Reporting to: Accounts Receivable Manager
Location: Stephen Street, London
Contract: Fixed Term Maternity Cover (12 months)
Type of work: Hybrid working
About Us
Creating the Extraordinary, Together.
Fremantle is a powerhouse of the TV and Film industry. We are one of the world’s largest and most successful creators, producers and distributors of Entertainment, Drama & Film and Documentaries.
From critically acclaimed dramas like The Responder, starring Martin Freeman, award winning films including Paolo Sorrentino’s Oscar nominated The Hand of God to incredible entertainment like The Rap Game, Too Hot to Handle, The Apprentice and Britain’s Got Talent, we make shows with global appeal.
Our purpose
We are driven by a shared purpose of Creating the Extraordinary, Together. We tell stories that connect people around the world, reflecting and celebrating the diversity of the world we live in. Through compelling, irresistible entertainment, we aim to engage and inspire our audiences. To achieve this, we bring together people from all backgrounds and cultures, both in our teams and on our shows. We are committed to creating opportunities for talent by being inclusive in all that we do.
About the team
We are a team of five highly experienced Accounts Receivable specialists with strong expertise in cash allocation, collections, and aged debt management. The team is focused on proactively reducing outstanding balances and consistently driving aged debt to optimal levels.
We are self-motivated, detail-oriented professionals who understand the wider business impact of our work. Collaboration is at the core of our approach, and we pride ourselves on building strong, effective working relationships across departments to support overall commercial and financial objectives.
Job overview
The AR & Digital Platform Specialist is responsible for managing collection activities across Fremantle’s Digital & FAST business. This includes overseeing cash allocation processes, downloading and analysing data reports from customer portals, and reconciling amounts due against payments received to ensure accuracy and timely allocation of balances.
The role also involves close collaboration with the US business, including supporting the monthly transfer of collected funds to ensure accurate and timely intercompany settlement.
Here you will get to:
- Review bank accounts daily to identify incoming payments.
- Update two tracker reports with amounts received and the relevant accounting period, enabling other departments to reconcile against their records.
- Monitor customer portals to confirm exchange rates applied.
- Review daily invoice output and allocate received cash against outstanding invoices.
- Maintain and manage the digital suspense account within SAP.
- Manually clear credit and debts from suspense account
- Distribute monthly cash received statements in advance of digital meetings, highlighting any issues or risks.
- Raise necessary paperwork for transfer of funds from the UK to the USA to send to management for approvals.
- Be part of a high-performing team that is respected and trusted across the organisation.
We’re looking for:
We are looking for a motivated and results-driven individual to join our Accounts Receivable team. The ideal candidate will be self-motivated, with a strong drive to achieve the best possible outcomes in a fast-paced environment.
A high level of attention to detail is essential, ensuring accuracy across cash allocation, and working alongside other departments within FM. The successful candidate will take pride in delivering high-quality work and contributing to the team’s overall objective of reducing aged debt.
Our benefits include generous company pension, summer Fridays, audience tickets, employee assistance program, access to free courses and training, EV scheme, cycle to work scheme, season ticket loan, business coaching sessions and volunteer days.
If you need any of this information in a different format or would like to suggest a different form of application, please contact careers@fremantle.com
Fremantle is part of RTL Group, a global leader across broadcast, content and digital, itself a division of the international media giant Bertelsmann.
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