Strategic Collections & AR Specialist (SAP)

Bega Group; Melbourne; On-site; AUD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working

Wellbeing programs

Salary continuance

Employee benefits

Job summary

Bega Group, a leading Australian food company, is seeking an experienced Collections Officer to protect cash flow across a high‑value, high‑volume portfolio. You will own end‑to‑end collections, work with Sales, Customer Service and Finance, and help implement effective strategies to mitigate receivables risk.

You will leverage SAP and advanced Excel skills to reconcile accounts, resolve discrepancies, and drive timely collections.

Qualifications

• Minimum 2+ years' experience in Credit & Collections or Accounts Receivable within a fast-paced environment.
• Experience managing large transactional accounts and deductions.
• Strong reconciliation capabilities and attention to detail.

Responsibilities

• Manage end-to-end collections across an assigned portfolio to recover payments and minimise aged debt.
• Reduce overdue balances and ensure accounts stay within trading terms.
• Reconcile customer accounts and resolve payment, credit, and invoice discrepancies.
• Negotiate payment arrangements with customers and assess risk.
• Allocate and clear customer receipts, including unallocated cash.
• Apply credit and commercial judgement to high-value portfolios.

Skills

Credit & Collections

Accounts Receivable

Stakeholder management

Customer service

Attention to detail

Tools

SAP

Excel

Job description

Bega Group, a leading Australian food company, is seeking an experienced Collections Officer to protect cash flow across a high‑value, high‑volume portfolio. You will own end‑to‑end collections, work with Sales, Customer Service and Finance, and help implement effective strategies to mitigate receivables risk.

You will leverage SAP and advanced Excel skills to reconcile accounts, resolve discrepancies, and drive timely collections.