Interim Credit Controller Junior to Medior level

I Large corporate I Interim Credit Controller I German I English I ASAP

NOTE: Fluency of the German & English language is a must.

• Travelling once a month to Berlin will also be part of the role.

The purpose of the role is to

o Ensure timely review and controlled release of credit blocked orders.
o Be the first contact point for AR & Credit related issues in own country/ies.
o Ensuring a good communication level between Credit / AR related functions and Sales, Sales Support, Sales Management, WNS and other Department functions
o Control of the Credit Control related customer master data
o Provide support to cover temporary absences in other countries within own region.
o Work jointly with Sales Team and Sales Support and Finance Teams to prevent new disputes. Follow-up disputes and claims with all (incl. Management) related parties (e.g. Sales, Sales support, WNS) in order to achieve timely resolution.
o Work jointly with the Outsourcer WNS across own Region under the supervision of the AR / Credit Control Regional Manager.
o Proactively work to improve efficiency and reduce overall workload, while ensuring
Credit risk is optimized and bad debts avoided.

As key members of the AR & Credit Control Regional Organisation, the Jr.AR & Credit Controllers are responsible for managing day to day credit risk, dispute resolution, and to prevent and manage the bad & doubtful debts in own Country, They work mainly in own countries but are ready to support also in the region to cover temporary absences and sicknesses. They support the AR /Credit Control Regional Manager optimizing and speeding up the processes involving local Sales & Sales Support, Sales Management, Platforms, WNS and dealers, and work in accordance to the standard European process, Policies and systems. The Jr. AR & Credit Controller will:

o Provide support managing and controlling the credit risk and liaising with the Outsource Partner.
o Obtain from Sales Management the Sales forecast as basis for defining credit limit needs by the customers and then prepare, maintain and monitor corresponding credit assessments and agreements. ( incl. peak season)
o Control/maintain the credit related customer master data in SAP including risk category and other risk related aspects (e.g. credit limit, insurance, payment terms), fulfilling AML and customer compliance related activities in line with the SEU Credit Risk Policy to avoid any future bad debts.
o Maintaining all necessary documentation required for insurance and security coverage purposes.
o Ensure the management of customer accounts and collection activities by outsourcer WNS.
o Maintain a good / direct relationship with our Credit insurer to discuss/resolve insurance related issues.
o Review, authorise and release orders, in line with SEU Credit Risk Policy under supervision of the Credit Control Regional Manager
o Perform all sales relevant activities (e.g. order releases customer set-up, credit limit and insurance reviews and updates) in timely manner.
o Support the calculation and review of specific bad debt calculation
o Co-ordinate activities on dispute management including:
o Ensuring assigned parties are fulfilling the required tasks and solving the disputes timely ( incl. escalation to Sales Management)
o Following-up individually in case of delays that could impact AR overdue targets.