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What this posting asks for

Level: Lead / staff — The title says "Lead".

Main responsibilities

  • Order-to-Cash & Collections (~50%)
  • Own the collections strategy and the AR balance, with DSO and the cash conversion cycle as the main measures, and run a weekly cash review with Finance leade…
  • Work directly with Sales, Account Management, and our business partners to resolve billing questions, disputes, and past-due balances. Serve as the escalatio…
  • Find the root causes of late cash, such as billing errors, account setup that doesn't match the contract, portal approval delays, and drive fixes with Sales,…
  • Own invoicing setup QA and cash application, and support month-end close with AR reconciliations and reserves.
  • Oversee and coach our collections analysts in the Philippines, setting priorities and performance expectations and shifting their work toward exception handl…
  • Establish, maintain and own the credit approval process including running credit checks and working with Sales on creative credit options for potential new p…
  • Build AI agents and workflows for collections prioritization and outreach, remittance matching, dispute triage, VMS portal tracking, and pre-send invoice che…
  • Finance Automation (~50%)
  • Partner with the Accounting & FP&A (Finance) team to map manual workflows, rank automation opportunities by time saved and risk reduced, and manage a priorit…

Competencies an interviewer will look for

  • Technical skill Core
    In the posting: “Automate procure-to-pay and spend workflows, including invoice intake and coding, approvals, vendor onboarding, and payment runs.” · “Working knowledge of core finance processes (order-to-cash, procure-to-pay, month-end close, reconciliations) and how they connect to the ERP.” · “Strong quantitative and problem-solving skills with advanced Excel/Google Sheets.”
    Show it by: Names the tools, languages or systems used and how; Explains a technical choice and its trade-off.
  • Problem solving Core
    In the posting: “Work directly with Sales, Account Management, and our business partners to resolve billing questions, disputes, and past-due balances.” · “Strong quantitative and problem-solving skills with advanced Excel/Google Sheets.” · “We're solving real problems for real people, and we’re doing it at scale.”
    Show it by: Describes a real problem, the options considered and the one chosen; Shows how the cause was found, not just the fix.
  • Ownership and accountability Core
    In the posting: “Own the collections strategy and the AR balance, with DSO and the cash conversion cycle as the main measures, and run a weekly cash review with Finance leade…” · “Establish, maintain and own the credit approval process including running credit checks and working with Sales on creative credit options for potential new p…” · “Ownership, urgency, and comfort working on messy, ambiguous problems in a fast-paced environment.”
    Show it by: Takes a task from start to finish without being chased; Owns a mistake and what was changed after it.
  • Customer focus Core
    In the posting: “You'll oversee our offshore collections analysts, work directly with Account Managers, Sales and our business partners (customers) on billing and collection …” · “Establish, maintain and own the credit approval process including running credit checks and working with Sales on creative credit options for potential new p…” · “Confidence working directly with customers and Sales on billing and collection issues, and influencing teams you don't manage.”
    Show it by: Puts the customer's need in their own words; Shows a result for the customer, not only for the company.
  • Planning and organisation Core
    In the posting: “Oversee and coach our collections analysts in the Philippines, setting priorities and performance expectations and shifting their work toward exception handl…” · “Build AI agents and workflows for collections prioritization and outreach, remittance matching, dispute triage, VMS portal tracking, and pre-send invoice che…” · “Partner with the Accounting & FP&A (Finance) team to map manual workflows, rank automation opportunities by time saved and risk reduced, and manage a priorit…”
    Show it by: Shows how priorities were set when everything was urgent; Mentions deadlines met and how.
  • Data and analysis Core
    In the posting: “The role is split roughly evenly: half on billing, collections, and cash conversion, and half on automating finance workflows beyond accounts receivable (AR)…” · “You'll oversee our offshore collections analysts, work directly with Account Managers, Sales and our business partners (customers) on billing and collection …” · “Oversee and coach our collections analysts in the Philippines, setting priorities and performance expectations and shifting their work toward exception handl…”
    Show it by: Uses a number to describe the situation or the result; Explains what the data showed and what was done with it.
  • Adaptability and learning Core
    In the posting: “Ownership, urgency, and comfort working on messy, ambiguous problems in a fast-paced environment.” · “Flexible paid time off” · “Flexible spending plans”
    Show it by: Describes learning something new quickly and using it; Shows a change of plan and how they adjusted.
  • Stakeholder management Core
    In the posting: “You'll oversee our offshore collections analysts, work directly with Account Managers, Sales and our business partners (customers) on billing and collection …” · “Work directly with Sales, Account Management, and our business partners to resolve billing questions, disputes, and past-due balances.” · “Establish, maintain and own the credit approval process including running credit checks and working with Sales on creative credit options for potential new p…”
    Show it by: Shows how they aligned people with different goals; Explains how they handled a 'no' from someone senior.
  • Teamwork and collaboration Core
    In the posting: “Partner with the Accounting & FP&A (Finance) team to map manual workflows, rank automation opportunities by time saved and risk reduced, and manage a priorit…” · “With hubs in San Francisco, Bangalore, and Chicago, city offices in New York, Phoenix, and Singapore, we're back to working together in-person five days a we…”
    Show it by: Says what they did inside a team, not only what 'we' did; Shows how a disagreement was handled.
  • Leadership and mentoring Core
    In the posting: “Own the collections strategy and the AR balance, with DSO and the cash conversion cycle as the main measures, and run a weekly cash review with Finance leade…” · “Oversee and coach our collections analysts in the Philippines, setting priorities and performance expectations and shifting their work toward exception handl…”
    Show it by: Describes setting direction or a standard others followed; Names someone they coached and what changed for them.
  • Attention to detail and quality Core
    In the posting: “Automate cash reporting, including daily cash positions, bank and payout reconciliations, cash forecast inputs, and lender compliance reporting.” · “Design human-in-the-loop controls, audit trails, and documentation so automated outputs are accurate, auditable, and ready for external audit.”
    Show it by: Gives an example of an error caught before it caused harm; Names the check or standard they used.
  • Communication Supporting
    In the posting: “Design human-in-the-loop controls, audit trails, and documentation so automated outputs are accurate, auditable, and ready for external audit.”
    Show it by: Adapts the message to the listener; Gives an example of explaining something clearly in writing or speech.

