Accounts Receivable (AR) / Credit Control Analyst – German Speaker

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Accounts Receivable (AR) / Credit Control Analyst – German Speaker, Frimley

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Client:

SC Johnson

Location:

Frimley, United Kingdom

Job Category:

Other

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EU work permit required:

Yes

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Job Reference:

cb488300b595

Job Views:

10

Posted:

28.04.2025

Expiry Date:

12.06.2025

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Job Description:

Accounts Receivable (AR) / Credit Control Analyst – German Speaker

• Frimley, Surrey
• EMEA Shared Service Centre

Overview:

Our EMEA Shared Service Centre based in the UK has around 250 people across 3 different functions - Finance, Credit & Collections, and Supply Chain. We support over 20 countries and speak around 40 different languages. The SSC is one of 5 different SCJ businesses based at the Frimley site.

We are open on experience but ideally you’ll have studied finance or have a junior finance background or be in an AR role now.

About the role

This role works within the Customer Financial Services department (Credit Control) to improve SCJ's financial performance by managing collections and credit management operations, reducing open deductions, speeding up validation of claims, and ensuring accurate allocation of invoices to the correct accrual; all in line with departmental KPIs targets.

About the Team/Department

The Customer Financial Services (CFS) team is made up of 7 multilingual teams supporting our commercial businesses across the EMEA region with Collections, Resolutions, Cash Allocation, and Pricing requirements.

Responsibilities:

This role assumes responsibility for managing the credit risk for a portfolio of customer accounts in the EMEA region. It requires making credit decisions within the DOA framework, working independently and cross-functionally, proactively chasing receivable items, processing incoming claims, and taking ownership of customer credit and ledger issues, escalating when necessary. The role also involves adhering to internal and external controls and identifying efficiency opportunities through a Lean mindset.

• Develop and maintain relationships with internal and external customers to ensure timely cash receipt, allocation, and query resolution.
• Manage customer rebates and promotional invoices, validating invoices with the accruals tracker and processing promptly.
• Investigate price and logistics claims thoroughly.
• Minimize bad and doubtful debts through credit management best practices.
• Manage the creation of long-term agreements, avoiding non-approved expenditure.
• Perform monthly reconciliation of the subsystem (TSM) to SAP GL accounts and month-end reporting.

Experience you’ll bring:

• Fluency in English and German; additional languages like Danish, Spanish, or French are advantageous.
• Experience in a customer-facing role, ideally with accounting or accounts receivable background.
• Intermediate Excel skills for reporting and Outlook.

Behaviors you’ll need:

• Good attention to detail and process improvement orientation (Lean mindset).
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, adaptable to a fast-paced, changing environment.
• Strong team player with proactivity and personal ownership.

What’s in it for you?

• Flexible working hours and a 5-day workweek.
• 33 days of annual leave including public holidays for European support.
• Pension, life cover, and health insurance.
• Shuttle bus service from local train stations, EV charging points, cycle-to-work scheme.
• Free onsite gym with classes.

About us:

SC Johnson is a fifth-generation family company with a history of over 130 years, leading with purpose and building top brands like Raid, Glade, Kiwi, OFF!, Windex, and Ziploc worldwide. We value our 13,000 employees and support their individual and shared goals.

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