Senior Credit & Collections Specialist

A new 12-month Contract role has come available with a Global Biopharmaceutical company based in Cork, who are seeking an experienced Senior Credit and Collections Specialist.

In order to be successful in this process, candidates must have a Credit Management background, in order to join the Order-To-Cash team and will also have a passion for credit control and delivering exceptional customer services.

Some Duties and Responsibilities:

• Responsible for a large and growing debtors listing, looking to minimize debt & overall DSO.
• Ensure timely and efficient follow up on due & overdue accounts and payments.
• Issue written correspondence to customers in a timely and efficient manner including reminder letters, monthly statements etc.
• Credit hold releases within agreed SLA's.
• Responsible for determining how much credit to extend to a customer based on credit policy, credit ratings, financials, and payment history, while also providing a key point of interaction with Commercial and Finance team.
• As the Credit & Collections specialist, you will assess the credit risk of a specific company including interpretation of financials and make recommendations backed up with solid judgement and reasoning.
• Will liaise with our internal finance/commercial colleagues and any other personnel as appropriate to confirm details regarding customers and overdue payments.
• Point of contact for internal and external queries as they arise and to support the resolution of any billing queries relating to outstanding invoices and escalate accordingly.
• Prepare monthly management reports related to DSO, flux, and Aging analysis.
• To deliver excellent standard of customer service in all respects of the role.
• Participation in SAP implementation project as required as well as Continuous Improvement initiatives as directed by management.

Experience & Skills:

• 2+ years experience in a Senior Credit and Collections Specialist role.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, at ease speaking to all levels of the organization regarding sensitive and confidential information.
• Self-starter and able to act on own initiative, with high levels of integrity, excellence and teamwork.
• Ability to work in a global team environment and communicate effectively with both internal & external business partners of all levels.
• Proficiency with Microsoft tools (Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, and Word) required.
• ERP experience an advantage (Oracle/SAP)
• Experience in working in the biotech, pharmaceuticals industry and in a multi-national organization is desirable.
• Language: The person we seek will be able to communicate effectively in English. An additional European language would be beneficial - French, Portuguese or Italian.

Please call Conor Kingston today for further information on 021-242 7224 or email: Ckingston@careerwise.ie

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