Credit Management Manager

The Credit Management Manager will develop and implement an efficient OTC process and meet requirements of our internal and external customers. You will oversee credit management and/or cash collection activity. Working with the sales and finance functions, you will minimize overdues, and clear claims and deductions in an accurate and timely manner, monitoring and mitigating our risk and minimizing bad debt write-offs.

Responsibilities:

• Oversee customer credit risk management and effective customer collections (including defining collection strategies and worklists, new customer onboarding, ongoing credit assessments and risk category and credit limit maintenance)
• Adopt, communicate and enforce the global credit policy, building in-person relationships with major customers and the sales teams that support them.
• Ensure the technical proficiency of the bill-to-cash staff and manage the team responsible for credit analysis and receivables collection including training and skills development
• Represent the company in professional credit groups and manage high-risk accounts and bankruptcies
• Ensure staff are aware of and compliant with legal issues pertaining to credit and collection activities

Requirements:

• Minimum Bachelor's Degree in Accounting, Finance or related field
• At least 5 years experience in Accounting/Credit Management preferably in an FMCG company
• In depth knowledge in accounting principles
• Strong knowledge of local policies and legislation for credit management
• Strong knowledge of OTC processes (to conduct root cause analysis for issues)
• Knowledge in computer operating systems (pref: SAP, Microsoft business software)