Credit and Collection with French

Your future company

Our client an international biopharmaceutical company based in Cracow is looking for an experienced Credit and Collection Specialist with French and English.

As a Credit and Collection Specialist, you will join a Credit and Collections team that is responsible for credit management and customer collections for selected countries in EMEA. Credit and Collection is responsible for order release, data and forms completion supporting credit limit reviews, collections, accounts receivable aging analysis, bad debt reserve data preparation, ad hoc and standard reports, customer master data updates, support and data preparation for audit.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Finance or Accounting or relevant work experience
• Minimum 3 years of experience in Credit and collections area
• Fluency (oral and written) in Englishand French is a must
• Experience working with SAP is required
• Superior excel skills are required
• Strong analytical, problem solving and interpersonal and negotiation skills
• Very good senior stakeholder management skills, experience preparing reports and presentations for to senior leadership
• Very good reporting and presentation skills
• Ability to work independently (we do not micro-manage, we empower!)

Responsibilities

• Evaluate Customer Credit (Approve/Revise Credit Limits)
• Review and release order (credit) in line with policy/local procedures and delegations
• Manage customer collections: timely and accurate review of open items (debit and credit balances), contact customer according to local requirements and habits (in some countries including customer visits) to ensure timely collection and build strong relationship, dunning procedure, manage disputes and refunds
• Evaluate Bad Debt Provisions on a quarterly basis in-line with closing calendar.
• Prepare AR Ledger Review for affiliate Finance Directors, including but not limited to aging analysis and actions required to ensure timely customer payments, propose solutions and request support if needed
• Maintain Customer Master Data such as contact details and bank data, update of risk classes, check rules and direct debit information
• Propose and implement initiatives aimed to improve efficiency and quality of the process
• Share experience and knowledge between Affiliates to improve processes and implement ideas
• Develop strong working relationship with the Affiliates and BPO partner, FSS Team and other stakeholders
• Serve as the key contact relating to all Credit & Collection activities for the affiliate or cluster of affiliates
• Operate independently within defined scope of responsibilities with minimal supervision
• Assist in audit preparation and all other projects assigned

The offer

• Private medical care (Medicover). The basic package is fully financed by the employer, with the option of buying additional packages, i.e. dental, hospital, family or for seniors in the family.
• Life insurance (Metlife) - the basic option is fully financed by the employer and protects the employee against the effects of unforeseen random events such as the death of the insured, accident, damage to health or the occurrence of a serious illness. Additional packages (financed by the company in the amount of PLN 50): individual hospital package and family package.
• Company Social Benefits Fund - a pool of funds allocated for a given year, which the employee may spend, for example, on tickets for cultural and sports events, to landscape parks, zoos, aquaparks, etc. co-financing rehabilitation classes.
• Multisport Plus card (gym membership card)
• Company Day" - an additional day off from the company for all employees and a day off for seniority awarded once a year Jubilee
• Employee Stock Purchase Program - a voluntary program entitling each employee to purchase company stock on preferential terms and with a 15% discount.
• Tuition Assistance Program - A program of co-financing the improvement of professional qualifications by employees (eg postgraduate studies, courses, trainings)
• Annual bonus, dependent on indiividual performance and affiliate performance