The Brennan & Co Group, founded in Dublin in 1967, incorporates four companies – Brennan & Co, Brennan & Co NI, Brennan & Co SVS and Irish Power and Process Ltd. The Group is a market leader in the supply and servicing of equipment, reagents and consumables along with supply chain management to the Life Sciences, Healthcare, Industrial and Pharmacy sectors in Ireland, Europe and Asia.
At our heart we have always had a focus on our people. Our suppliers, our customers and our employees. We value innovation, exceptional customer service and quality in all we do.
We are a dedicated team of professionals who love what we do and the people we work with. Join us on our journey to grow our business while maintaining our core values of accountability, honesty, respect and communications.
Why This Role Exists This role is responsible for the development and life cycle management of the Accounts Receivable function across the Group to ensure that it is effectively supporting the business. This involves complete management of the sales ledger and management of high volume of queries both external and internal including but not limited to warehousing, sales order processing and tender and contracts / service division. This role involves leading a team and ensuring that everyone is doing their job effectively, they are engaged and working towards the organizational goals. This role will be an integral part of the people management team contributing to the effective day to day running of the Group.
This role will be on site in Sandyford, Dublin 18 for the first six months. Following this, the successful candidate will have the opportunity to work remotely two days a week. Tasks and Responsibilities Ongoing management of our Group customer list to ensure all customer records are fully up to date and any changes are managed through our approved internal procedures
Managing new customer set up process including but not limited to evaluation of credit history, working with internal divisions on approving initial credits terms
Oversight of processing and recording of sales transactions ensuring data is present and accurate for use in analysis, month end processes & reporting
Maintain an effective and professional credit control system. Serve as an escalation point for collection issues; and responsible for progressing collection issues to resolution
Work closely with the sales / sales order processing departments in managing the resolution of any customer disputes that may arrive
Preparation and management of Aged Debtors report ensuring that aged debt is minimized and providing a weekly KPI of aged debt and status of same to Group Head of Finance
Develop a suite of Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) for distribution to the Senior Leadership Team to enhance decision-making
Implement, manage, and enhance the ERP system. Identify opportunities to enhance system efficiencies
Ensure ongoing compliance with internal procedures
Other Duties Work closely with all the department heads to manage the operational needs of the group
Provide leadership for Accounts Receivable team. Set objectives, conduct appraisals, train and develop the team and manage any day to day people issues
Ensure that the Accounts Receivable team are aligned to support the business objectives and goals
Take the lead on process improvements projects within the Accounts Receivable team
Support the Group's strategy particularly across our three pillars of growth in onboarding new business through new agencies or acquisitions
Assisting with Group Finance Manager on all Accounts Receivable audit queries
Assisting Head of Finance with other finance tasks where possible
Skills/Experience Required 5+ years Accounts Receivable experience
3+ years managerial experience
Comprehensive and in-depth knowledge of credit control processes to be demonstrated
Previous experience with integrated accounting software
Ability to run appraisals and regular feedback sessions with team. Ability to set and monitor goals and deal with any issues
Strong tech skills including MS office with advanced excel
Excellent business acumen and commercial awareness
Confidence to consistently question the status quo and lead change
What we can offer you Competitive Salary
Annual Bonus
5% Employer Pension Contributions (following successful completion of probation)
Group Income Protection
Hybrid Working Environment
On site Car Parking
Flexible Working Hours
Focus on learning and development
Fun and exciting social events
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