Working Capital Lead

Job Description

Company: Polytra Africa SSC, Ebene, Mauritius

About Us:
Polytra Africa SSC is a dynamic and innovative logistics company dedicated to leveraging data-driven insights to optimize business performance. We are seeking an Working Capital Lead to join our growing team and oversee and manage the accounts payable & receivable functions within Finance SSC.

Responsibilities:
• Master data Management – Manage relationships with customers and vendors, collaborating to avoid business disruptions.
• Ensure all SLAs are performed as agreed.
• Uphold a best-in-class data quality within the accounts payable and receivables environment and ensure an effective filing system in place.
• Manage and Lead the dispute management process.
• Collaborate effectively with colleagues in countries (finance / ops / management) to deliver on SSC duties across the process map.
• Monitor and plan cash flow together with the treasury team and ensure alignment with organizational’ s goals.
• Supervision: over the AP and AR team from a technical perspective, providing guidance and support.
• Train and develop team members on processes, policies and best practices.
• Support the Head of Finance in designing and implementing policies and other frameworks to enhance departmental efficiency.
• Contribute heavily to managing risks through effective internal controls in place and support consistent monitoring and reporting thereof.
• Ensure a clean and tidy AP and AR ledgers, with all aged items adequately explained.
• Act on the credit policy, and ensure proper credit risk assessment, and dunning process monitoring in place.
• Act as a single point of contact to all queries related to your function.
• Design appropriate reporting dashboards covering various SSC requirements, ranging from entity’s working capital performance to dashboards covering SSC’s volumes and effectiveness.
• Support the automation roadmap to improve efficiency of SSC’s processes.
• Manage backlog effectively.
• Ensuring that there is clear audit trail in all financial transaction.

Requirements:
• Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting & Finance (or Equivalent).
• Proven experience in a working capital management and SSC environment.
• Sound knowledge of accounting fundamentals.
• Good communication skills in both English and French
• At least 5 years of experience in an Accounting function or in a similar position.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to collaborate effectively with team members and stakeholders.

Preferred Qualifications:
• Knowledge of logistics industry will be an advantage
• Good level of excel and Microsoft Office
• Experience in ERP or Accounting Software

Benefits:
• Competitive salary and benefits package.
• Opportunity for career growth and advancement within a dynamic and collaborative team environment.
• Access to training and professional development resources to enhance skills and expertise.
• Flexible work schedule and remote work options.

Polytra Africa SSC is an equal opportunity employer and values diversity in the workplace. We encourage applications from individuals of all backgrounds and experiences.