, with measurable results you can talk through
- Finance transformation or operational improvement experience that made work more billable and cash more collectible
- Strong understanding of finance processes and the confidence to challenge accounting issues
- Experience working across Finance and non-finance functions
- Able to start at short notice
Desirable
- Experience in a multi-site or contract-based services business
- Restructuring or turnaround experience
- Experience improving billing, credit control, accrued income or debt collection
- Familiarity with ERP, billing and job management systems
Personal attributes
- Confident and comfortable challenging established practices and influencing at all levels
- Practical and delivery-focused, with evidence of implementing change
- Credible with both finance and operational colleagues
- Resilient and adaptable, able to make progress where priorities and problems shift
Rate:
£80,000/year
Location:
Ibstock
IR35 Status:
Fixed-Term
Remote Status:
Hybrid
Industry:
Finance & Strategy
Seniority Level:
Senior