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Global Process Lead AR, Cash Allocation & Credit Control - Project Atlas, CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY PRESS & ASSESMENT
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Global Process Lead: Accounts Receivable (AR), Cash Allocation & Credit Control (Project Atlas)
Role Details
- Salary: £48,100 – £64,375 (Level 6)
- Location: Cambridge – Hybrid
- Contract: 12-month fixed-term (until July 30, 2027)
- Hours: Full-time
- Industry: Academic publishing, technology transformation (ERP – SAP S/4HANA)
About the Opportunity
Are you eager to take a strategic, leading role in one of the UK’s most ambitious finance transformation programmes?
Cambridge University Press & Assessment — a global publisher and assessor affiliated with University of Cambridge — is evolving its operating model through Project Atlas. This is a once-in-a-generation ERP & process transformation that will overhaul key financial workflows, reporting structures and data governance.
In this fixed-term role (definition phase only), you’ll play a critical part in ensuring financial systems align with business needs. As the Global Process Lead, you will develop the AR, cash allocation and credit control ‘blueprint’ by mapping current processes, identifying gaps, and translating the S/4HANA solution into actionable outcomes for our global finance teams.
This is a rare opportunity to accelerate your leadership while building something foundational that will shape Cambridge’s financial operations for years to come.
Key Responsibilities
You will co-own and direct the process transformation for AR, cash allocation and credit control processes across UK and global operations. Core responsibilities include:
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Blueprint Development
- Collaborate with Functional Consultants, Data Owners and Change Mangers to establish a detailed as-is process baseline for Accounts Receivable, cash allocation and credit control.
- Ensure the Blueprints provide a credible, data-supported foundation that can be benchmarked against industry practices.
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Gap Analysis & Testing
- Lead gap reporting between the current state and target state in the S/4HANA blueprint.
- Challenge and refine system ‘out-of-the-box’ configurations to align with business requirements.
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Solution Ownership & Knowledge Transfer
- Deep understanding of how S/4HANA configures and manages fiscal operations:
- Credit management, cash posts & allocations, collections, and AR processes
- Ensure faultless translation of technical outcomes into practical service delivery for our finance teams.
- Deep understanding of how S/4HANA configures and manages fiscal operations:
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Risk Assessment & Governance
- Assess risks, readiness and dependencies, escalating risks transparently through governance mechanisms.
- Partner with the Atlas Model Office to deliver problem backlog items, adhering to global standards.
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Cross-Functional Alignment
- Act as a bridging expert between AR credit processes and ordering & collections (OgC) workflows, ensuring ‘end-to-end’ coherence in the new operating model.
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- Stakeholder Leadership
- Engage senior stakeholders, demonstrating how the blueprint enables cost savings, compliance & operational capability.
- Drive constructive challenge across assumptions, dependencies and project timelines to ensure the transformation aligns with business language and ambitions.
About You
Essential Skills & Experience
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Demonstrated track record in:
- Process ownership and improvement, where improvement is continuous and change is constant.
- SAP ERP solutions (S/4HANA), with prior experience in AR, cash allocation and/ or credit control modules.
- Accounting controls including cash-processing, credit rating systems and collections.
- Translating technical insights for non-technical audiences, and driving inter-departmental collaboration.
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Approach
- Harnesses data to challenge assumptions and problem-solve creatively.
- Thoroughly risk-aware, with strong judgement making informed by objective evidence.
- Thrives in dynamic environments where uncertainty and ambiguity are part of the success narrative.
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Communication & Leadership
- Deft at influencing with facts: can quickly win trust with stakeholders through data-driven and realistic framing.
- Capable of chairing and facilitating working groups, managing diverse ideas and delivering clarity.
Desirable Qualifications
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Accreditation: Certified Business Process Associate or International Process Professional (IPP) membership.
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Preferred:
- Experience in transforming multi-functional process workflows within an ERP system.
- Exposure to regime requirements or financial governance frameworks.
Roles &flexibilities
This is a hybrid role requiring you to typically operate 40-60% on-site or in a dedicated university or office space in Cambridge. Throughout, your team will continue to offer flexibility tailored to your needs, which may include allowing adjustments if you meet Access to Work requirements.
About Cambridge University Press & Assessment
We are part of a 600-year-old institution, trusted worldwide for our research, testing, and publishing in education. We operate within a shared mission of Cambridge University, where we strive to be more open, inclusive and transparent.
We invest in our people, offering global insights and a real sense that you’re doing vital work with measurable impact on millions of lives, businesses and governments.
Our values encourage: ✔️ Fearless thought, curiosity and bold objectives — the ability to make decisive choices without hesitation. ✔️ Collaborative, intellectual rigour across different systems and viewpoints. ✔️ ** inhalation throughout** — attachment to what we are trying to achieve for society and the world.
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Application Process
🔹 Deadline: Midnight, July 12, 2026 (rolling applications – apply early to be considered for interviews). 🔹 Stages:
- Virtual shortlisting interviews via Microsoft Teams (terminology graphics already supplied).
- In-person final interviews held at our Cambridge office.
⚠️ Please note:
- Applicants must have an existing right to work in the UK (sponsorship may not be awarded in a role of this fixed-term duration).
- Disability etiquette: We are Disability Confident and, if you have disclosed concerns, may ask how we can support your application (via the online form).
- Background Checks: In advance of your start date, you may be subject to DBS checks (as the role involves regulated financial processes).
Rewards & Perks On Offer
We prioritise quality of life for our employees. Benefits include:
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Flexibility
- Organic flexibility by default for parents and caregivers requiring childcare accommodations
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Health & Well-Being
- £6,000 NHS cash plan medical insurance plan.
- Permanent Health Insurance (PHI) access.
- Group life assurance to cover up to £64,375 in annual earnings.
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Career & Financial Incentives
- 28 days paid leave (including bank holidays paid too).
- Discretionary annual bonus.
- Group personal pension contributions, with active, low-cost options.
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Green Living
- Company car schemes & dedicated workspaces, aligning with Solar & Biodiversity Enhancement policies.
Making an Impact
Join a global organisation where every process redesign or technical feat is designed to Serve Education and Support Research. Your work will shape financial empowerment across academia and innovation sectors.
And why join us today? Because'll: ✅ Grow your skills under seasoned transformational leadership. ✅ Earn trust and stand shoulder-to-shoulder with external change leaders in shaping your industry’s digital future. ✅ Be rewarded at the value of your contribution, and construct a flexible career path that meets the broader structures of modern working.
We’re an inclusive workplace open to all perspectives, committed to leveraging different ideas as we build this intelligent change. Now we're looking for you. Apply today and help us define this ambitious new landscape. 🚀
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