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Practice questions

  1. Tell me about yourself. Dedicated step-by-step practice.
  2. If an interviewer asks something improper How to respond to questions about age, family, origin or health.
  3. Built from this posting (8):
  4. Walk me through a piece of work where you used your strongest technical skill. What exactly did you do? From this posting
  5. Tell me about a difficult problem you solved at work. How did you find the cause? From this posting
  6. Tell me about a task you took from start to finish without anyone asking you to. From this posting
  7. Describe a time you went out of your way to solve a customer's problem. From this posting
  8. How have you used sales in your work? Walk me through one real example. From this posting
  9. Tell me about a problem you solved using onboarding. From this posting
  10. Tell me about a time you helped someone on your team get better at their work. From this posting
  11. Tell me about a time you had to explain something complex to someone outside your field. From this posting
  12. This posting reads as Finance & accounting: its questions come first.
  13. Walk me through how you build a budget or forecast. Finance & accounting
  14. How do you make sure your work holds up in an audit? Finance & accounting
  15. Tell me about a time you found an error in a financial report or reconciliation. Finance & accounting
  16. It is the last day of month-end close and a balance will not tie out. What do you do? Finance & accounting
  17. Describe a time you explained a financial result to a manager outside finance. Finance & accounting
  18. Tell me about an analysis that saved money or found revenue. Finance & accounting
  19. Three urgent requests arrive during close. How do you decide the order? Finance & accounting
  20. Describe a finance process you made faster or more reliable. Finance & accounting
  21. Tell me about a time a shipment or delivery went wrong.
  22. How have you used spreadsheets in your work?
  23. Tell me about a sale or agreement you are proud of.
  24. How do you keep your pipeline organised?
  25. Describe a time you handled an upset customer or colleague.
  26. Tell me about a time you had several deadlines at once. How did you decide what to do first?
  27. Give an example of a mistake you caught before it caused a problem.
  28. Tell me about a time you taught someone how to do something.
  29. Describe a time you took the lead without being asked.
  30. Tell me about a time you had to explain something complicated in simple terms.
  31. Describe a process you improved.
  32. Do you have any questions for us?
  33. Why do you want to work here?
  34. Why is there a gap in your employment? Difficult question
  35. Why did you leave your last job? Difficult question
  36. Why are you changing careers? Difficult question
  37. What is your greatest weakness? Difficult question
  38. What are your salary expectations? Difficult question
  39. You seem overqualified for this role. Why do you want it? Difficult question
  40. Improper-question practice: How old are you? / Do you have children? / Where are you from originally?
  41. A customer is angry about a delay you did not cause. What do you do?
  42. How do you keep track of many open customer requests?
  43. Tell me about a time you could not give a customer what they wanted.
  44. You find that the inventory count does not match the system. What do you do?
  45. How do you make sure safety rules are followed on a busy shift?
  46. Two managers ask you to book the same room at the same time. What do you do?
  47. Tell me about a time you had to enter or check a lot of data accurately.
  48. A prospect says your price is too high. How do you respond?
  49. Tell me about a technical problem you solved on your own.
  50. You find a bug right before a release. What do you do?
  51. Walk me through how you would check whether a report's numbers are right.