Accounts Receivable Administrator

We are one of Australia's leading retail property groups, who are reimagining the way Australians live, work and play. We own and manage some of the most recognisable and loved retail destinations across Australia and are evolving to transform our portfolio into destinations that offer a broad selection of retail, residential, and office spaces. Role purposeThe key purpose of the Accounts Receivable Administrator role is to oversee debt control and credit risk mitigation. The role is focussed on timely collection of billings, minimising risk through review of credit worthiness of potential new customers and maintaining appropriate levels of security. The role will also work with and provide support to business partners in identifying, reporting and managing ways to resolve issues and minimise bad debt write offs.This role will play a key part in ensuring operational excellence and continuous improvement of retailer debt reporting, debt management, approvals of organisational reporting processes.Key Responsibilities Manage and execute debt collection activities and allocate cash receiptProduce debt reports which accurately reflect status of arrearsProactively participate in meetings with stakeholdersTraining, Induction, Compliance and Process Improvements Key Role RelationshipsThe role interacts with a variety of internal and external stakeholders. Key stakeholders that the role interacts with include:Property Finance- Revenue Administration, Property Accounting, Development AccountingLeasing- Executive, Regional and RGM levelCentre teams- Admin Manager, Retail Manager, Centre Manager and Regional and RGM levelTaxCorporate Finance – Accounts Payable, Financial AccountingLegal Operations- Legal Counsel, Paralegals, Managing Legal, GM Legal OpsStrategic Partnerships- Capital TransactionsGroup ReportingExternal Legal FirmsRetailers and Retailer Consultants Capability and ExperienceYou will be an experienced Accounts Receivable Administrator who has worked in a large complex organisation. You will be an outstanding communicator who manages stakeholders in collaborative manner. You will be task oriented and able to manage and prioritise your workload to meet deadlines. You will have an outstanding attention to detail, strong analytical skills and be an excellent manager when dealing with customers. Experience with ERP systems such as JDE would be advantageous but not essential. Position Challenges & personal attributesCompeting KPI’s within the Vicinity business such as Vacancy vs. DebtDiligence to actively follow up information which is pending from internal or external sources & escalate issues as necessary in accordance with team issues escalation plan.Ability to work in a close-knit team environment supporting team members during peak work periods & times of planned & unplanned leaveAbility to self-prioritise own workload including delegation of tasks to teammates, so that business critical tasks are completed within set timeframes Why Vicinity?Our benefits program focuses on creating an awesome place to work in which our people are rewarded and recognised. This includes:Flexible working options Birthday leave & purchased additional leave$1,000 worth of VCX securities rewarded for eligible team membersInternal mentoring programGenerous Parental Leave Our values cultivate a culture that encourages our 1,200+ team members to be adaptable, agile, resilient and passionate.At Vicinity we embrace and celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive work environment where we attract, retain and develop our people regardless of gender identity, ethnicity, sexual orientation, disability and age. Applications are encouraged from all sectors of the community and we strongly encourage applications from the Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander community.Note: To be eligible to apply for this position, you must have existing, relevant Australian work rights. At the later stages of the recruitment process the shortlisted candidate/candidates will be required to undergo a Criminal History Background/Police Check as a mandatory part of the process. Additional qualification checks may also be required dependant on role and level.