PT Sephora Indonesia
About the job
Sephora, a division of LVMH – Louis Vuitton Moët Hennessy global luxury leader, is a global leader in beauty retailing. It successfully operates more than two thousand points of sale across Americas, Europe, Middle East and Asia. Its aim is to animate the most loved beauty community in the world.
Sephora SEA’s Retail activity spans over 6 countries (Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand, India and ANZ) with 50+ stores and boasts some global flagships such as Ion in Singapore and Pitt Street in Sydney. Sephora SEA is experiencing rapid growth in the region with many more stores and countries to come
Sephora SEA have 2 countries that operate under the franchise model i.e. India & Indonesia
Sephora is looking for a Account Receivable Manager to join its Shared Services team based in Jakarta Indonesia. If you are smart and ambitious with excellent technical skills, this is an exceptional opportunity to join a high functioning team of professionals who provide financial support to our retail and ecommerce teams across the region.
Job Responsibilities
As an Account Receivable Manager within our team, you will report to the Regional Finance Controller for Shared Services, and support the ongoing transfer of knowledge and work from our locally based finance teams to the regional shared services hub. We started our shared services team in late 2016, and during 2017 we have transitioned work from the locally based teams to this team. The strategy has been highly effective and we are continuing to embed these new ways of working in our company. You will play a key role in ensuring the effectiveness of the ongoing financial operations, and will be expected to take complete ownership for your areas of focus.
Indicative tasks include, but not limited to:
- Manage the regional Accounts Receivable team
- Support implementation of reconciliation systems to improve efficiency and accuracy on reconciling sales.
- Ensure accuracy and productivity of the accounts receivable functions including: store relations, store/online invoice reconciliation for a high volume of invoices and receipts, internal control monitoring, developing and maintaining high quality and efficiency standards.
- Responsible for compliance functions of the Accounts Receivable department, ensuring proper oversight and controls on cash and electronic receipts and driving change recommendations to improve the efficiency of the accounts receivable function.
- Select, hire, train, develop and evaluate staff to enhance performance of the A/R team. Address performance issues through effective coaching and make recommendations for personnel actions. Motivate and reward employees including providing salary increases, bonuses and promotions within allocated budgets and company guidelines.
- Ensure an accurate and timely weekly, monthly, quarterly, half year and year-end close reports acquired.
- Prepare periodic metrics reports regarding such issues as department efficiency and customers invoice volumes; as well as contribute to the development and management of an AR dashboard.
- Prepare analyses as needed for senior management
- Must have large ERP AR system experience, (SAP preferred).
- 5+ years of experience in Accounts Receivable or Accounting function, with 2+ years in a leadership role
- Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Business, Accounting or related field preferred
- Excellent Communication Skills (Verbal & Written)
- Strong interpersonal skills for interacting with accountants, clients, and upper management
- Well-developed analytic and problem solving skills
- Strong understanding of team dynamics in fast paced environment
- Good planning and organizational skills to balance and prioritize work
- Hands-on and solution-oriented
- At ease in a matrix organization and with an entrepreneurial spirit
- Fluent in English
- Sephora SEA maintains an entrepreneurial, technology focused culture, and is a high-growth business unit within the group. We are passionate about building businesses.
- We look for employees who are curious and looking to develop their careers, as we foresee many opportunities as team continues to expand
- Our shared services team are co-located with our Indonesia ecommerce team and the teams share a dedication to excellence and business success
- We are collaborative and work closely together on projects and tasks. We seek to hire individuals who enjoy working with others and seek to learn and to teach others as the opportunity arises
- The data is definitive: diversity leads to better teams, better performance, and better results. Consequently, we actively seek employees of all genders, backgrounds, and experiences.
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