Accounts Receivable Team Leader

Recruiter:

Network Recruitment

Job Ref:

NFR008875/JLo

Date posted:

Thursday, February 26, 2026

Location:

Johannesburg, South Africa

Salary:

450000 Annually

SUMMARY:
Ready to Lead, Optimise and Drive Collections Performance?

POSITION INFO:
Company and Job Description:
A well-established organisation is seeking an experienced Accounts Receivable Team Lead to join its Group Shared Services division. This role is ideal for a strong credit control professional with supervisory experience who thrives in a performance-driven, process-focused environment.

The Accounts Receivable Team Lead will be responsible for planning, leading, organising, and coordinating the daily operations of the credit control team. The role focuses on driving collections performance, reducing bad debt, resolving customer queries, and ensuring strong internal and external stakeholder relationships.

Key Responsibilities:

Lead and manage the Accounts Receivable team to achieve collection targets
Allocate workloads, set priorities, and monitor team performance
Conduct performance reviews, development planning, and succession management
Oversee leave planning and team capacity
Analyse aged debtors and drive reduction in delinquency
Ensure timely follow-up on overdue accounts and non-payments
Approve refunds within delegated authority
Oversee handover of accounts to pre-legal where required
Prepare debtor reports, trackers, and anomaly reports
Perform quality control checks on reconciliations and cases
Manage monthly collection campaigns
Build and maintain strong internal and external stakeholder relationships
Resolve escalated queries and complaints in line with SOPs
Ensure compliance with collections procedures
Ensure proper bad debt management and policy adherence
Identify and improve credit control processes
Maintain governance and risk management standards

Job Experience and Skills Required:
Completed Grade 12
Credit Management or Finance qualification
Minimum 5 years’ credit control experience
Minimum 2 years’ supervisory experience
Strong knowledge of accounting systems
Advanced Excel skills

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