For our Client - the global company focused on providing dissolving wood pulp, paper based solutions to customers in more than 100 countries, which opened in Cracow growing Shared Service Center – we are currently looking for an experienced Leader who will join our Shared Service Center in Krakow to support further growth of our centralized Finance department. As a Team Leader you will be building, leading and developing our AR Team responsible for overdue controlling, dispute management, cash allocation and cash inflows management.
AR Team Leader
Kraków
Nr ref.: 5935
Requirements:
- Accounting, Finance or Business related Bachelor or Master degree
- 5+ years of professional experience in O2C/AR area on a senior position
- Experience in team management
- Knowledge how to manage change, you aim to improve process and are able to motivate staff to do the same
- Strong communication, negotiation and leadership skills
- Advanced knowledge of SAP systems (FI/AR)
- Well developed financial & analytical skills and advanced knowledge of MS Excel
- Fluent knowledge of English and communicative level of German or French, knowledge of any other European language would be an asset
- Customer, service oriented and results driven
- Excellent time management abilities and are oriented on timeliness
Responsibilities:
- Manage performance of AR Team through training, guiding, engaging and coaching your team members
- Maintain proactive communication and good team spirit
- Schedule, prioritize and allocate work to the team
- Manage allocation and collection process to improve the overdue accounts receivable performance
- Monitor disputed invoices, distribute to responsible persons and follow up till resolution
- Manage Customer Master Data ensuring updates are processed on time and with high level of accuracy
- Lead and support Continuous Improvement initiatives by standardizing existing processes and systems to increase automation and improve overall AR performance
- Provide accurate and relevant reports in terms of Collection/Allocation/Dispute management/Unidentified and partial payments
- Being the escalation point and counterpart in contact with internal and external customers i.e. : Sales offices, EU Management team, Customers, Credit Insurance providers/brokers, legal companies and banks.
- Deliver the highest level of support to internal and external customers, follow up regularly on problems related to O2C Process and support the resolution
- Run regular Credit Control meetings/calls with Sales Offices in Europe, close cooperation with Risk Team in regards to Credit Policy and procedures
We offer:
- Intensive introduction training
- Attractive remuneration and benefits package (including private medical care, life insurance, Sodexo, MultiSport card)
- Friendly atmosphere and team-work oriented culture
- Work-life balance
- Fresh fruits and vegetables