O2C Credit & Collections Specialist with German (Fixed-term)

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Your Role: The role of the O2C Credit & Collections Specialist with German is to ensure Credit Risk mitigation and maintain high service standards for our German and English-speaking markets. You will be responsible for end-to-end credit management, including financial analysis and collection activities, ensuring all processes are performed in a compliant and timely manner. Please note that this is a fixed-term contract until the end of 2027.

Your Responsibilities:

• •Providing top quality service to English and German speaking customers in Credit and Collections
• •In-depth analysis of all available customer financial statements, payment trends & financial ratios, market information
• •Regular timely analysis of customer portfolio to ensure timely payments
• •Monthly AR accounts reconciliations and presentation to relevant parties
• •Sales orders credit release in a compliant & timely manner
• •Performing Credit Limits reviews in a compliant & timely manner
• •Performing collection and precollection activities in a compliant & timely manner
• •Support for the whole O2C Team: flexibility in providing cover for team members
• •Ability to familiarize with applicable process documentation & training materials to ensure you operate in a fully compliant manner
• •Demonstrate a Continuous Improvement oriented approach
• •Perform additional responsibilities and projects as needed

What You Need to Succeed (minimum qualifications):

• •University degree (Bachelors or equivalent)
• •Minimum 1 year experience in O2C or Finance function in a shared services or similar environment
• •Ability to work in global team environment and communicate effectively with both internal business partners of all levels as well as external team members
• •Ability to effectively prioritize and complete key tasks and deliverables
• •Attentive to details to ensure compliance and accurate reporting
• •Experience of working to tight deadlines and analyzing multiple entities
• •Proficient in English and German are mandatory

What will give you a competitive edge (preferred qualifications):

• •Experience with SAP is a plus
• •Experience with transition of the process will be an asset

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