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Join Coursera as they are looking for a Account Receivable Manager
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Location India
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Coursera was launched in 2012 by two Stanford Computer Science professors, Andrew Ng and Daphne Koller, with a mission to provide universal access to world-class learning. It is now one of the largest online learning platforms in the world, with 124 million registered learners. Coursera partners with over 300 leading university and industry partners to offer a broad catalog of content and credentials, including courses, Specializations, Professional Certificates, Guided Projects, and bachelor’s and master’s degrees. Institutions around the world use Coursera to upskill and reskill their employees, citizens, and students in fields such as data science, technology, and business.
Coursera became a B Corp in February 2021. As a B Corp, we're committed to driving positive social and environmental impact while delivering high-quality learning experiences. Our platform is used by institutions worldwide to upskill and reskill employees, citizens, and students across industries, including data science, technology, and business.
Join us in our mission to create a world where anyone, anywhere can transform their life through access to education. We're seeking talented individuals who share our passion and drive to revolutionize the way the world learns.
We at Coursera are committed to building a globally diverse team and are thrilled to extend employment opportunities to individuals in any country where we have a legal entity. We require candidates to possess eligible working rights and have a compatible timezone overlap with their team to facilitate seamless collaboration. As a remote-first company, our interviews and onboarding are entirely virtual, providing a smooth and efficient experience for our candidates.
Job Overview:
The Accounts Receivable (AR) Manager will report to the Director of Revenue. This position's primary role is to manage the efficient operation of their AR team(s), ensuring timely and accurate recording and collection of outstanding payments. The AR Manager will monitor collections to meet company goals on a monthly basis and actively participate in relevant monthly, quarterly, and yearly accounting close processes.
The ideal candidate should possess a solid understanding of U.S. GAAP, strong interpersonal skills, excellent English verbal and written communication skills, commitment to meet deadlines, proficiency in following procedures accurately, strong attention to detail, and excellent organizational skills. This individual must be capable of managing people and thriving as part of a large, dynamic team.
As a valued member of the finance team, the AR Manager will have broad exposure to various functions at Coursera, including customer experience, implementations, sales, and legal. This role also entails interacting with internal and external auditors. If you are a quick thinker who excels at managing multiple projects and enjoys collaborating with a diverse group of people, come join us on our exciting journey!
Responsibilities:
- Manage and optimize the AR team, ensuring timely and accurate billing, cash application, and collections processes while maintaining compliance with company policies, internal controls, and regulatory requirements.
- Maintain credit policies and controls, including risk assessment and credit analysis.
- Develop and maintain strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders, including customers, customer experience, implementations, sales, legal, and auditors.
- Partner with the sales team and customer success management team to provide invoice schedule approvals, resolve issues, and invoice disputes.
- Monitor KPIs, present AR performance results to accounting and finance leadership, prepare AR aging reports, propose action plans for overdue accounts, assist with financial disclosures, and complete month-end close procedures.
- Drive continuous process improvement to enhance team’s efficiency and reduce operational costs.
Basic Qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree in Accounting or a Finance related field, with a preference for candidates with a professional accounting designation (CPA, CMA, CGA, or equivalent) and at least 5 years of AR experience, including team management.
- Strong knowledge of U.S. GAAP specific to AR, coupled with excellent communication and interpersonal skills for developing professional relationships.
- Demonstrated analytical and problem-solving abilities, proficiency in accounting software and Microsoft Office applications, particularly Excel.
- Detail-oriented and highly organized, with the ability to multitask and prioritize workload to meet deadlines.
- Proven experience in managing a remote team.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Proven experience in analyzing processes, implementing improvements, and promoting system efficiency to reduce manual work and to improve operational efficiency.
- Ability to manage multiple tasks and work effectively with cross-functional teams, collaborating with individuals at all levels of the organization.
- U.S. public company experience
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