Manager - Global Accounts Receivable Reporting

Cushman & Wakefield • Saint Louis, MO

3d

About The Position

As the Manager – Global Accounts Receivable Reporting, you will be at the center of how our business understands, manages, and optimizes global AR performance. In this highly visible role, you’ll lead a team responsible for transforming complex data into clear, concise, and actionable insights that drive better decision-making for Service Line and Executive Leadership. You’ll leverage your expertise in the Alteryx workflow tool to build, automate, and elevate reporting processes—enhancing accuracy, improving speed, and enabling meaningful analysis across net AR, unapplied cash, bad debt, and working capital performance. This is an ideal role for someone who loves building creative reporting solutions, thrives on analytical problem-solving, and is energized by helping the business quickly understand what’s happening—and what to do next. You’ll enjoy significant cross-functional exposure, continuous opportunities to innovate, and a direct connection to the company’s cash flow, operational excellence, and global transformation initiatives.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Business, or related field.
• 5–7 years of relevant accounting, AR, or financial analysis experience.
• 1–3 years of people leadership or team management experience.
• Extensive proficiency in Alteryx workflow tool.
• Advanced analytical skills and comfort with large data sets.
• Strong understanding of GAAP, SOX, and internal control frameworks.

Nice To Haves

• Certified Public Accountant (CPA).
• MBA or equivalent advanced degree.
• Experience with Workday Finance Module, JDE, or similar ERP systems.
• Proficiency in Power BI or similar visualization tools.
• Background in real estate, shared services, or large global corporate environments.

Responsibilities

• Lead, develop, and mentor a high-performing team of analysts responsible for global AR reporting, unapplied cash analysis, and supporting customer collections.
• Oversee global AR dashboards, reconciliations, and reporting packages that deliver timely and accurate visibility to Finance, Service Lines, and Executive Leadership.
• Drive continuous improvement by evaluating existing processes, identifying automation opportunities, and implementing enhancements using tools such as Alteryx, Power BI, and other reporting technologies.
• Partner with Service Line Leaders to evaluate AR viability at the customer or invoice level, ensuring informed decisions surrounding collections strategies, reserves, and write-offs.
• Collaborate with Transformation, TDS, Data Governance, and IT to design and implement reporting tools, workflow automation, and system enhancements.
• Serve as a key process owner for internal controls related to AR reporting; perform control testing, maintain documentation, and remediate gaps in partnership with Global Accounting.
• Manage escalations related to aged AR, unapplied cash, and collection issues by designing governance mechanisms and partnering closely with business stakeholders.
• Support merger, acquisition, and integration efforts, including data migration validation, process alignment, and user acceptance testing.
• Support internal and external audits, ensuring adherence to GAAP, SOX, company policy, and audit standard requirements.
• Partner cross-functionally on issues involving revenue recognition, third-party payouts, intercompany transactions, and vendor discount programs that intersect with AR subledger and balance sheet accounts.
• Serve as a key liaison between AR, RTR, Billing, Service Lines, and Shared Services functions to ensure accuracy and alignment across interdependent processes.

Benefits

• Cushman & Wakefield also provides eligible employees with an opportunity to enroll in a variety of benefit programs, generally including health, vision, and dental insurance, flexible spending accounts, health savings accounts, retirement savings plans, life, and disability insurance programs, and paid and unpaid time away from work.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager