Sales Accounting and Credit Control Manager

The Sales Accounting and Credit Control Manager role is responsible for overseeing financial controls across sales accounting, revenue recognition, accounts receivable, and credit risk management, while ensuring compliance with statutory and US accounting requirements. The role serves as a key Finance business partner to the General Manager, Finance Director, and Financial Business Partners, providing financial guidance, managing customer-related financial risks, and supporting commercial decision-making. In addition, the role leads the GBS supporting team, drives process improvements, and strengthens operational effectiveness, internal controls, and service delivery across the function.

What You'll Do

Sales Accounting & Revenue Control

• You will ensure compliance with statutory and US revenue recognition requirements across sales-related transactions.
• You will oversee sales accounting activities, including rebates, discounts, claims, deductions, and other commercial adjustments.
• You will partner with the General Manager, Finance Director, and Financial Business Partners on GTN and sales-related matters, providing financial insights and accounting guidance.
• You will review and approve customer rebates, payouts, and month-end accruals, including tactical rebates processed through Vistex.
• You will resolve customer disputes and claims while maintaining strong internal controls and minimizing financial exposure.

Credit & Accounts Receivable Management

• You will oversee credit risk management, including credit limit approvals, exposure reviews, overdue accounts, and excess-limit requests.
• You will exercise sound judgment in approving or releasing sales orders based on credit policies and company guidelines.
• You will drive collection strategies, resolve outstanding receivables, and coordinate with Sales and customers on billing disputes, refunds, and deductions.
• You will oversee Early Payment Discount and bad-debt calculations, ensuring accuracy and appropriate approvals.
• You will ensure compliance with legal and regulatory requirements, including letters of demand, insolvency matters, personal guarantees, and unclaimed monies.
• You will act as the key escalation point for complex AR issues, customer accounts, audits, and internal control matters.

Business Partnership

• You will partner with the General Manager and Sales teams on customer-related financial matters, including credit exposure, collections, claims, and sales adjustments.
• You will provide financial insights and communicate accounting implications and risks to Finance leadership and non-Finance stakeholders.

Process Improvement

• You will drive process improvements across sales accounting, credit control, and accounts receivable to enhance efficiency, accuracy, and operational effectiveness.
• You will strengthen reconciliation, monitoring, and exception-management processes to improve financial controls.

GBS Team Management & Development

• You will oversee the GBS team's daily operations, ensuring timely, accurate, and effective service delivery.
• You will provide guidance and support to the GBS team on operational issues, complex transactions, and process-related queries.
• You will develop SOPs and deliver training to support new sales business modules and process changes in Malaysia.
• You will drive continuous improvement initiatives and provide regular coaching and performance feedback to GBS team members.
• You will lead and support ad hoc projects and other business initiatives as required.

What We're Looking For

• You hold a bachelor's degree in accounting, Finance, or a related field.
• You have at least 5 years of progressive Finance and Accounting experience, including experience in a multinational corporation.
• You have strong accounting fundamentals and the ability to apply accounting principles effectively.
• You can identify, challenge, and resolve financial discrepancies.
• You have solid experience in financial controls and reconciliations, particularly in sales accounting and credit management.
• You have a good understanding of US GAAP accounting standards.
• You demonstrate strong decision-making, stakeholder management, communication, problem-solving, integrity, and prioritization skills.
• You have experience in internal controls, audit requirements, and accounting standards, preferably covering local GAAP, US GAAP, and SOX requirements.
• You have prior supervisory, team leadership, or people management experience.

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Goodyear is one of the world's largest tire companies. It employs about 63,000 people and manufactures its products in 48 facilities in 19 countries around the world. Its two Innovation Centers in Akron, Ohio, and Colmar-Berg, Luxembourg, strive to develop state-of-the-art products and services that set the technology and performance standard for the industry. For more information about Goodyear and its products, go to www.goodyear.com/corporate

Goodyear is an equal employment opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to any characteristic protected by law.