Working Capital Team Lead

Working Capital Team Lead

Do you have a background in Working Capital, with experience leading a team? If so, we would love to hear from you! We have a fantastic opportunity for a Working Capital Team Lead to join our growing Finance team, based in the A&O Shearman Belfast office.

If you are interested, or would like more information, reach out to me at janet.walsh@aoshearman.com

Belfast Finance

The Belfast Finance department provides services to the A&O Shearman network of offices covering management and financial accounting & reporting, revenue control (includes eBilling), credit control, accounts payable and tax. Offices currently served are London, Belfast, US, South Africa, Dubai, Israel, France, Luxembourg, Belgium, Netherlands and Germany.

There is a strong client service ethic and we work to Service Level Agreements, targets and deadlines to deliver in line with client expectations.

A&O Shearman

A&O Shearman is a new global industry-leading law firm, with 48 offices in 29 countries worldwide. Our fluency in English law, US law, and the laws of the world's most dynamic markets, enables us to provide unmatched insight and seamless delivery to clients. We work on challenging and important deals and disputes that have the potential to shape the future.

We offer exceptional opportunities for our people; opportunities to work for the world's leading businesses; to transform the status quo, and to deliver your best work, helping you and your career to thrive, while delivering unparalleled outcomes for our clients.

Whether you're helping clients solve complex challenges, transforming the ways we manage our business, or ensuring the smooth-running of our operations, this is an environment where you can belong and excel. We provide first-rate training and development, we are committed to diversity, equity and inclusion and we provide support and ways of working that help you optimise your wellbeing.

What truly defines a career with us? We recruit the best and ask for the best of you. And together, we will redefine success.

What you will do

As a Working Capital Team Lead, you will be responsible for approx. 10 direct reports, delivering a working capital service to the European offices. Service coverage may vary from time to time as additional A&O organisations are migrated into the function.

This will include:

• Assisting the Manager in the transactional Working Capital processes for the relevant offices
• Working with the Working Capital Manager to create a training plan to develop team members and upskill in dual job roles
• Creating and continually improving procedures and processes
• Leading the team by allocating daily tasks, managing revenue tracker, advising on debt escalations and bad debt cases, as well as carrying out regular 1-2-1s with each of the team members
• Allocating work effectively, making realistic compromises when necessary in order to deliver exceptional service
• Preparing monthly reports for Manager
• Promoting excellent customer service at all times within the team

What you will have

• Extensive Working Capital Experience
• A minimum of 2 years' experience in a Team Lead Role
• Strong people management skills
• Capable of adhering to deadlines
• Strong interpersonal skills, ability to build strong relationships and communicate with senior stakeholders
• Solution orientated approach.
• Experience in liaising with key stakeholders
• Experience in standardising and process improvement.

What we can offer you

We recognise that our people are our most valuable asset, which is reflected in the wide range of benefits that are available to our employees. Some of these benefits include: our occupational pension scheme, group income protection cover, private medical insurance, mental health resources and free apps, health and wellbeing services encompassing GP service, emergency back-up care support, parental and special leave, holiday entitlement increasing with length of service, holiday trading, online discounts and lifestyle management services.

Should you require additional support at any stage of the recruitment process due to a disability or a health condition, please do not hesitate to contact a member of our recruitment team who will work with you to provide any adjustments as required.

We are an equal opportunities recruiter and do not discriminate on the basis of race, colour, sex, religion, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, or any other protected characteristic.

We recognise the value of flexible working and embraces hybrid working, allowing our people to work from home up to 40% of their working time. We do however remain committed to working together in person for the remaining 60% of time so that we can learn, grow and succeed together.