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Summary:

The Cash Application Supervisor is responsible for management direction of the Cash Application team and for the governance and continuous improvement of the cash application process across the enterprise. Additionally, the role requires close collaboration with the C2C Global Process Owner, process stakeholders and peer process owners, including the Treasury and A2R GPO’s to ensure effective and efficient process operations across the C2C value stream and integrations.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities:

Oversee and execute the activities of the cash application team to ensure customer payments (Lockbox, ACH, Wires, Credit Cards and Miscellaneous) are accurately applied in a timely mannerEnsure any customer payment without remittance is researched and correctly posted to correct customer accountManage all bank relationships for cash receipts and lockbox activity in conjunction with the Banking team in TreasuryManage the Cash Application Specialists in resolving and reducing the volume of unapplied cash receiptsLiaise with banks on any cash receipts or lockbox activity issuesDrive cross functional initiatives including the Credit, Collections and Commercial teams to migrate customers to electronic payment methods such as ACH, direct debit or wire transferUpdate and maintain the company’s cash application policy and ensure high-level of adherence to process standardsReview and analyze the root causes of cash application errors and work with both internal and external stakeholders to implement process improvements to enhance the efficiency and effectiveness  of the cash application processWork with Treasury, partner banks and IT to enhance the quality of the remittance advice information and increase the efficiency of the cash application automation processKeep up to date with technology improvements and process best practices within the discipline, including new capabilities delivered in the current toolset, and providing input to tool vendors for additional improvementsPartner with the Accounts Receivable Team Leads and Global C2C GPO to sustainably improve the resolution of customer payment discrepancies, the overall accuracy of the cash application process and the customer experienceCreate a high-performance operating and continuous improvement culture throughout the organizationDevelop and execute a comprehensive strategy for an ongoing training methodology and program for processes, systems, and policies in collaboration with the businessParticipate in shared services governance management boards to provide input on items such as shared services scope and service delivery and assist in resolving operational issuesWork in conjunction with the GBS team to develop and operate any applicable reporting and analytics to measure and improve the efficiency of the process

Qualifications:

LeadershipVisionStrategic and innovative thinkingDeep understanding of core business processes for their functional areasContinuous improvement and business process managementPerformance managementNegotiation and issue resolutionStakeholder managementStrong mentoring and staff development skills

Education & Experience:

Bachelor degree in Finance or AccountingMinimum 8 years in SSC or similar corporate role with team leading experienceProficiency with accounting and cash application softwareExperience with international banking relationship managementExperience with multi-currency transactions management

Equal Employment Opportunity

Baxter is an equal opportunity employer. Baxter evaluates qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, protected veteran status, disability/handicap status or any other legally protected characteristic.

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