Sr AR Manager

Job Description: Founded in 1904, ESAB Corporation is a premier narrowly diversified global leader in connected fabrication technology and gas control solutions. Our rich history of innovative products, workflow solutions, and business system, ESAB Business Excellence, enables our purpose of Shaping the World We Imagine™ . We are seeking a highly accomplished Senior Accounts Receivable Manager based in Monterrey, Mexico or Denton, Texas , to provide strategic leadership for the North America Order-to-Cash (O2C) organization. Reporting to the NAM Controller , the Senior Accounts Receivable Manager is responsible for the strategic leadership, transformation, governance, and performance of the North America Accounts Receivable function. This role leads multiple teams and managers across the O2C process, including Credit, Collections, Cash Application, Customer Master Data, and Dispute Resolution. As a senior finance leader, this role serves as a key business partner to Commercial, Operations, Customer Service, Treasury, and Shared Services leadership, driving working capital optimization, cash flow improvement, excellence, and digital transformation initiatives across the region. The Senior Accounts Receivable Manager is accountable for developing long-term O2C strategies, influencing enterprise-wide policies, and delivering sustainable improvements in DSO, bad debt performance, operating efficiency, and internal controls. This position plays a critical role in supporting ESAB’s growth objectives while ensuring a world-class, scalable, and compliant Accounts Receivable organization. Primary Duties Develop and execute the North America Accounts Receivable and O2C strategy aligned with ESAB’s financial and operational objectives. Serve as the senior regional leader for Credit, Collections, Cash Application, and AR governance activities. Partner with Finance, Sales, Commercial Excellence, Customer Service, Operations, Treasury, and Legal teams to optimize working capital and customer payment performance. Advise senior leadership on customer credit risk, collection trends, cash flow performance, and working capital opportunities. Lead regional initiatives to improve customer experience while balancing risk management and cash collection objectives. Support acquisition integrations, business expansion initiatives, and organizational transformation efforts. Provide oversight of the end-to-end O2C process, ensuring standardization, efficiency, and operational excellence. Establish and maintain regional AR policies, procedures, controls, and governance frameworks. Drive accountability for DSO, overdue receivables, dispute resolution cycle times, and bad debt performance. Review and approve significant customer credit exposures, high-risk accounts, and escalated collection matters. Lead executive-level discussions with key customers and stakeholders regarding complex receivable issues and payment negotiations. Ensure accurate…